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7. Tbe principal bait-fish on this coast are mackerel, herring, launco, 

 squid, clams, caplin, &c., all of which are taken close inshore. 1 con- 

 sider that the privilege granted to the Americans of landing to take 

 bait is a very valuable one, as no vessel Bank-fishing can depend on 

 taking a supply of bait on the Banks, and must land to obtain bait. 

 Salt bait is by no means equal to fresh bait. 



8. The privilege enjoyed by the Americans under the Treaty of Wash- 

 ington of entering our ports to transship cargo is also a very valuable 

 oue to them. 



I hereby swear that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the 

 above statement is correct. 



JOHN B. FAUVEL. 



The said John B. Fauvel has sworn to the truth of the above aHidavit 

 at Point St. Peter, in the county of Gaspe and Province of Quebec, this 

 thirteenth dav of August, A. D. 1877, before me. 



P. FORTIN, J. P. 



No. 172. 



In (he matter of the Fisheries Commission at Halifax, under the Treaty 



of Washington. 



I, JOHN LEGROS, of Point St. Peter, in the county of Gaspe", make 

 oath and say as follows : 



1. I am a fish-merchant. I am a partner in the firm of James Alex- 

 ander, of Point St. Peter, far the past 11 years. Before that tim-5 1 was 

 for 12 years manager for the firm of Fruing & Co., of Jersey, Channel 

 Islands, who are fish-merchants on this coast. I am thoroughly ac- 

 quainted with all that relates to the taking and curing of fish and the 

 tish-trade generally. 



2. Our principal establishment is at St. Peter's Point; we have also 

 one at Sheldrake on the north shore. We employ 24 boats of our own 

 and supply about 20 more belonging to fishermen who give us their fish. 

 Each boat is manned by two men, and we have employed on shore about 

 one man and a half to a boat. We deal in other fish and fish-oils, but 

 our principal business is in codfish. 



3. Our Gaspe fish has better keeping qualities in warm climates, and 

 this fact enables it to command a higher price in foreign markets be- 

 cause it is better dried. It is salted, and not pickled. It remains but 

 three or four days in salt before it is exposed to the sun to be dried. 



4. Our fish commands from $4 to $8 per quintal in the foreign, 

 markets to which we export it. 



5. The privilege of fishing on the American coast is of no use to ns; 

 no one has ever gone from here to fish there. 



6. The American free market for our codfish and other fish is of no 

 value to us, as from the reason I have stated before our fish gets a bet- 

 ter price in the markets for which it is specially prepared. 



7. I certainly consider the permission granted to the Americana of 

 fishing in our inshores, and of taking bait there, a very valuable one. 

 The leave to transship cargoes, land and dry nets, curing and packing 

 fish, &c., is also a very valuable privilege. 



8. I consider it very important that we should have our fisheries exclu- 

 sively to ourselves, aiid not be subjected to competition by Americana. 

 The population of our coast is fast increasing, and many will have to go 

 somewhere else if strangers are allowed to come and take the tish from 

 their very doors. 



