AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1421 



3. These American vessels are from nine to sixty tons each, ami carrv 

 from eight to ten men each. These American vessels carry away four 

 hundred quintals offish each. 



4. They set their nets for bait on onr inshore grounds, which interfere* 

 very much with the setting of our nets, as they take up thu ground and 

 take the bait away from us. They keep their nets set both day and uiuht 

 a whole week at a time. 



5. They throw overboard their offal from their fish on our inshore 

 grounds, which is very injurious to our grounds. Our fishermen, of 

 which there are about two hundred out of this place, bring their gurrj 

 inshore on the gurry-grounds set apart for this purpose both boats anil 

 vessels. There are from eight to ten vessels, from fifteen to twenty five 

 tons, engaged in fishing out of this port, besides a large number of boat*. 

 The vessels bring their gurry ashore, having kids on board to keep the 

 gurry. 



6. Large numbers of Americans come into St. Mary's Bay every 

 spring for fish. Thirty at least come and trawl around here for all the 

 knds of fish found in St. Mary's Bay. American vessels also conic with 

 purse seines on board for mackerel. 



GEORGE E. MOSLKY. 



Sworn to at Tiverton, in the county of Digby, this 1st day of Septem- 

 ber, A. D. 1877, before me. 



JOHN A. SMITH, j. /'. 



No. 288. 



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



of Washington. 



I, CHARLES H. PAYSON, of Westport, in the county of Digby, mer- 

 chant, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I have during three years now past supplied American vessels with 

 ice about thirty tons each year, and about twenty tons to Canadian 

 vessels. These vessels use this to preserve their (? bait); and with this 

 ice and bait they fish on the coast along here. 



C. H. PAYSON. 



Sworn to at Westport, in the county of Digby, this 31st day of 

 August, A. D. 1877, before me. 



H. E. PAYSON, 



J. P., County of Digby. 



No. 289. 



In the matter of the Fisheries Commission at Halifax, under the Tre.ity 



of Washington. 



I, ELEAZAR CROWELL, of Clarke's Harbor, in the county of Shel- 

 burne, merchant, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I have been engaged in the buying and selling of fish for twe 

 years. I have gone fishing for seventeen years, mostly in the i 

 fisheries in this county. 



2. Large numbers of American vessels run in here for 1 

 come and go here every week. With the bait the Americans 

 they trawl for codfish and halibut. 



