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of fishing, that is from Ramea Islands to Cape Ray and from thence 

 to Quirpon, is that suitable as a basis for carrying on the bank or 

 deep-sea fishing? A. Only to a limited extent. The bait would not 

 be found at all seasons of the year at that part of the coast. Only in 

 a few localities or indentations is there sufficient depth to hold the 

 herring or other bait. It could not be relied on as a basis for opera- 

 tions to any great extent. 



WEDNESDAY, August 15, 1877. 

 The conference met. 

 The examination of Mr. KILLJGREW was resumed. 



By Mr. DAXA: 



Q. I forget whether you told us you were a native ? A. I did not 

 tell you. I am not a native. 



Q. Where were you born? A. In New Brunswick. 



Q. You came to Newfoundland at what age? A. I came there 

 very young. I was about 14, I think. 



Q. And you went into some place of business? A. Yes, I went 

 into the office of a merchant in Saint John's. 



Q. What merchant? A. John Stuart. 



Q. Of what firm? A. Of the firm of Rennie, Stuart & Co. 



Q. Is that firm in existence? A. No. 



Q. For how many years did you remain a clerk there? A. I do 

 not remember how many years. 



Q. Give us as nearly as you can recollect. A. I think I was in the 

 office 4 or 5 years. 



Q. What business were you doing? A. I was keeping the books. 



Q. What business was the firm doing? A. It was largely engaged 

 in supplying for the fisheries. 



Q. Did they own boats themselves? A. Yes. 



Q. And they employed men and supplied stores? A. Yes, they 

 supplied stores. 



Q. Did they employ men themselves? A. The men were shipped 

 in their office to prosecute the fisheries. We had our regular ship- 

 ping-papers drawn out. 



Q. Did they have a shipping-office or merely ship the men they 

 employed ? A. They had no shipping-office ; it is all done in the mer- 

 chants' office. 



Q. He shipped them himself? A. Well, he did so for his large 

 dealers. The large dealers would represent him in selecting men, and 

 he would bring them into the office and they would be shipped. 



Q. They would be engaged to fish for the season? A. Yes. 



Q. Generally was it for the half year? A. It was for the season, 

 which differs in different places. 



Q. How was he shipped? A. A man was generally shipped to the 

 master of the boat, not naming the boat, but naming the master. 



Q. And he was bound by the contract to prosecute this business 

 until October, though there might be a change in the master? A. I 

 do not know about that. It is a question of law. 



Q. Do you remember how it read ? A. No. 



