AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3' '59 



30. Is not the Treaty of Washington, so tar as the fishing clan** ar* 

 concerned, more, or quite as beneficial to the peopU- of the British 

 North American Provinces as to the people of the United State* T more 

 beneficial to British Subjects as all fat Mackerel and Herriim*, and 

 most other kinds of fat fish, are and must be marketed in the United 

 States, as they will not bear heat to West Indies 



31. What is the amount and value of Colonial cargoe* of fi*h of all 

 descriptions which are annually shipped to the United State* T Amount 

 unknown, but will be very largely increased. with a free Market 



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

 herring, and for all No. 1 salmon, does not the United State* aflord the 

 only market. Fat fish cannot be sent into hot climate as they melt ami 

 become worthless, consequently the U. States consumes nearly all of 

 that description 



33. If you know what amount of duties is annually paid to the 

 United States on fish and fish-oil imported from Canada, which are to 

 be made free under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, plea*e 

 state them annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclu.sive. Am 

 not in possession of the Statistics to show a correct answer to tin* men- 

 tion, but do know that they will be largely increased provided the Can- 

 adians and other British Subjects improve their oppurtunities, and in 

 this connection I would say that the Canadian fisheries are controlled 

 to a great extent by Merchants of Wealth from the Island of Jersey, 

 they having very extensive establishments, and with all facilities* at 

 command hire their Men and feed them as common Sailors, -thereby 

 greatly reducing the Cost of Catching fish, while American fishermen 

 earn more than double, and are fed and clothed better than the for- 

 eigners, showing that if so disposed British Subjects can supply the 

 United States with fish cheaper than we can do it ourselves 



34. If you know what amount of duties is annually paid in Canada 

 on fish and fish-oil imported from the United States, which are to be 

 made free under the provisions of the said Treaty, please state them 

 annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclusive. Unknown. 



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

 in respect ot .fishing, and fishermen, and fish, which were granted to 

 Great Britain by the Treaty of Washington, are or are not a just equiv- 

 alent for the rights in those respects which were granted by said Treaty 

 to the United States. If you know anything bearing upon this sob- 

 ject which you have not already stated in reply to previous quesi 

 please state it as fully as if you had been specially inquired ot 

 spect of it. For reasons already given, and Many others 



be advanced, my opinion is that Great Britain has the best of the 1 

 already, without any other Condition being granted, 



And feeling at liberty to express myself fully under I 

 say that in my judgement and in that of others engage 

 cries here, a mistake of great importance has been made i 

 us from the Mouths of Rivers as Mackerel which are our most 

 fish frequent those waters where their natural feed 

 is frequently the case at points where the fresh and sea 

 the Elvers Mouth, and this question or line should be , 

 as otherwise the same trouble may arise in draw 

 of the three mile question ~~ ii 



GLOUCESTER 



Mass June 1873 



