1312 AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



The said David Phillips has sworn to the truth of the above affida- 

 vit, at Peninsula, in the county of Gaspe and Province of Quebec, this 

 eleventh dav of August, A. D*. 1877, before me. 



P. FORTIX, J. P. 



No. 186. 



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



of Washington. 



I, RICHARD MILLER, of Peninsula, in the county of Gaspe", Province 

 of Quebec, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I am 68 years of age. I was born at Peninsula, and have lived 

 here all my life. I have been engaged in fishing for the last forty-nine 

 years.and am practically well acquainted with the cod, herring, mackerel, 

 and halibut fisheries, and for thirty years, that is, of course, thirty sum- 

 mers, I have navigated through the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Straits 

 of Belle Isle for whale and cod fishing. 



I was present when the testimony of Mr. David Phillips was given and 

 sworn to, and the same having been read to me, I fully concur in all the 

 statements and opinions therein contained, and hereby swear that they 

 and what I have above stated are, to the best of my knowledge and be- 

 lief, correct. 



RICHARD MILLER. 



The said Richard Miller has sworn that the above affidavit is the 

 truth, at Peninsula, this eleventh day of August, A. D. 1877, before me. 



P. FORTIN, J. P. 



Xo. 187. 



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



of Washington. 



I, JAMES ROONEY, of Perce, in the county of Gaspe, make oath and 

 say as follows : 



1. I am 5L years of age. I was born in Perce, and have lived here all 

 [ began to fish at the age of 17 ; I afterwards kept a fishery, 

 which I still keep. I am well acquainted with the fisheries of this coast, 

 and along this shore. 



. The tish found here are cod, herring, and mackerel ; and the baits, 

 squul, caplin, herring, mackerel, are also taken, generally close to the 

 re. 1 he herring spawn abundantly along the shore. 



Ish do not run every year the same, but the general run is 

 same, some years more and some years less. I mean the cod- 

 bulk . ot this fish is caught close along shore, that is, within 

 I lie hsh thus caught inshore is much the best fish ; all the 

 caught along this coast is sold either in Brazil, the West In- 

 ". S| , ""..gal, or the Mediterranean. The Gaspe codfish is the 

 market, and commands a higher price, owing to its pecu- 

 ( ixlfish caught on the Banks and salted on board a 

 l be ln,l to suit these markets. During the summer 

 kept more than three days in salt before it is exposed to 



^VsT^ta^la^. M|WW thLS nrf h ^Hl, especially around 



The habit ot the Americans of throwing offal over on the Banks is 



