1378 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



over our crops, force themselves into our houses in the most rude man- 

 ner. 1 myself was forced to keep guard in my house, as well as my 

 neighbor, for eight days, fearing insults to the women of our households 

 duringthenight ; and one morniugone of these schooners in getting under 

 \vav, carried oft' five herring-nets, three that were on the mooring, break- 

 ing them on the moorings, and two nets that were on the drift, with the 

 bo7it belonging to one of our men named Laudry, the nets of course being 

 fast to the fteru of the boat. The schooner with her anchor caught in 

 the net, dragged the boat, with the two men in it, stern foremost for 9 

 miles, the schooner's crew all the time laughing and making a joke of it. 

 The lives of these two men being in constant jeopardy, the Americans 

 never made the least effort to clear the net, by coming in the wind, as 

 could have been easily done. The boat and men only got clear when the 

 ropes broke, and the nets were lost to these poor fishermen. 



I hereby swear that the above statement is, to the best of rny knowl- 

 edge and belief, correct. 



his 



MESSIE + FOURNIER. 



mark. 

 Witness: 



W. WAKEHAM. 



The said Messie Fournier has sworn to the truth of the above affida- 

 vit, at Grande Vallee, in the county of Gaspe", and Province of Quebec, 

 this 2d day of August, A. IX 1877, before me. 



P. FORTIN, J. P. 



No. 243. 



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



of Washington. 



I, WILLIAM HADDON, of Grosse Isle, Magdalen Islands, make oath 

 and say as follows : 



1. I am 36 years of age, and have been engaged in the fisheries from 

 Grand Entry Harbor, and am well acquainted with the fisheries of 

 Grand Entry and of the eastern shores of the Magdalen Islands. 



2. The herring spawn without fail every season at Grand Entry, and 

 they go in the lagoon, and they spawn outside as well. I have seen the 

 eggs in the water and on the beach. 1 have seen the spawn after a 

 heavy north wind cast on the beach knee deep. The people of Grosse 

 Isle take the herring with nets, but the American fishermen take them, 

 with seines, which seines they haul on shore, and from the shores, they 

 going themselves on shore to haul the seines ashore. They also go on 

 shore to mend their nets and seines. 



3. The American trawlers on the Banks resort to Grand Entry in June 

 to get bait. 1 have seen 20 and 30 sail every spring for the last five 

 or six years. They go on shore to dry their nets, and also hire nets from 

 the inhabitants. 1 believe that trawling and throwing offal overboard 

 is injurious to the cod and mackerel fisheries. 



I hereby swear that the above- affidavit is, to the best of my knowledge 

 and belief, correct. 



WILLIAM HADDOK 



The said William Haddon has sworn to the truth of the above affida- 

 vit, at House Harbor, Allright Island, Magdalen Islands, county of 

 Gasp6, and Province of Quebec, this twentieth day of August, A. D., 

 1877, before me. 



P. FORTIN, J. P. 



