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9. The appearance is quite regular, and they do not come in greater 

 abundance one year more than another. 



10. The use of nets, seines, &c., does not appear to scare them from 

 their usual feeding grounds. 



11. Does not appear to affect their movements. 



12. On the coast of Maine, between Cape Elizabeth and Matiuicus 

 Islands. 



13. Twenty fathoms. 



15. Do not come on to breeding-grounds before maturity. Two-year- 

 old fish are the oldest. 



16. Never seen. 



17. About October 1, in a body. 



18. Southerly. 



19. South of Cape Hatteras. 



20. A seed. 



21. During the winter in southern waters. 

 2(). Spawn are never seen in these waters. 



27. Eggs are never seen in this vicinity. 



28. Koue are ever seen in these waters. 



29. No. 



30. Whales, sharks, blue-fish, seals, &C.5 don't know that the parent 

 fish destroy their young. 



31. No. 



32. Greatly. 



33. Never hereabouts. 



34. Pass seines. 



35. Two hundred to 275 fathoms long. 



36. Both steam and sailing vessels,, from 40 to 150 tons chiefly 5 some 

 small boats. 



37.^ About ten men for the usual class employed. 

 38.* Ten hours. 



39. No. 



40. The catch is better with a southerly wind. 



41. One hundred and ten vessels, carrying an aggregate of five hun- 

 dred men. 



42. The fish, as soon as caught, are sent to the oil factories on shore. 



43. There are thirteen oil factories on this coast owned by various 

 individuals. 



44. Tlie quantity produced in 1873 was 1,000,000 gallons. 



45. Thirteen factories, employing 446 men, caught 440,000 barrels of 

 fish, yielding 1,000,000 gallons of oil, 13,000 tons of guano, and 2,S37 

 barrels of bait, valued at 8352,550. 



46 and 47. About oue dollar per barrel. During the war, prices were 

 much higher. 

 52. Yes ; one-third more. 

 54. Boston and New York. 



