2998 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



6. Can yon give a statement of tbe kinds and quantities of fish taken 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to 1872, inclu- 

 sive ? If you can do this, please do so ; and if not, please state where 

 that information can be procured. The kinds are stated in my last an- 

 swer. The value of the fish purchased at this port, including cod-liver 

 oil is about 82,200,000. Of the fish purchased here probably not one 

 twentieth part are caught on that part of the Canadian coast thrown 

 open by the treaty, but what portion of the nineteenth-twentieths not so 

 caught are taken upon the coast of this State, I am not able to state 

 with anything like accuracy, nor do 1 know who can probably one- 

 half. 



7. If you are able to do so, will you state the amount and value of the 

 American fisheries which are to be thrown open to Canadian fishermen 

 under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Please state them 

 in detail, showing the different kinds of fish, and the value of each kind. 

 It is not within my power to give any definite answer or answers that I 

 should feel certain about ; to the first question I will state the kinds of 

 fish caught on the coast of Maine which by the treaty will be open to 

 tbe Canadian fishermen. 1. Mackerel this fishery is large and valu- 

 able, and may be made so to the Dominion fishermen if they choose to 

 avail themselves of the opportunities offered. These fish are taken on 

 the coast of Maine before they reach the coast to the eastward and are 

 sent to the Southern markets. It is now a valuable fishery to the Maine 

 fishermen, and will be opened to Dominion use. 2. The herring fishery 

 is large and important especially on the Eastern coast. 3. The pogie 

 fishery is very large. The most important district on the entire coast is 

 Maine. The pogie taken here is fatter than any other and afford more 

 oil. When the fishery is thrown open under the Treaty the Dominion 

 fishermen will be at liberty to take pogies upon the coast of this State 

 and enter into a large and profitable trade. Also to catch (especially in 

 the winter) cod and other fish for sale fresh in the American markets 

 in competition with American fishermen, and to catch mackerel early 

 before they reach the Dominion waters, thus affording employment to 

 the vessels and fishermen of the Provinces at times when there is none 

 upon their own coast. 



8. What quantity and value of each kind of fish are annually taken 

 by Canadian fishermen, and what by American fishermen, in the waters 

 off the coasts which are to be thrown open to competition by the Treaty 

 of Washington ? Cannot say. 



9. Do Canadian fishermen procure bait or supplies in the waters of 

 your State; and, if so, to what extent and value? A considerable 

 amount of bait is supplied from this State to Canadian fishermen j can't 

 say how much. 



10. What is the probable annual value to Canadian fishermen in being 

 able to procure bait, to laud and dry their nets, and to repack and cure 

 their fish on the coasts of your State, without any other restriction than 

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington ! Cannot say. It will 

 depend upon the enterprise of the fishermen. 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen to our in-shore fisheries 

 cause any detriment or hiuderance to the profitable pursuit of these fish- 

 eries by our own fishermen; and if so, in what manner, and to what 

 extent annually ? Undoubtedly to some extent. There will be sharp 

 competition in winter for our markets for fresh fish, and for mackerel 

 early in the season. 



. ^ hat number of Canadian vessels and boats are engaged in the 



