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the boats with fish is the signal for the dressing crew, who 

 remain on board, to commence their operations. If it is 

 intended that the vessel shall remain on the coast until the 

 fish are ready for market, they are taken on shore as caught, 

 and there dressed, salted and dried before being put on board 

 the vessel. But it is the more common practice, especially 

 with vessels from the United States, to salt the fish on board, 

 and take their cargoes home in a green state, drying them 

 after arrival." 



Further details in regard to the fisheries of the Baie des 

 Chaleurs were furnished by Mr. Perley in a report laid be- 

 fore the New Brunswick House of Assembly in 1850, as fol- 

 lows : 



IN THE BAIE DES CHALEURS. 



"Between Maguacha Point, at the entrance of the Risti- 

 gouche, on its northern side, and Tracadegash, on the Gaspe 

 shore, a distance of about fifteen miles, is Carleton Bay, 

 which is well sheltered, with eight fathoms water, muddy bot- 

 tom, and good holding ground. Ordinary tides in this Bay 

 rise and fall eight feet, spring tides ten feet. At full and 

 change of the moon, it is high water at three o'clock. 



"Mr. Joseph Marr, the Postmaster at Tracadegash, stated 

 that the cod fishery was formerly prosecuted extensively in 

 Carleton Bay, from the beach, but it has fallen off very great- 

 ly. The buildings formerly occupied as "fishing rooms" yet 

 standing, are now deserted, while of others the foundations 

 only are seen. Large quantities of capelin were accustomed 

 to strike in here, but they were used extensively for manure, 

 and but few are now taken. Immense quantities of herrings 

 were also used on this coast for manure, but this has been 

 prevented during the last four years, by an order of the 

 Municipal Council of this division of the County of Bonaven- 

 ture. 



"There are not so many cod now in the upper part of 

 the Baie des Chaleurs (above Bonaventure), as formerly, but 

 more haddock. 



