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and stored, their topmasts and yards are struck and housed. 

 The whole of the vessels are placed in charge of one master 

 and crew, who take care of them during the summer, and 

 issue the salt, with which they are ballasted, as it is required. 

 The rest of the masters and crews are dispatched in boats 

 and shallops to various parts of the Bay to fish, and collect 

 fish from those who deal with the firm. When the fishing 

 season is over these vessels depart with cargoes for the West 

 Indies and Brazil, but more frequently to the Mediterranean 

 to the ports of Messina and Naples. After disposing of 

 their cargoes, they thence take fruit or other freight to Eng- 

 land; and fitting out again at St. Heliers, in Jersey, where 

 the heads of the firm reside, they return to Paspebiac in the 

 spring, to resume the business of the season. 



"The admirable plan of systematic arrangement at this 

 establishment, the great characteristics of which are ceaseless 

 industry, frugality, and caution and especially the strict 

 enforcement of the rule that no person shall be retained 

 about the business who cannot be profitably employed 

 have long secured it the most solid prosperity, and enabled 

 the intelligent and enterprising founder of the firm to be- 

 queath to his family a great amount of wealth. 



' ' On the same beach, adjoining the establishment of Robin 

 & Co., is that of LeBoutillier Brothers, of Jersey, which, 

 though not so extensive as the other, is well and neatly ar- 

 ranged, and kept in excellent order. The three brothers Le- 

 Boutillier were trained by the house of Robin & Co., and con- 

 duct the fishing business in the same systematic manner as 

 that house, trading to the same ports, and with equal success 

 and profit, but on a less extensive scale. Their whole export 

 of dried fish for the year 1849 was expected to fall little short 

 of 20,000 quintals. 



"Mr. LaPerelle, tire chief agent of the establishment of 

 Robin & Co., stated that their house would export from 40,- 

 000 to 45,000 quintals of dried cod in the season of 1849 to 

 the Brazils and Mediterranean ports. The fish for the 

 Brazils are packed as already mentioned, in 'drums,' into 



