AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



35. The object of these inquiries is to ascertain whether the righto 

 respect of fishing, and fishermen, and fish which were granted to iirt-at 

 Britain by the Treaty of Washington, are or are not a just emuvaU-nt 

 for the rights m those respects which were granted bv said Tn-atv to 

 the United States. If you know anything bearing- npoo thin siil.',. , t 

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

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

 What we desire most by the treaty of Washington in to have a^ordcd 

 to American Fishing Vessels, the same rights & privileges that have 

 ever been accorded to English Vessels in American Waters. If ibis 

 courtesy is to be reckoned at the money value the Dominion may have 

 some claim, but if the in shore fishery is the only concession, barring us 

 the right to fish at the mouths of the rivers, the U. States geU almo- 

 lutely nothing for the privilege of building up a Foreign fishery at the 

 expense of its own citizens. 



FRANK. \V. FRIEND 

 SIDNEY FRIEND 

 Of the firm of Sidney Friend & Bro 



STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS ) 



COUNTY OF ESSEX s } ss< GLOUCESTER June 21st 1873 



Subscribed and sworn to, 



Before me 

 (Seal) DAVID \\\ LOW 



Rotary Public. 

 No. 22. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BE PRO- 



POUNDED TO ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED 



STATES. 



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

 reside ? George W. Plumer ; Aged 55 yrs ? Gloucester Massachusetts 



2. What opportunities have you had for becoming acquainted with 

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

 catch of the different kinds of fish ? Have been familiar with the busi- 

 ness for more than thirty years, and engaged in Mackerel Herring and 

 other fisheries fifteen years in American waters, also at Newfoundland, 

 Gulf of St Lawrence. P. E. Island &c &c 



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

 who have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information T 

 If so, please give some such name. Andrew Leigh ton and hundreds of 

 others if required 



4. A copy of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United 

 known as the Treaty of Washington, is hereto annexed. -Will you ex- 

 amine articles 18 to 22 inclusive, and state that you have done so. 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your State, e|eria 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen node 

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Codfish. Halibut. Marker?!. 

 Pohagan. Herring and Pollock are most valuable, but many oil 



could be mentioned 



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



annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to IS. 2, mcli 

 sive 1 If you can do this please do so ; and if not, please state wber 



