3048 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



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 know of none at this present 

 time 



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

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

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

 eries ? My opinion judging from the catch of our own vessels that 

 seven eighths of the catch is taken out side of the three rnile limit 



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

 shore fisheries? For Mackeral principally, and occasionally Herring 



lo. 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! During the last sixteen years I have had vessels en- 

 gaged in the Bay of Chalieur & Bay of St Lawrence, and during that 

 time I have questioned our Captains very particularly on this question 

 and I think I can truly say that about one eighth part of the mackeral 

 aie taken within three mifes of the shore and seven eighths outside of 

 the limits 



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

 fishermen oif the coasts of British America taken outside the inshore 

 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 ? A large porportion, in fact about all the mackeral our vessels 

 catch are taken outside the limits, late in the Fair the mackeral tend in 

 shore. 



17. Are Colonial fishermen injured by permitting American fishermen 

 to fish in Colonial inshore waters ! Only to a very limited extent. 



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 ? The larger 

 quantity of bait thrown the more it tends to 'toll the Mackeral, hence 

 the catch will be larger. 



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

 pally 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 Pogies, sometimes called Menhaden are the best bait for 

 Mackeral. They are caught only upon the New England Coast and 

 tend inside of three miles. The value of Menhaden taken in 1873 

 amounted to nearly ($800,000.00) Eight hundred thousand dollars. 



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

 State or district, the cost of fitting out, equipping, furnishing, and man- 

 ning 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 goto 

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

 to the home port. The vessels are sailed on shares, crew receive on 

 hall of proceeds. Average expense of a vessel for a five months cruise 

 thirty five hundred dollars for outfits Expenses of 12 men five months 

 three thousand dollars making in all about sixty-five hundred dollars 

 for the voyage. 



21. When you have fully answered question 20, please answer the 

 saim- questions as to vessels fitted out, equipped, furnished, and manned 



the Dominion of Canada, including Prince Edward Island, so tar 

 you are able to do so. If you state that there is any difference be- 



