. 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 THK I'lSMEUY C0MMI8HI0N. 3275 llsh. or tlu' MiU'kcnil l».v lliiitrd States (IhIh'iiihmi <m the llrit- Noi'lli Aiiicticaii (Niast iiul more than one I'oiirth are limit. The lest are (tan;;ht (» tin; tlireo iiijle hmit. All other <h'srri|ttions ot lish eaiiyht l».v IJniteil Stales lisli- ciiiieii arecan^rlit on the hanks and the ^reat Ixilk ottlio lish- I'lifS
. 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 THK I'lSMEUY C0MMI8HI0N. 3275 llsh. or tlu' MiU'kcnil l».v lliiitrd States (IhIh'iiihmi <m the llrit- Noi'lli Aiiicticaii (Niast iiul more than one I'oiirth are limit. The lest are (tan;;ht (» tin; tlireo iiijle hmit. All other <h'srri|ttions ot lish eaiiyht l».v IJniteil Stales lisli- ciiiieii arecan^rlit on the hanks and the ^reat Ixilk ottlio lish- I'lifS. The proportions which I have nuMitioinMl in this section of my atthia* vit iire arrived at liy taking' an av«'ra;^(! of IIm^ resiiitsof lish in},'seasons tlin)ii(,'h several y«'ai's. ihit little injury it' any in my opinion cati result to (lolonial llshennen from United States tisherrnen oat lisheries have been sttsidily increasiii}; since such free at^cess was ii'iwu and so far from its bein^; fonnd disad- vaiitii;;('ous to fishermen to have a number of v«>ssels tishiii}; in i-om- imiiy. It is e nMniiicrs of such V(;s- sclsto be en};a|>ed fishin<r tor a lenj^th of time sid*; liy side and thu jtiactiiral residt of siu;h a mode of tishiu}; is that the tisli are attractehermen in bouts is greatly facilitated tin'reby. llth Anotlu^r advanta^fe which Colonial fishernuui diM-ive from United States fishermen havin;; access to the ilritish North American lislieries, is Ity the former proiniring bait from tlie latter as deposed to in the second para};raph of this atlidavit. A further advantage t«» the (Colonial lisluTMU'n is that Uidted States fishermen buy from the Colonial lisher- for bait to |)rosecute tiie Hank codlishery. The United States fishermen do not catch herring in British North American waters but buy suchquantities as they reipure for bait for the Cod fishery from tin; Colonial fishermen. xVnd anotlier advantage accruing to the Prov- inc
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