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15. I have often heard the remark made by persons who have hoard 

 the Americans say that the quality of our mackerel was superior to 

 theirs, realizing a higher price in their market. 



16. It is undoubtedly a source of great advantage to the Americana 

 to be allowed to land, dry, and repair their nets. 



17. The transshipment of cargoes will be a great advantage to the 

 Americans, as it will enable them to keep on the fishing grounds and 

 double their fares. 



18. The procuring of bait, either by catching or buying, is also a great 

 advantage for American fishermen. If they buy, it is in order to save 

 time. 



19. The Americans could not carry on the cod and halibut fisheries 

 without procuring bait within our limits. 



20. The privilege of transshipping cargoes, as now to be enjoyed by 

 the Americans, will be equal to one load ; and that of getting bait for 

 their cod and halibut is equal to the value of those fisheries. 



JAMES FLYNN. 



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

 county of Gaspe, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, this 23th 

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



R. N. DUVAL, 

 Justice of the Peace, Province of Quebec. 



No. 201. 



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



of Washington. 



I, EDMUND FLYNN, of Perce, county of Gaspe", Province of Quebec, 

 planter, and mayor of Perce", do make oath and say as follows : 



1. I have been acquainted with the various fisheries on this coast up- 

 wards of 35 years. 



2. During the existence of the Reciprocity Treaty a large fleet of 

 American vessels frequented this coast for fishing purposes. 



. 3. I have often seen the American schooners close inshore mackerel 

 fishing. I have seen them catching mackerel in the channel between 

 this and Bonaveuture Island. 



4. I have seen as many as 50 to 100 American schooners during sev- 

 eral successive seasons mackerel fishingin this vicinity. These schooners 

 average about 70 tons each crew consisting of from 10 to 14 men. 



5. I have often spoken to American captains, who stated they gener- 

 ally made good voyages making two, and I believe in some cases three, 

 voyages during each season. 



6. These schooners would, on an average, take 400 barrels of mackerel 

 from our shores each trip. 



7. The fisheries are, generally speaking, much the same as hereto- 

 fore ; but the cod-fishery has greatly increased this summer. 



8. Mackerel is caught by the Americans both with hand-lines ant 

 seines. 



9. The Americans previous to and during the Reciprocity Treaty 

 caught most of their fish within the limits. 



10. The inshore fishery is decidely the most valuable, as hen 



lin, smelt, launce, fully two-thirds of the mackerel, and the greater poi 

 tion of the codfish are taken inshore. 



11. It was always a common complaint with our fishermen t 

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