1396 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION, 



1 I have been engaged in the fisheries for forty years. I have fished 

 alon" the southern coast of Nova Scotia, on the eastern side of New 

 Brunswick, around Prince Edward Island, on the Labrador coast, and 

 on the banks off the Canadian coast. I have taken all the kinds of fish 

 found on the above-mentioned coasts. 



2. About ten years ago I have seen over four hnndred American ves- 

 sels in Port Hood Harbor at one time. I have often see two hundred 

 in one fleet fishing together at one time. These vessels were all engaged 

 in taking mackerel, and took the most of their mackerel within three 

 miles of the shore ; and in my opinion it would not pay to send a vessel 

 into the North Bay to fish mackerel unless she could catch mackerel 

 within three miles of the shore. 



3. During the past twenty or thirty years there have been supplied 

 to Canadian vessels in this harbor large quantities of clams for bait ; 

 from forty to fifty vessels every year down to the present time. These 

 vessels use the clams in taking codfish and mackerel. In cod fishing 

 they use the clams for hand-lining, and could not use them in trawling. 

 The clams are used for mackerel in the North Bay. 



4. Our Nova Scotia fishermen say that the clams that they get here 

 are superior to American clams. 



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JOHN + McADAMS. 

 mark. 



Sworn to at Port Jollie, in the county of Queen's, this 18th day of 

 August, A. D. 1877, before me. 



S. T. N. SELLON, J. P. 



No. 260. 



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



of Washington. 



I, DONALD CAMPBELL, of Port Mouton, in the county of Queen's, 

 trader, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I am well acquainted with the inshore fisheries in Queen's County, 

 and have dealt largely in inshore fish in this county for twenty-four 

 years. 



2. During the past twelve years many American vessels are in the 

 habit ot running here for bait, and they have got ice here in which to 

 pack their bait. During the last six years between twenty and thirty 

 American vessels, at the least, have got bait here yearly. The Ameri- 

 cans say it is a great benefit to them to be able to procure this bait, for 

 without it they could catch no fish. Six years ago an American vessel, 

 commanded by Capt. Randall McDonald, ran here for three trips of 

 three weeks, to a day, taking fresh halibut on each trip, going to Glou- 

 cester and returning here within the said time. 



3. The cod-lishing vessels have to return to get a new supply of bait, 

 and they do this every fortnight or three weeks. The Americans take 

 their codfish off on the banks within fifteen or twenty miles from the 

 shore, by trawling principally. 



DONALD CAMPBELL. 



Sworn to at Port Mouton, in the county of Queen's, this 17th day of 

 August, A. D. 1877, before me. 



S. T. N. SELLON, J. P. 



