1318 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



for mackerel fishing, during the period mentioned, have been about 150 

 yearly. The average tonnage of these vessels was about 65 tons, with 

 a crew of about 16 men each. The average cargo of these vessels, 

 yearly, is 350 barrels mackerel. And I have heard the captains of these 

 vessels say that they generally make two trips in a season. 



2. The cod and herring fisheries are about the same as they were 20 

 .years ago. 



3. The Americans take mackerel by means of seines and hand-lines, 

 principally the latter, and all inshore in 2 or 3 fathoms of water. 



4. The throwing of fish offals overboard on the fishing grounds is a 

 great injury to them and the fisheries, because it poisons the water, 

 drives away the large fish, and kills the eggs. 



5. The Americans ha veal ways fished inshore and made their loads of 

 mackerel. During the Reciprocity Treaty, and before, often very close 

 to the shores. 



6. The inshore fishery is by far of greater value than the outside, 

 because all the fish on this coast are caught inshore. 



7. I have seen the Americans frequently come in among our boats 

 while they were fishing mackerel aud entice the fish away by throwing 

 bait, thereby causing our fishermen great loss. They have done the 

 same to me often. 



8. The cod fishery has greatly increased since 1871, owing no doubt to 

 the Americans having left our waters, thereby giving them a chance to 

 restock. 



9. I have heard the Americans say many times that our mackerel 

 were better and brought a higher price in their markets than their own. 



10. Mackerel feed all along our inshores on lance and other small 

 fish. 



11. I have seen the Americans several times setting nets close to our 

 shores for mackerel. 



12. It is a great advantage to the Americans to be allowed to trans- 

 ship their cargoes, because it enables them to keep on the fishing 

 grounds and to double their fares. 



13. It is of no advantage to Canadian fishermen to be able to fish in 

 American waters, and I never knew of any vessel from here going there 

 to do so. 



14. The privilege granted to Americans to transship cargoes is worth 

 a load, and the privilege of getting bait in our inshores for their cod 

 and halibut fisheries is worth these fisheries. 



15. Fishing by Americans in our waters hinders the fishing opera- 

 tions of our fishermen to a great extent, because we cannot compete 

 with such well supplied and geared vessels. 



his 

 ALEXIS x NOIL. 



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>> it ness: 



A. I). .JODNSTONE. 



Sworn to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, at Fox 

 n ty of Gasp*-, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, this 

 -Mh day of July, A. D. 1877, before me. 



N. LAVOIE, 

 Justice of the Peace, Province of Quebec. 



