THE COD AND COD-FISHERY 



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INCOME 



EXPENSES 



Caught on hook and line 



12 qtl. of cod ... $38.40 

 Value of oil from same at 



300 per gal 6.00 



Share of salmon, 1 qtl. . 7.50 

 Work on roads .... 3.00 

 Herring, one bbl. . . . 2.00 

 Work on lumber and at 



mill 



Potatoes sold . . . 



Balance against C. D. 



. 55.00 

 . 14.00 

 $125.90 

 .75 



$126.65 



Boat, $5 ; salt, $6 ; lines 



and hooks, $2.50 . . $13.50 



Fishing boots, $4; oil- 

 skin, $3.50 .... 7.50 



Flour, 13 bbl. at $5; 



molasses 45 gal. at 45J* 85.25 



Hard bread, $11. 40; tea, 



$4.00 15.40 



Oleomargarine, $1 ; ker- 

 osene, $2 3.00 



Kettle, $1 ; matches, 

 thread, needles, and 



soap 2.00 



$126.65 



It will be observed that C. D. has not nearly enough fats 

 in his food-supply to sustain him properly even in a warm 

 climate. Like A. B. he lacks most of the civilized neces- 

 saries and luxuries of every description. 



The most important change that has of late years come 

 over our fisheries has been the one most needed of all ; that 

 is, the chance of obtaining remunerative work during the 

 long winter, when the fishery is out of the question. Now- 

 adays, a man who fails need not see semi-starvation and 

 scurvy, and even death, overtake his family before he can 

 again find a source of supplies. Such results of starva- 

 tion I have seen more than once. Pulp and lumber mills, 

 mines, and other industries may now afford work for 

 most of those who return south from Labrador before they 

 " freeze in" for the winter. A somewhat similar improve- 



