3006 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



No. 9. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BE PRO- 

 POUNDED TO OX BEHALF OF THE UNITED 



STATES. 



1. What is your name and age, and in what town and State do you 

 reside ! John Conley. Portland. Me. age, 69 years. 



2. What opportunities have you had for becoming acquainted with 

 the American and Canadian Atlantic sea-fisheries, and the value of the 

 catch of the different kinds of fish? I have been in the Fish and Oil busi- 

 ness for the last thirty years. 



3. Can you give the names of other persons in your neighborhood who 

 have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information ? If so, 

 please give some such name. E. G. Willard; Geo. Trefethen &0o.; 

 Henry Trefethen & Sons ; Emery Gushing ; A. G. Sterling & Co. 



4. A copy of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, 

 known as the Treaty of Washington, is hereto annexed. Will you ex- 

 amine articles 18 to 22 inclusive, and state that you have done so I I 

 have. 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your State, especially 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen under the 

 provision of the Treaty of Washington ? Cod ; Hake; Cusk ; Haddock ; 

 Mackerel ; Pollock ; Herring ; Menhaden, or porgies are the principal 

 kinds. 



6. Can you give a statement of the kinds and quantities of fish taken 

 annually oft' 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 of Fish are as above stated. 

 The value of fish and fish-oil is about two million dollars ($2000.000.) for 

 Portland sales. 



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 I Please state them 

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

 I cannot state the amount Mackerel in large quantities and value, 

 also Codfish ; Hake, Haddock, Pollock. Herring & Pogies will be of great 

 importance and profit to the Canadian fishermen. 



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 ! I cannot say. 



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

 your State? and if so, to what extent and value? They procure large 

 quantities of bait and supplies; value not known. 



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 



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

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington ? I cannot say, but think 

 it very valuable. 



11. \V ill the admission of Canadian fishermen to our iu-shore fisheries 

 ause any detriment or hinderauce to the profitable pursuit of these fish- 

 jnes by our oyn fishermen ; and if so, iu what manner, and to what 



extent annually ! 1 do not think it will, to any great extent but they 



