AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. ., >| , 



and what is the value ! Do not procure any bait. The kind used are 

 not found in sufficient numbers in Canadian Waters. 



20. Do not the American fishermen purchase supplies in the ixirts of 

 the Dominion of Canada, including bait, ice, wilt, barrel*, provisions, 

 and various articles for the use of the men engaged in the fisheries T 

 If so, in what ports, and to what extent! And, if that in the eaae, in it 

 not an advantage to the ports of the Dominion to have the ti-Oim j \ .--, 

 sels of the United States in their neighborhood during the finning Rea- 

 son ? Explain why it is so, and estimate, if you can, the money value 

 of that advantage. They do at Halifax, and in the |M)rU of the Strait* 

 of Canso and Prince Edwards Island, and it is a great ad vantage to the 

 Dominion ports to have American Vessels, on account of trade and 

 traffic. 



27. Have you any knowledge of how many United States ti.sh ing. ves- 

 sels yearly engage in the fisheries off the Atlantic coasts of the British 

 North American Provinces, (excluding Newfoundland,) both without 

 and within the three mile limit ? If so, state how many vessels are no 

 engaged, what is the value of their tonnage, what is the number of men 

 employed annually on such vessels, what sorts of fish are taken there, 

 what is the annual value of all the fish so caught, and what is the pro- 

 portion, or probable proportion, in your judgment, of the amount of 

 such catch taken within three miles of the British coast, and of the 

 amount taken outside of the three-mile limit! About One hundred 

 and fifty sail of Schooners. Valued at one million five hundred thous- 

 and dollars ; Employing Fiteeu hundred men, Catching Mackerel and 

 Codfish, valued at seven hundred thousand dollars, one tenth (fa) within 

 three miles limit, and nine-tenths ( T 9 5 ) out side the three mile limit*. 



28. What percentage of value, if any, is, in your judgment, added to 

 the profits of a voyage by the privilege to fish within three marine miles 

 of the coast ; whence is such profit derived ; and in what does it consist ! 

 About one tenth (J^) when the fish lay in shore and cannot be taken off 

 shore. 



29. Do the American fishermen gain under the Treaty of Washington 

 any valuable rights of lauding to dry nets and cure fish, or to repack 

 them, or to transship cargoes, which were not theirs before; if so, what 

 are those rights, and what do you estimate them to be worth annually, 

 in the aggregate ? I do not consider it of any value to American fish- 

 erman. 



30. Is not the Treaty of Washington, so Air the fishing clauses are 

 concerned, more, or quite as, beneficial to the people of the British North 

 American Provinces as to the people of the United States ? It is more 

 benefit to the Provinces than to the United States. 



31. What is the amount and value of colonial cargoes of I 

 descriptions which are annually shipped to the United 

 estimate. 



Total 



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

 ring, and for all No. 1 salmon, does not the United States aflc 

 market. Yes, it is the only market. 



