3074 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



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

 amine articles 13 to 22 inclusive, and state that you have done so ? I 

 have examined the same. 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your State, especially 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen under tli3 

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Codfish Halibut. Haddock, 

 rolluck Hake Menhaden. Mackerel, Swordfish &c. 



0. Can you give a statement of the kinds and quantities of fish taken 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to 1872, inclu- 

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

 where that information can be procured. Have never seen any es- 

 timates, the quantity is enormous, probably 300 000 Bbls Mackerel Mass 

 & Maine Menhaden probably 200,000 Dollars Cod haddock pollock, 

 1,500,000 Dollars 



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 I Please state them 

 in detail, showing the different kinds of fish, and the value of each kind, 

 see as above 



Mackerel $1 000,000 



Menhaden $2 000,000 



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 ? The only fish taken inside the three mile limit on the 

 Canadian coast, is Mackerel. The Herring taken at the Magdaleues are 

 already free to us. 



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

 your State ? and if so, to what extent and value ? They purchase bait 

 in large quantities for Mackerel. 



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 1 This will be entirely 

 owing to their enterprise 



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

 cause any detriment or hiuderance to the profitable pursuit of these 

 fisheries by our own fishermen; and if so, in what manner, and to what 

 extent annually ? Probably not. Except their vessels, costing less, they 

 could carry on the business profitably when we could not 



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 ? None that I know of at pres- 

 ent 



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 1 Fully nine tenths of the Fishing is done outside the three mile 

 limit 



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

 shore fisheries f Mackerel 



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 ? The advantage to us of being able to fish inside the three mile 



