AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1759 



Page 83. Mr. William S. Sinnett, a resident of Griffin's Cove,Gaspd, 

 called as a witness, says : " That he has seen American skippers fish two 

 miles from the shore, and inside of a mile for mackerel ; and that he bat* 

 never seen them fishing outside of three miles. This witness speaks en- 

 tirely with reference to his own locality." 



Page 87. Mr. George Grenier, of Newport, Gasp6, gave evidence that 

 he " has seen American vessels fishing for mackerel 25 yards from the 

 Point." 



Page. Hon. Thomas Savage, of Cape Cove, Gaspe\ says in his evi- 

 dence, that " the fishing grounds extend from Cape Gaspe" to Cape Chatte. 

 As soon as the mackerel come in, the American fishermen take that flsh, 

 and the Gasp6 fishermen cannot get bait." 



Page 276. Mr. James Joseph testifies that he has seen the Americans 

 fishing from Cape Chatte to Gaspe right along the shore, all within one 

 or two miles from the shore. 



Page 280. Mr. Joseph Couteau, of Cape Despair, Gasp6, called as a 

 witness, says that " the Americans fish along the coast of Gaspe, from 

 one to three miles off shore." 



These witnesses are confirmed and supported by Wm.McLeod, of Port 

 Daniel, Gaspe"; Philip Vibert, of Perce, Gasp6; James Baker, Cape 

 Cove, Gaspe; Wm. Flyn, Perce, Gaspe"; Abraham Lebrun, Perce, 

 Gaspe ; Louis Eoy, Perce, Gaspe". 



Page 180. Mr. James McKay, deputy inspector of fish, Port Mulgrave, 

 after giving evidence of fishing close inshore off Cape Breton, in 1862, 

 says : " In 1872, fished in American schooner Colonel Cook, and caught 

 400 barrels on second trip three-fourths caught inshore. Caught 800 

 barrels of mackerel in two trips in 1872. In 1873, caught 360 barrels in 

 two trips. The greatest portion of the fish were taken about Cape Low, 

 Cape Breton, * close inshore.' " 



Page 226. Mr. John Stapleton, of Port Hawkesbury, C. B., says in his 

 'evidence that he has fished in American vessels " in Bay Chaleur, on 

 the west coast of New Brunswick, to Escuminac and Point Miscou, from 

 Point Miscou to Shippegan, and thence to Paspebiac and Port Daniel, 

 down to Gaspe", round Bonaventure Island as far as Cape Rogers. 



Page 243. Mr. James Lord, of Deer Island, N. B., gives evidence that 

 the Americans "take as much as the British fishermen on the main-land 

 from Point Lepreaux, including West Isles, Campobello, and Grand 

 Manau." 



Page 347. Hon. Wm. Eoss, collector of customs at Halifax, formerly 

 a resident of Cape Breton, and a member of the privy council of 

 Canada, gives evidence as follows: " The American fishermen fish for 

 mackerel on the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton, from Cape North to 

 Scatterie, in August, September, and October, fishing inshore aud off 

 shore, but more inshore than off shore." 



Page 374. Mr. John McDonald, of East Point, Prince Edward Island, 

 says, in his evidence, that he " has fished in American vessels about 

 Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, on West Shore, Bay of Chaleurs, 

 and Gaspe", within three-mile limit." 



Similar evidence is given by 



Page 558. John Dillon, Steep Creek, Gut Canso. 



Page 361. Marshall Paquet, Souris, Prince Edward Island. 



Page 365. Barnaby Mclsaac, East Point, Prince Edward Island. 



Page 384. John D. McDonald, Souris, Prince Edward Island. 



Page 388. Peter S. Eichardson, Chester, New Brunswick. 



Page 399. Mr. Holland C. Payson, fishery overseer at West 

 Xova Scotia, says in his evidence that St. Mary's Bay, the coast arc 



