3052 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



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 fishermen 

 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 ? Must be obtained from Statistics 



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

 your State ? and if so, to what extent and value? All their Pogie Bait 

 is obtained from the U. S. 



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 restriction than 

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington? 



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

 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 ? Nothing except cheaper vessels and more competi- 

 tion 



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 ? Uncertain 



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

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

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

 eries ? Nearly all the Fishing untill September is off shore dep sea 

 fishing 



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

 in-shore fisheries ? Mackerel 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 ? Think of the Mackerel caught before the 15th of Sept 

 are caught outside the three-mile limit 



1C. 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? They are, Bank Bradly & Orphan being the best fishing 

 grounds in the summer season of Magdalen Island some Mackerel are 

 caught 



17. Are Colonial fishermen injured by permittting American fisher- 

 men to fish in Colonial in-shore waters ? No In good seasons they are 

 much benefitted by American vessels fishing in their Waters 



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 ? Yes 



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 Pro- 

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



Porgies, mostly taken on the shores of Massachusetts & Maine 



-0. Please state as to each class of fisheries carried on from your State 



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



