AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. , - 



The Mackerel caught off the New England Coast have been worth fro 

 3 to 5 dollars more per barrel than the Bay of St Lawrence of th *, 

 quality. 



8. What quantity and value of each kind of fish an* annually taken bv 

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



the coasts which are to be thrown open to competition by the Tr. , 

 Washington? The- Canadians have not engaged in th American lih 

 cries to any extent they have hardly had enterprise suftleient to take 

 the fish in ther own waters. 



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

 your State? and if so, to what extent and value? Pogie Bait in ob- 

 tained by them 



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 th.m 

 that contained in the Treaty of Washington T Their own eolerpruie will 

 determine that 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen toour in shoretUherie* 

 cause any detriment or hinderauce to the profitable pursuit of th.--,- 

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

 extent annually ? Do not think that it would afl'ect us materially other 

 than they will have cheap vessels & there will be more com petition . 



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 

 Dumber of men employed upon them ? Do noi know 



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 ? Principally deep sea fishing until late in the fall say JJ is out- 

 side of 5 miles. 



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

 in shore fisheries ? Mackerel 



15. If you state that the ill-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. Should not think that more than one fifth part are taken within 

 three mile limit, or about from 12 to 20,000 Bbls 



16. Is not much the larger quantity of mackerel caught by Ameri- 

 can fishermen off the coasts of British America taken outside the in- 

 shore limits; and in the summer season especially are not markerel 

 generally found on the banks, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, ami not 

 within shore? Yes; on banks Bradly and Orphan, and round the 

 Magdalen Islands 



17. Are Colonial fishermen injured by permitting American fl 



to fish in Colonial in-shore waters f I do not think they are on the con- 

 trary, I believe thev are benefitted 



18. Are not more fish caught by Colonial fishermen, when 



shore, alongside a fleet of American fishing vessel^ from which lafft 

 quantities of bait are thrown out, than when fishing alone f 



19. What is the best bait for mackerel, and where is i 

 taken ? How much of it is taken within three miles of 

 what is the annual value to the United States, or to the 

 inces, as the case may be, to take such bait within three rode* 

 shore ? Fogies which are taken on the New England 

 think the value of the Pogie fishery cannot be less than t 

 dollars. 



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