. 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. ISSION. AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3007 lES TO BE PEO F OF THE UNITED own aud State do you lars. oming acquainted witli »s, and tbe value of the in tbe FisU and Oil busi- your neigUborliood who liar information ^ If so, Geo. Trefetbeu &Co,; G. Sterling & Co. n and tbe United States, annexed. Will you ex. tt you bave done so! I )f your State, especially diantisberraen under th; 1 HakejCusk; Ha


. 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. ISSION. AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3007 lES TO BE PEO F OF THE UNITED own aud State do you lars. oming acquainted witli »s, and tbe value of the in tbe FisU and Oil busi- your neigUborliood who liar information ^ If so, Geo. Trefetbeu &Co,; G. Sterling & Co. n and tbe United States, annexed. Will you ex. tt you bave done so! I )f your State, especially diantisberraen under th; 1 HakejCusk; Haddock; porgies are tbeprmcipal td (juantities of ftsb taken years 1854 to 1HT2, inc aj f not, please state where ifFisb are as above statiHll ion dollars (§) for] le amount and value of the! eu to Canadian tisbeimeul Uont Please state tbetn P tbe value of each Irge quantities and all .1 lg&Pogiesvcillbeofgreat| of "flsb are annually taken nfisbermen,|U4 competition by tbe Tieaifl Ir supplies in the water> j feanflsbernieninJ Its, "J Till have a chance to compete with our winter fishing, which is very valuable. 12. What number of Canadian vessels aud boats are engaged in the fslieries of your State, and what are their tonnage and value, aud the number of men employed upon them ? I do not know. 13. Of tbe fisheries pursued by American fishermen off the Atlantic coasts of the British North American Provinces, what proportion con- sists of the deep-sea fisheries, aud what proportion of the inshore fish- eries? About three quarters of the fishing is deep-sea fishing. 14. For what description of fish do American fishermen pursue the in shore fisheries ? >Iackerel aud herring, principally. 15. If you state that the in shore fisheries are pursued wholly or chiefly for mackerel, please state what proportion of mackerel is taken within the in-shore limits, and what proportion is taken outside of the in- shore limits ? Should th


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