1336 AWARD OF TUE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Sworn to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, at Griffin's 

 Cove county of Gaspe", Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, this 

 31st day of July, A. D. 1877, before me. 



JN. LiA. \ Ulrj, 



Justice of the Peace, Province of Quebec,. 



So. 206. 



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



of Washington. 



I, CHARLES GAUL, of Douglas Town, County of Gaspe, Province of 

 Quebec, fisherman, make oath and say as follows : 



1. Am acquainted with all the fisheries that are carried on in this bay 

 for the last 30 years. 



2. From 1854 to 18G6, and before, the fishing by the Americans was 

 very extensive for mackerel in the Bay of Gaspe. 



3. During the Reciprocity Treaty, about 100 American vessels on an 

 average have visited these^shores for mackerel fishing. These vessels 

 averaged about 70 tons, having a crew of about 15 men. 



4. During the period mentioned above, the American fishing schooners 

 made good trips yearly, and very often they make two voyages in a sea- 

 son. They carry away from our shores about 400 barrels each trip yearly 

 on an average. 



5. The cod and herring fisheries are as good now as they were for- 

 merly. 



G. *The Americans take mackerel by means of seines and hand-lines. 

 I have seen the Americans seining in this bay at Sandy Beach. 



7. The throwing of fish offals overboard as practiced by the Ameri- 

 cans is injurious to the fisheries, because it poisons the fishing-grounds, 

 drives the fish away, and kills the eggs. 



8. The Americans fished all inshore in this bay during the Reciprocity 

 Treaty. 



9. Our inshore fisheries are of much greater value than the outside. 

 All the fish are caught inshore in this bay. 



10. 1 have seen the Americans many times come in among our boats 

 and entice the mackerel away from us by throwing bait; and when we 

 went to fo!low their vessels they threatened to sink us with ballast 

 rocks. 



11. The practice of seining is injurious to the fisheries, more especially 

 the purse-seine, because it takes all kinds of fish, both large and small, 

 and the latter are all thrown away. 



12. The same fish that are taken inshore by the Americans are also 

 taken liy the Canadians. 



13. There has been a great increase in the cod-fishery since 1871, and 

 the mackerel are more plenty this year than they have been for many 

 yearn past. 



14. The Americans take herring inshore here for bait only. 



15. Mackerel breed and feed in this bay; their food is launce, shrimps, 

 &c. 



1C. It in a great advantage to the Americans to be allowed to land to 

 dry and repair their nets. 



17. It is a great advantage to the Americans to be able to transship 

 cargoes, becau.se it enables them to keep on the fishing grounds, and t 

 doable their fares. 



18. It i a great advantage to the Americans to be able to procure bait 



