AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 13.J1 



21. I consider it a great advantage to the Americans to be allowed to 

 come in our inshores to catch or buy bait. And if they buy it, it is IMJ- 

 cause they save time, and are able to keep longer on tbe ftshing-grotuulji 

 and catch fish. 



22. The Americans could not fish profitably for cod or halibut, or 

 even mackerel, if they were not allowed to come inshore to get bait. 



23. I consider it also an advantage to Americans to bu allowed to 

 come inshore for ice to preserve their bait. 



24. I do not consider it an advantage to us to be allowed to lish in 

 American waters. 



25. The privilege to Americans of transshipping cargoes is worth them 

 a load, or the value of a load or two more. 



26. The privilege of getting bait inshore for halibut and cod is worth 

 to the Americans these fisheries. 



27. Besides the troubles and riots which the Americans have raised 

 inshore, and which I have witnessed myself, besides also the difficulties 

 we had in our small coves here in setting our nets on the moorings, 

 which was often impossible, on account of the Americans having 

 anchored too close, or because we were afraid that they would lose them 

 during the night in getting under way, the fishing by Americans in our 

 waters is highly injurious to us, and ruin us, because it brings in a com- 

 petition on the fishing-grounds that we cannot sustain, they being better 

 supplied with vessels and fishing gears than we are. 



his ' 



JOSEPH + SIXETTE. 



mark. 



Witness: 



J. A. CUELLET. 



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

 fin's Cove, county of Gaspe, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, 

 this 31st day of July, 1877, before me. 



K. 'L AVOIR, 

 Justice of the Peace, Province of Quebec. 



No. 218. 



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



of Washington. 



I, JOHN PHELAN, of Port Daniel, county of Bonaventure, province of 

 Quebec, fishery overseer, make oath and say as follows : 



1. Have been acquainted with all the fisheries on the shores of Bay 

 Chaleur for a space of 35 years. About 150 American fishing vessels 

 have visited the shores of Port Daniel and neighboring shores from 

 1854 to 1866, for mackerel fishing. I have counted as many as < 



a time inshore; each vessel having an average of 12 men for a crew, 

 have seen American fishing schooners every year fishing inshore, ti 

 Point Macqnereau to Paspebiac, a distance of 30 miles. 



2. During the period mentioned from 1854 to 1800, I have often 

 on board American fishing vessels which were fishiig at abc 

 a mile from the shore. I have seen them actually catching 

 inshore. 



4. I have often heard American fishermen say that they v 

 well at the mackerel fishery. 



5. To the best of my knowledge the American fishermen 

 made good voyages yearly. 



