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the inshore fisheries our vessels have caught more Mackerel than when 

 freely admitted to them, consequently the only advantage obtained i 

 the privilege of free ports and freedom from annoyance 



25. 

 miles 

 and 

 tities 



catch their Bait always buy it some vessels pay as high a 

 yearly to British fishermen lor Bait 



20. Do not American fishermen purchase supplies in the port.* of th* 

 Dominion of Canada, including unit, ice, salt, barrels, provisions, and 

 various articles for the use of the men engaged in the fisheries f If iw, 

 in what ports, and to what extent I And, if that is the ca.se, i it not 

 an advantage to the ports of the Dominion to have the fishing vc**el* 

 of the United States in their neighborhood during the lixhing Hea*on f 

 Explain why it is so, and estimate, if you can, the money-value of that 

 advantagd. Yes, 200 000 Dollars is yearly paid for Bait During Re- 

 ciprocity, nearly all the American fleet refitted in the Straits of Canao 

 and Ports of Prince Edward Island and Halifax At a cost of not le.* 

 than -$500 000,00 This trade had grown to such dimensions that U|N>II 

 the imposition of the harsh measures adopted by the, Canadian llovt 

 against American Fishermen there was a universal outcry on the part 

 of the merchants and inhabitants of these ports. 



27. Have yon any knowledge of how many United States fisliinc- 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 MO 

 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 ? The Codfishery on the 

 Banks employ about 200 Vessels & 2400 Men The Mackerel Fishery 

 from 3 to 400.Vessels GOOO Men Value of Vessels about L'OOO INN> Dol- 

 lars, Value of Mackerel about 700 000 Dollars Value of Codli.sh & 

 Halibut about 1 000 000 Dollars No Codfish or Jlalilmt of any account 

 are taken within three miles. About 15 or 20 000 Bbls Mackerel were 

 usually taken in the best season during reciprocity within three miles, 

 in poor seasons much less, 



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

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

 miles of the coast; whence is such profit derived; and in what 

 consist? That depends entirely on the amount of mackerel 

 mackerel are plenty, the price is consequently reduced and 

 fishery is at all times precarious The whole matter is eoi 

 problematical The convenience of the ports, freedom froiy 



and capture is the chief consideration, The Mackerel 

 on our own coast for years, it may be better on the Canadian 

 liberty to pursue the fish wherever they may be is the main a. 

 opening the coast fishery, Statistics shows that our vwjj 

 better on our own Qoasts when totally excluded from the 1 

 than when freely admitted to them 



29. Do the American fishermen gain under the Treaty of 

 any valuable rights of landing to dry net* and cure I 

 them, or to transship cargoes, which were not theirs before 



