AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 

 No. 29. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BR PRO 



POUNDED TO ON BEHALF OF THE UNI I ID 



STATES. 



1. What is yonr name and age, and in what town and State do TOO 

 reside ! Frederic G erring Gloucester Mass 



2. What opportunities have you had for becoming acquaint*! with 

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

 e-atoll of the different kinds of li.sb ! I have been practically en traced 

 in the fisheries 35 years & now conducting the general fishing binme** 

 with 7 vessels 



3. Can you give the names of other persons in yonr neigtilxirbood 

 who have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar inform iiou ? 

 If so, please give some such name. Alfred Low Jfe Co, F. G. \\ ,.:,,.,. 

 & S. G. Wonson 2d. 



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

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

 amine articles 18 to 22 inclusive, and state that you have done ao! 1 I 

 have. 



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

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

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington ! Mackerel, Cod, 11 -inn,'. 

 Pogies, 



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

 annually oft' the coast of your State from the years lH to 187'J, inclu- 

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

 that information can be procured. I would refer you to the reports of 

 the Inspector General of the State, 



7. If you are able to do so, will yon state the amount and value of 

 the American fisheries which are to be thrown open to Canadian flnber 

 men under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Please atate 

 them in detail, showing the different kinds of tish, and the value of each 

 kind, not able to state 



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 oj>en to oompetitioa by the Treaty 

 of Washington ! Bureau of Statistics Washington IX C, 



9. Do Canadian fishermen procure bait or supplier in tlie watrs 

 your State? and if so, to what extent and value! for all their Bait 



for the mackerel fisheries. 



10. What is the probable annual value to Canadian Bshen 



able to procure bait, to land and dry their nets, and to repack 

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

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington ! unable to S 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen to our in-al 

 cause any detriment or hiuderance to the profitable pun* 

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

 extent annually 1 No, except more competition 



12. What number of Canadian vessels and boats are en pi 

 fisheries of your State, and what are their tonnage and 

 number of men employed upon them T Should say about 



13. Of the fisheries pursued by American fishermen off the All 



