1190 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



tals; previous to 1874 the average would be about thirty-five quintals 

 per hand. 



bis 

 PATRICK + LEARY. 



mark. 



Sworn before ine, at Renews, this llth day of April, 1877. 



J. O. FRASER, 

 Commissioner of Affidavits. 



MICHAEL JACKMA.N, aged 63, planter, residing at Renews, Newfound 

 land, maketh oath and saith that I have followed the fisheries for fifty 

 years ; that I was present and heard Patrick Leary make the above state- 

 ment ; all of which, to my knowledge, is true, except the remarks regard- 

 ing his (Patrick Leary's) connection with the fisheries of Newfoundland 

 and his services in procuring bait for Capt. James Duuphy, of which I 

 know none of the particulars. 



MICHAEL JACKMAN. 



Sworn before me, at Renews, this llth day of April, 1877. 



J. O. FRASER, 

 Commissioner of Affidavits. 



No. 75. 



GAERETT JACKMAN, aged 53 years, boat-owner, residing at Renews, 

 Newfoundland, maketh oath and saith : I have been a boat-owner for 

 thirty years, following the fisheries in Newfoundland. I was present 

 and heard Patrick Leary make the statement sworn to by him on this 

 day, the llth of April, before J. O. Fraser, commissioner of affidavits 

 at Renews; that, excepting that part of his statement referring to the 

 length of time he had followed the fisheries and his transactions with 

 Capt. James Dunphy, I know that the statement of Patrick Leary, as 

 aforesaid, is true in every particular. 



GARRETT JACKMAN. 



Sworn before me, at Renews, this llth April, 1877. 



J. O. FRASER, 

 Commissioner of Affidavits. 



No. 76. 



JOHN WHITE, aged 64 years, planter, residing at Ferryland, New- 

 foundland, maketh oath and saith : 



I have become acquainted with the fisheries by following the same 

 since I was sixteen years of age, and by having charge of a cod-seine 

 forty-five years. I understand all about the fisheries and their prose- 

 cution. 



I have seen a number of United States fishing- vessels in our bays and 

 offings some days. I have seen fifteen in the harbors in this neighbor- 

 hood. I think there were two hundred of these vessels frequenting 

 harbors and coves on the southern shore the past year to procure fresh 

 bait. I have heard the names of quite a number of these vessels, and 

 have conversed with many of their crews, but have not particularly 

 noted the names of their vessels. 



Each vessel takes about forty barrels caplin per trip, and the same 

 quantity of herrings when in season per trip, and also about forty bar- 

 rels squids per vessel each trip. This I know and have been so told by 

 Captain Ryan, who was master of one of these United States vessels. 



