d. Agreement to Facilitate the Ascent of Salmon in Hell's Gate 

 Canyon and Elsewhere in the Fraser River System, July 21, 



and August 5, 1944* 



Effected hy ExcJiange of Notes Signed at Washington July 21 and 



August 5, lOJi^If.. 



The Canadian Charge d''Affai7'es to the Secretary of State 



canadiax embassy 

 ambassade du canada 



Wasiiington, D.C, 



No. 266 July 21, 19U' 



Sir, 



I have the honour to refer to the Convention between Canada and 

 the United States for the Protection, Preservation and Extension of 

 the Sockeye Salmon Fisheries in the Fraser River System, signed at 

 Washington on May 26, 1930. 



2. Under Article III of the Convention, the International Pacific 

 Salmon Fisheries Commission is required to "make a thorough inves- 

 tigation into the natural history of the Fraser River sockeye salmon, 

 into hatchery methods, spawning ground conditions and other related 

 matters". The Commission may also recommend to the two Govern- 

 ments "removing or otherwise overcoming obstructions to the ascent of 

 sockeye salmon, that may now exist or may from time to time occur, in 

 any of the waters covered by this Convention, where investigation may 

 show such removal of or other action to overcome obstructions to be 

 desirable". 



3. As a result of extensive investigation the Commission recom- 

 mended to the two Governrnents on January 11, 1944, remedial meas- 

 ures for overcoming obstructions to the ascent of the salmon in Hell's 

 Gate Canyon and further investigation and remedial measures for 

 overcoming obstructions to the ascent of the salmon elsewhere in the 

 Fraser River watershed. It was estimated that the costs of the works 

 recommended would be $2,000,000, which, in accordance with Article 

 III, paragraph 2, of the Convention, would be shared equally between 

 the two Governments. One copy of the letter and memorandum from 

 the Commission under date of January 11, signed by the chairman and 

 secretary are attached hereto as appendix A. Also attached as appen- 

 dix B is one copy of a list of the remedial works recommended by the 

 Commission. 



^Citation: 59 Stat. 1614 ; BAS 479 ; 6 Bevans 364. 



Implementing legislation: First Deficienrv Appropriation Act. 1944 ; Public Law 78-279 

 [H.R. 4346], 58 Stat. 150. 162, approved April 1, 1944 [See infra, p. 675]. 



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