. Report upon the Newfoundland fisheries, 1872 [microform] : by Captain A. H. Hoskins, , "Eclipse," and Commander Charles G. F. Knowles, , "Lapwing", with certain tabular statements, by Commander Knowles. Fisheries; Pêches. »â â¢-â¢" â 111 i»4i'A^«»llii<i«iii'' r'liiiliiHil! tiiir 1 - f--ifciliiifniiir»i â IIIâtiAl'ltnli l*''r' "' i' Concluding Remarks. 1 FiiENcii SiiORR.âOa comparing 1113' fishery report of Inst year â with the additional information and experience I have gained during )ny recent cruizes, I sec no reason to alte
. Report upon the Newfoundland fisheries, 1872 [microform] : by Captain A. H. Hoskins, , "Eclipse," and Commander Charles G. F. Knowles, , "Lapwing", with certain tabular statements, by Commander Knowles. Fisheries; Pêches. »â â¢-â¢" â 111 i»4i'A^«»llii<i«iii'' r'liiiliiHil! tiiir 1 - f--ifciliiifniiir»i â IIIâtiAl'ltnli l*''r' "' i' Concluding Remarks. 1 FiiENcii SiiORR.âOa comparing 1113' fishery report of Inst year â with the additional information and experience I have gained during )ny recent cruizes, I sec no reason to alter the opinion I tlien express- ed, that " the state of a flairs on the French shore is \ory unsatisfac- tory, and is likely to hceomc still more so;" so long especially as the questions ot " exclusive " right to the sea fishery, that to the salmon river fishing, and the "engines or means â ' allowed to be used by the ]Onglish settlors, arc still in dispute. It is matter of fact, that whether "unreasonably" or not, the French (Zo object to, and prohibit to the English the use of cod seines, salmon and herring nets, and bultows, (all of Avhich engines the}' themselves use); they are therefore re- stricted to the use of the hook and line and "jigger " alone, except in the case of the guardians to the French rooms, who in some cases are allowed extended privileges as part compensation for their guardian- ship, for 'whleh they are paid in goods and fishing gear from i£15 to .C25 a I'oom. Many abandoned fishing establishments are being' re- occupied, rumours of the Fnglish settlers being driven ofi^ the shore next year, are rife along the coast, and the inhabitants arc extremely anxious to have their " I'lghts " (if any) distinctly defined. I b;ive, hoAVCvcr, found that the inhabitants arc, as a general rule, on very good terms with their French neighbours, more especially between St. Jiarbes and Poil
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