AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3<)87 



25. Do American fishermen procure bait in the water* within three 

 miles of the coast of the Dominion of Canada ! If so, to what extent 

 and what is the value ? Yes $200,000 worth a year 



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

 the Dominion of Canada, including bait, ice, salt, barrel*, provisions 

 and various article for the use of the men engaged in the fisheries! If 

 so, in what ports, and to what extent ! And, if that i.s the cane, is i 

 not an advantage to the ports of the Dominion to have the flitting -re* 

 sels of the United States in their neighborhood during the fishing wa 

 son ? Explain why it is so, and estimate, if you can, the money-value 

 of that advantage. Yes, 10 years ago about all of the American nWt 

 refitted in the Straits of Causo, N. S, and their trade was a great as- 

 sistance to the natives there, say $500,000 



27. Have you any knowledge of how many United States fishing ven- 

 sels yearly engage in the fisheries ott' the Atlantic coasts of the l!rttib 

 North American Provinces, (excluding Newfoundland,) both without 

 and within the three-mile limit ? If so, state how many vessel* are HO 

 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 i.s the pro 

 portion, or probable proportion, in your judgment, of the amount of nm-h 

 catch taken within three miles of the British coast, and of the amount 

 taken outside of the three-mile limit ! 700 Vessels, total tonnage. 

 455,000 tons, costing about $00 per ton about 10,000 men employed and 

 the value of the products of the fisheries of this district for the year 

 ending Dec. 31, 1872 was valued at 83,437,000, Gross. 



28. What percentage of value, if any, is, in your judgment, added t< 

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

 of the coast; whence is such profit derived; and in what doe* it con- 

 sist ? not much, not over 5 per cent 



29. Do the American fishermen gain under the Treaty of Washington 

 any valuable rights of landing to dry nets and cure fish, or to n-p.u-k 

 them, or to transship cargoes, which were not theirs before ; if so, what 

 are those rights, and what do you estimate them to be worth annually, 

 in the aggregate? no, I consider we had these right always 



30. Is not the Treaty of Washington, so far as the fishing clauses are 

 concerned, more, or quite as, beneficial 'to the people of the British 

 North American Provinces as to the people of the United States ? Ye* 

 SIR 



31. What is the amount and value of colonial cargoes of fish of al! 

 descriptions which are annually shipped to the United > s 



at hand 



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

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

 only market. No, mey of their fish are exported direct 

 tries other than the U. S. 



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

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

 free under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, pleai 

 them annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, mcl 



SciV 



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

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

 free under the provisions of the said Treaty, please state 



and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclusive. 



35. The object of these inquiries is to ascertain whether 



