AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3081 



No. 28. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.! 



QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO HF PKO 

 T - - N BKIIALF OF TI1K UNITED 



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

 reside ? Geo Friend & Co. Gloucester Mass. 



2. What opportunities have you bad for becoming acquainted with the 

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

 of the ditterent kinds of fish ? Have caught them, cured them, & xold 

 them, now prosecuting the fishing Business. 



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

 have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information ? If no, 

 please give some such name. Could give the names of 40 Finding 

 Firms, but you have probably sent them these questions, 



4. A copy of the Treaty between Great Britain and the I'nited State*. 

 known as the Treaty of Washington, is hereto annexed. Will \ <*t\ ex 

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

 have. 



5. What kinds offish frequent the waters of your State, especially tlio** 

 which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen tinder the pro 

 visions of the Treaty of Washington ? All Kinds that we have the 

 right to take upon their shores, Mackerl & Menhaden in particular 



6. Can you give a statement of the kinds and quantities of tish taken 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 18T>4 to 1S72, inclusive ! 

 If you can do this please do so; and if not please state where that in- 

 formation can be procured. Can get all the required information from 

 the reports of the General Inspector, of our own and other fishing State*. 



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 fisher- 

 men 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. Mackerel and Porgies are taken on our shores, the Porgie beinj.' 

 entirely our own shore fishery, our shore Mackerel are worth, and will 

 bring more right along, than the Bay Mackerl. they seem to be M 

 better fish everyway, and if there is any advantage it is in favor of the 

 Canadian fishermen almost in the proportion of 2 to 1. 



8. What quantity and value of each kind of fish are annually taken 

 by Canadian fishermen, and what by American fishermen, in the water* 

 off the coasts which are to be thrown o|>en to competition liy the Treaty 

 of Washington ? You had better consult the statistics of liotli rountrim, 

 and you will learn the full quantity & value of the whole thing. 



9. Do Canadian fishermen procure bait or supplies in the \ 

 your State ? and if so, to what extent and value ! Only by, pirn- ha*n 

 as we term them Slivers orPorgie Bait, slivered ready for use. 



10. What is the probable annual value to Canadian fishermen u 

 able to procure bait, to land and dry their nets, and to n-par 

 their fish on the coasts of your State, without any other rest 

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington ! same a* 



are to us. 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen to ourm-sl 

 cause any detriment or hinderance to the profitable pure 



