3030 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



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

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

 where that information can be procured. 



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 fisher- 

 men 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. 



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 ? 



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

 your State, and if so, to what extent and value ? Canadian fishermen 

 do not purchase bait or Supplies in our State, to any extent. 



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

 being able to procure bait, to land and dry their nets, and to repack 

 and cure their fish on the coasts of your State, without any other re- 

 striction than that contained in the Treaty of Washington? The Value 

 is nothing in our estimation. 



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

 ies cause any detriment or hinderance to the profitable pursuit of these 

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

 extent annually? They will in this way; They can man their Vessels 

 with less expense, consequently they can undersell us, and by bringing 

 their fish to our market they will do so, as there are no duties on them, 

 and the result will be, our markets will soon be glutted, and fish very 

 low. 



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

 6sheries of your State,^ind what are their tonnage aiid value, and the 

 number of men employed upon them ? We do not know of any 

 Canadian Boats or Vessels engaged in the fisheries, in this State. 



13. Of the fisheries pursued by American fishermen'oif the Atlantic 

 eoasts of the British North American Provinces, what proportion con- 

 sists of the deep-sea fisheries, and what proportion of the in-shore fish- 

 eries ? In our estimation, Two Thirds consists of Deep sea fisheries, and 

 one third of Inshore fisheries. 



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

 in shore fisheries ? Mackerel, Cod, and Porgies, chiefly Mackerel. 



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 ? More than two thirds of the Mackerel are taken outside 

 of the inshore limits, in our opinion. 



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



ishermen 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 St. Lawrence, and not within shore ? 



\\ e should say, The greater portion of Mackerel taken off the coasts of 



ritish America, would be outside the iu shore limits, and in the Sum- 

 im>r_Scason,^ Mackerel are generally found wide out on the Banks. 



1 . Are Colonial fishermen injured by permitting American fishermen 

 to lish in Colonial in-shore waters ? We should say they are not injured, 

 but benefltted in a measure. 



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

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



