The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-17


to encourage the fisheries by Legislative aid TIL
| capital and industry engaged in them yieldin
though the Legislatures Of New Brunswick an
Of Prince Edward Island have temporarily made pre-
vision for the encouragement of their fisheries it is b
slender and in fact only by way Of experiment. the ben
hts OF which remain to be The liberal encourage
ment granted BY the governments of France and tn
United States Of America to their citizens the eec
OF sending year after year, during the fishing
hsets Of their bankers fishing craft into the gulf
fisheries constituting nurseries for their respective ma
ves ana enabling them to compete with and undersel
in and even e ~ .ne product Of our own waters
the returns hereunto appended show Serious com
plants II Is also to be observed have been made from
time TO time against American fishermen frequenting the
gulf who regardless of treaty stipulatons encroach
upon our waters and the fishing grounds exclusively
bsrges open boats but the evils Complained Of on ths
during the last summer By she ysnce Of
cruisers sent hiher and stationed in the gulf for the
purpose by the home government and in particular byI
war steamer Devastation, Captain Campbell whose
ZEAL diligence and activity, seconded by his officer and
baton and gratitude Of the entire population Of the
coast; and which, ALSO your committee with pleasure
Next to The articles of timber and four the products Of
the gulf fisheries constitute the chief staple Of export
trade, and if your committee may aude, in connection
with them, to matter of great public interest recently
much discussed and the subject ii is said Of negotiation
between the of Great Britain and the United
upon equal and fair terms With our neisnbors Of the
Unon 1t would be to express their humble conviction that
to obtain at the expense of admitting them to equal
participation in The fishing grounds the seaboard be-
ionpgng exclusively to our people, and for which
people Of the United States equivalent Of the like
nature nor indeed OF any description to offer in return
would be sacrifice but i'll Afford far exceeding in
value the proposed boon which it profitable to
prove the ruin Of sedenar fisheries gulf shore
The cesson Of community Of rights to foreigners with
t. would in all probability give rise to endless disputes,
discontents antagonism End. possibly occasional con-
cts between the two classes and the estab
Gshueht and maintenance of oxpensve coast policy
force to order nothing Of the demorazng
effects in political well social sense, which
intercourse with the crowd OF strangers resortng to the
coast ear SITTER during the fishing season, would
entail upon the settlers
Your committee append to this report the
information they have received from various persons
less concerned in the gulf fisheries, and from
whose concurr,ng testimony it woad seem tn It encou
ragement to those carried from this province in
their opinion to certain extent ndspsnsably necessary
to enable them to compete with provincial and par
tculary with American neighbours; but it will also be
by referring TO the papers annexed that there il
considerable diversity of opinion to the best mode Of
merely to exempt all articles necessary to the fisheries
from duties, Others would give tonnage bounty, in
Prince Edward Island 70 encourage the construction Of
Gull and Straits of 8ea; others propose premiums for
the greatest quantity of fish exceeding certain amount
taken any one voyage or season by bagss or boats
crew generally of two men); others speak Of bounty
on the export Of fish.
Which Of these different modes may be best adapted for
the encouragement Of the fisheries II Is difficult deter.
mine In the wsy Of experiment. they may all be adv.a
are of opinion that three seasons at least il not i've
should be the term assigned for the purpose It is main.
that !. ndusv that is
peratiye ought not TO be upheld at the ex 4ense of
other branches. There are, however. 50 many con-
national industry entitle it this protection and
encouragement Of the Canadian Legislature so
many drawbacks to It's successful competition with
our neighbors proataby occupied in those fisheries
at our door that unless some temporary aid to animate
kee, Il alive be Afforded. thew NAV from source Of
wealth. as undoubtedly they might be made dwinde in
SO far as Canadian interests are concerned in them into
insigniacarce and an are eapse before those who win
succeed shall with the utmost industry and exertions
may be in their power to realize from the in
and neglect. But unquestonaby the first encourage
aud most important to the success and prosperity
of our fisheries consists in the protection and mante
nance Of our elew subjects engaged in them the
elusive possession aud enjoyment of our own waters
without shich ali others viii be found unayailiny
Your committee finally are Of opinion that it is expe
dent to afford encouragement to the whale, SEAL cod
Lawrence BY inhabitants of this province by total ex-
empton of all articles necessary such fisheries from
duties, as to place them nearly as possible
equality with those from foreign countries resorting to
the same waters, with whom they have to compete.
They are also of opinion that experiment. it may
or for any other period sufficiently long for fair trial
moderate tonnage bounty, in Prince Edward Isani,
to small vessels that is to saw net exceeding seventy
five TONS equipped and manned bankers by inhabitants
of this province; and moreover, that to animate and
encourage that most aborious and useful class Of
coast laboring t hermen-a liberal boun-
ty should be allowed to such Of them in each settle
as by their diligence industry, and success,
ample to their neighbors either by giving bounty
premium the respective of the four best boats
or in other shape These are the hardy and enter
prsing ioen setIeo On ing cpast wno oAuy uv.ns ZIG
nsng teasoD resIrt al preah oi gay m tnell oases
the neghboEng fishing grounds drawing thence the co.,
s9a oncl hsh wnlc, wnen eulo' consususo e th
VI WI w anu Ale ~ y. mi, y.
ropean auu 0ou.n Aier.sai u.s 49, 800,
us IN return, the P,puue.s " lose is
upon whcn more .an H Pph US WI ~, .n n,
;..y 10 f,h ~ nn 3ht ~. ANNA, nnronr;a
mttee are TURNER OIL OPINION tna an annuai appropa
toh oI tne peloo aloIesalu mgnt aso, VIII proprey,
De mace "a .asor u any sooieles wSn' ,oI ue
Purpote OF encoufaeng 1le nsnei,es sn. oo iolneu,
(as recentiy cone IN ew Dfunswichl anu an aVnt 20
votea 70 eacn anu every sush syciety, eq ~ sue sui
raised among themselves ~ voluntary ioV
the EN- 9. tne shsl' On sns ssuo %
pcs ~ ,ao. az .ne so'es ~ ia'or VI asfi0usuis so
u1s ar az anuy sisen ,..oo 90 .rn,,roa AZ or5
IL the views OF your committee are approved Oh, ana
the tuggcstons "cn tney hh,e ueeeu ~ sns 1890