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more intimate knowlcdjie of the valno of tlie iusliore fislipries acquired by constant resort 

 under the privileges aecorded liy (he Convention (o tlie coasts oi' British North America, 

 coupled witli the requisite kno\vled<;e of the locnlitii's, harliours, and fishinj; yjrounds, 

 led those fisliermen who iiad previously eontined (lieir dperaiioiis to llie cod, haiihut, and 

 hake fisheries, to enter upon the new, and as it has sultsfMnicntly proved, lucrative pur- 

 suit of the mackerel. Tliis development of the American mackerel lishery in tlic (julf 

 of St. Lawrence atlbnls iv fair illustratitm of that wliich will take [ilice witli re<!;ard to 

 the Newfoundland inshon* fisheries. Unqueslional>iy tlie ^iroeeedinijs of this Connnission, 

 and the testimony which has hcen taken of the most successtul and enterprising? tislier- 

 nien, will lie studied hy tliose enjjaiied in the tisliini:: liusine.ss. New ideas will be 

 susji^csted to tliem, and wlierever there appears to l)e a prolilahle field for the investment 

 of capital, it will find its way in that direction, and to those [ilaces wliich may hitherto 

 have been unknown or unaiipreciated by (Ik-iu. 



I have only now to deal with tlie privileijes confrrred upon Newfoundland by the 

 United States, and their value. As to the value of tlie Tniled Slates' fisliinj;; to us, that 

 question has been summarily disjnised of by my learned friend, Mr. Dana, •' as of not 

 much account.'' It has not been deemed worthy of consideration hy any of the learned 

 counsel on the opposite side, nor has it been attempted to set it forlii as of any worth to 

 US. Therefore it is unnecessary that I should further comment up(m it, bejoiul calling 

 your attention to tlie mass of unanimous testimony that Ninvfoundlaiul vessels never 

 nave or can make profitahle use of it. 



The question of free-market in the United Statics for fish and fish-oil I may also dis- 

 pose of in a short space. It will l)e fully dealt \\itli by my li ariied frier.d. Mr. Thomson. 

 I will merely draw attention to certain facts in evidence, in order that his arguments 

 hereafter may be more easily applied to the Newfoundland branch of this case. The 

 principal markets for Newtbumlland cured codlisii are the Hra/.ils, West Indies, and 

 Europe. The American market is very limited. Hy a return filed in this case 

 (Appendix I) headed, "Return showing the value offish and products of fish imported 

 from the United States of America, and exported to the United States and oilier 

 countries from the colony of Newfoundland, during eaeii year from 18.')1 to 1S76, 

 ir.clusive," it appears that during; these twenty-six years, which of course include twelve 

 years under the Reciprocity Treaty, lh(> average annual export from Newfoundland to the 

 United States amounted to 323,728 dollars, as against (),043,i)fil dollars, exjiorts to other 

 countries. It appears also that the United States' market is decreasing; for the average 

 annual export to that country for the seven vears hetween the Reciprocity Treaty and 

 the Washington Treaty was yiS,2Sl dollars, as against (),ST(),()M) dollars to other 

 countries, whilst the average annual export for the three years under tiie Treaty of 

 Washington, viz., 1871, 1875, and 1^7('>, was 222,112 dollars to the United States, as 

 against 7,792,859 dollars to other countries; and further that there has l>een a steady 

 falling oflMn the exports to tlie United Stat(>s from 2S.j,2'i() dollars in 1871, to 15:vl-17 

 dollars in 187fi. To what cause this is attributable it is dillicult to. say ; but it maybe to some 

 extent accounted for by the iiiciea.scd facilities which the United States now jjosscss and 

 use under the Treaty of Washington, and by nieans uf which they are enabled to supply 

 their own wants in codfish. On the other hand, it has been proved (hat a very c(m- 

 sideraVde market for small codfisli has been opened up in Newfoundland to United 

 Stasics' Banking vessels. That fish which was heretofore thrown overboard as unsuitable 

 for the American market is now carried to Newfoundland and sold at remuner:'tive 

 prices. Captain .Mulloy (a master of a United States' Hanker), Mr. Charles Barnes, and 

 others state as follows : The former at page 51, British Allidavits, says : — 



" The (luaiitity of small (TMlfisli caiij.'lit l.y twii i'.aiiki-r cluriiiir tlie si-iisoii will lie fully 2.'i() 

 quintals u]>eii an averaj^'eof every Iwn InacU of eudli-li cau;:!!! uihui the r.aiiks. The nuiuln^r of l'nilt!d 

 States' vessels jiroseeutinj,' tlie end-lislieiy en the liauk.snf Newlcauiiliaiid eaeh si^asmi IViuii ihe poit of 

 Gleurester is atniut .'idd. There are vessi^ls lilU'd out lioui otiier ]ioits in the I'liited Slates 

 besides (ihaicester, hut not to so larj,'i' an e\leiit. The aveiaj,'- eateh per vessel oil the liaiiks will lie 

 2,50(1 (|uiiitals end|i,h, the value of whirh will lie almut IJ.OlMI ilollai-s to the owner. 



"Trior to lH74, I'nited States' Hankers ihpw away all li.-li less than 22 inehes sjilit, or 

 28 inches as fauL'ht ; now the small lihh is lnoiij^hl into Newfonndl.ind ports, and iheiv sold, sli;;htly 

 salted, to advanla'.'e, I, la-^1 year, sold |."iO (|uinlal^ ot sui h hsh at '.N. •'»/. per i|iiiiital. The ]irivih'ge 

 ol selliiij,' oil in N'ewfouiidland |iorts is of imiiort.mci; also iw [irovidin^' luH.essary I'linds lor the iiureluLsi; 

 of bait, and fi.r reliltim.'. 



And the latter at page 81 : — 



"llejionent houjiht small eodlish and end-nil from I 'nited Siil cm' ti^ilu'rineii last vear in ]inympnt 

 of bait, ice, and eost ot lelitlini,' theil \i ~^els ; in some in>lalii I-. Ill |io|ii'lll piUeliaMMJ >niidl eodtisll, 



or wliich he paid in wish. The totul ipiuiility of .sujall to(.lli»li puicliiiiiud by Depouuut luiit your Iroui 



