AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3035 



should say that the people of the British North American Province* bad 

 the best of us, by far 



31. What is the amount and value of colonial cargoes* of iUh of all 

 descriptions which are annually shipped to the United State*? 



32. For all No. 1 and No. 2 mackerel, for the larger part of the fat 

 herring, and for all No. 1 salmon, does not the United State* affml the 

 only market ? It does. 



33. If yon know what amount of duties is annually paid to the United 

 States on fish and fish oil imported from Canada, which are to be made 

 free under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, pleane mate 

 them annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclusive. 



34. If you know what amount of duties is annually paid in Canada 

 on fish and fish-oil imported from the United State*', which are to IM 

 made free under the provisions of the said Treaty, please state them 

 annually, and by classes from 1854 to 1872, inclusive. 



35. The object of these inquiries is to ascertain whether the right* in 

 respect of fishing, and fishermen, and fish, which were granted to Great 

 Britain by the Treaty of Washington, are or are not a just equivalent 

 for the rights in those respects which were granted by said Treaty to 

 the United States. If you know anything bearing UJKM this subject 

 which you have not already stated in reply to previous question*, please 

 state it as fully as if you had been specially inquired of in respect of it. 



ASA W SMALL 

 NAXTUCKET, as. June lOf/t, 1873. 



Then personally appeared the above named Asa W. Small and made 

 oath to the truth of the foregoing statements by him signed, before me. 



'T. C. DEFRIE/ 



Collector of Cvttom. 

 No. 17. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS INSPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BE PRO 



POUNDED TO ON BEHALF OF TI1K UNITED 



STATES. 



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

 reside ? 



Charles E Smalley, aged 40, [ Nantllcket Mas8 . 

 Reuben C. Kenney aged 06, J 



2. What opportunities have you had for becoming acquainted 

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

 of the different kinds of fish ? Have followed the fishing boaii 



for fifteen years. 



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

 have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar into 

 please give some such name. 



have examined and read articles 18 to 22. inclusive, 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your 5 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian finlierroei, 

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Cod, Mackerel, E 

 dock, Herring, and Porgies. 



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



