. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. AWARD OF THE F18IIKRY COMMISSION. 3279 Uifax this Thirteenth ,„.r ill whidi flHliinj; Iuih Ihmmi oarriiMl on by tlio Coloniiil and I'lilttMl Stiitt'M lIslicriiKMi. JikI Tliei siiiiH" kinds and di'srriptions of lisli tliat an* lound in tlio lislicrii's nicntioni'd in tlw last |iiiiaurapli an* to !»' lonnd on tlii> coasts iiiiii slioi'cs of tli(> l.'iiit«>(l States \vliiii toColtuiial liHliciii


. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. AWARD OF THE F18IIKRY COMMISSION. 3279 Uifax this Thirteenth ,„.r ill whidi flHliinj; Iuih Ihmmi oarriiMl on by tlio Coloniiil and I'lilttMl Stiitt'M lIslicriiKMi. JikI Tliei siiiiH" kinds and di'srriptions of lisli tliat an* lound in tlio lislicrii's nicntioni'd in tlw last |iiiiaurapli an* to !»' lonnd on tlii> coasts iiiiii slioi'cs of tli(> l.'iiit«>(l States \vliiii toColtuiial liHliciiiH'ii 1>> thi^ oj Washinnton and also st'vi'ia! othiT Itinds siicli as Itass and point's whiidi are not to li t'oiind on the roasts and slimrs of Iti'itisli North America. ;{rd Tlui yrcatcr |>art of the liait used l>y ('ohniial lislierinen in Iho iiiiiclveial lisliery is priH'.iired Iroin tlie l'nit»'d ami is I'liinished to siiid tishei'ineii hy United Htates lishernieii who come to tliecoasts of the I'ntviiKU's under the provisions of the Treaty of Washin^Uon. The hest and most eoininoidy used bait for mackerel are |)o;;ies which are taken tidiii the coasts of the United States and nenerally inshore and the pro- I'lirinu of sindi bait is a ;rreat beiiellt to ('olonial tisherinen. Illi 'Mncii the lart^er proportion (d' the lisheries luirsiied by I7iiit(>d Stides tisheriiH'ii off the Allantii! Coast (d iJritish North A-neri(Ni con- sists of the deep sea fisheries outside of the three mile limit. I believe tiiiit at least three fourths if not Hve sixths of the lish taken by United Stiites tishernien off the sliores of the liritish I'roviiHies are taken out- side the three mile limit. ^tli The Uiiitoruiiswick ill the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and on the north coast of Cape lireton. Otli Colonial fishermen are benelitted and not injured in tlie [irosecu- tioii of the fisheries by the United States fishermen being allowed to tish within the inshore


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