AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3007 



will have a chance to compete with our winter fishing, which in verr 

 valuable. 



12. What number of Canadian vessels and boats are engaged in the 

 fisheries of your State, and what are their tonnage and value, and the 

 number of men employed upon them ? I do not know. 



13. Of the fisheries pursued by American fishermen oft the Atlantic 

 coasts of the British North American Provinces, what projmrtion con 

 sists of the deep-sea fisheries, and what proportion of the in shore n-.ii- 

 eries ? About three quarters of the fishing is deep sea fishing. 



14. For what description of fish do American fishermen pursue the 

 in-shore fisheries ? Mackerel and herring, principally. 



15. If you state that the in shore fisheries are pursued wholly or chiefly 

 for mackerel, please state what proportion of mackerel is taken within 

 the in-shore limits, and what proportion is taken outside of the in- 

 shore limits! Should think that less than one fourth part are taken 

 within the in-shore limits. 



16. Is not much the larger quantity of mackerel caught by American 

 fishermen off the coasts of British America taken outside the in-shore 

 limits; and in the summer season especially, are not mackerel generally 

 found on the banks, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and not within shore! 

 Cannot say. 



17. Are Colonial fishermen injured by permitting American fisher- 

 men to fish in Colonial in-shore waters? Do not think they are. 



18. Are not more fish caught by Colonial fishermen, when fishing in- 

 shore alongside a fleet of American fishing-vessels, from which large 

 quantities of bait are thrown out, than when fishing alone? Cannot 

 say, but should think there would be. 



19. What is the best bait for the mackerel, and where is it principally 

 taken ? How much of it is taken within three miles of the shore, 

 and what is the annual value to the United States, or to the British 

 Provinces, as the case may be, to take such bait within three miles of 

 the shore I The best bait is pogies ; nearly all the mackerel bait is 

 taken on the coast of Maine and within three miles of the shore. 



20. Please state as to each class of fisheries carried on from your State 

 or district, the cost of fitting out, equipping, furnishing, and manning 

 a vessel for carrying it on, estimating it by the average length of the 

 cruise. State, as far as possible, in detail the elements which go to 

 make up the cost of taking and delivering a full cargo and of returning 

 to the home port. Salt, Lines, Provisions, etc. varying from One thou- 

 sand (1000) dollars to three thousand (3000) dollars. They usually make 

 from two to three trips per year. 



21. When you have fully answered question L'o, please answer 

 same questions as to vessels fitted out, equipped, furnished, and mam 

 from the Dominion of Canada, including Prince Edward 



as you are able to do so. If you state that there is any dif 

 tweeu the cost of the Canadian and the cost of the American 

 in these respects, explain what the difterence is and the rea. 

 Should think the cost of the Canadian would be much I 

 American. 



22. Are vou acquainted, and for how long, and in what ca|w< 

 the fisheries on the coasts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick 

 Prince Edward Island, or with either, and if either, with 

 fisheries? I have been acquainted with the >ova S 

 Brunswick fisheries for about twenty years. 



23. What kind of fish frequent the waters of those opast 



