1764 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



shores of Nova Scotia, eastern and northern shores of Cape Breton, An- 

 tigonish Bay, east coast of New Brunswick, and Bay Chaleur : 



Page of affidavits. 



156. W. Wyse, Chatham, New Brunswick. 



181. Gabriel Seaboyer, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. 



182. Patrick Mullins, Sydney, C. B., Nova Scotia. 

 190. John Carter, Port Mouton, Nova Scotia. 

 192. Thomas Condon, Guysboro', Nova Scotia. 

 200. Matthew Monroe, Guysboro', Nova Scotia. 

 200. Isaac W. Kennells, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 



206. Joshua Smith, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 



207. Martin Wentzel, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. 



209. Alexander McDonald, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 



216. Amos H. Outhouse, Digby, Nova Scotia. 



226. Robert S. Eakins, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. 



227. John A. McLeod, Kensington, Prince Edward Island. 

 2)0. Angus B. McDonald, Souris, Prince Edward Island. 

 233. John Mclntyre, Fairfield, Prince Edward Island. 

 237. Thomas Walsh, Souris, Prince Edward Island. 



239. Daniel Mclntyre, Prince Edward Island. 



217. John Merchant. Northumberland, New Brunswick. 



From end to end the British evidence shows that the United States 

 fishermen carry on their operations within the British territorial waters. 

 I beg here to introduce a few instances from the evidence of the United 

 States witnesses who were produced to prove that the mackerel fish- 

 ery was carried on in what is called by the United States counsel 

 " the open sea." 



TIMOTHY A. DANIES, of Wellfleet, Mass., fisherman, called on behalf of the Government 

 of the United States, sworn and examined. 

 By Mr. Foster : 



Question. How old are you ? Answer. Seventy years. 



Q. Wer<- you en^ag-d in mackere' -fishing duriu; a good many years? A. Yes. 



Q. How many years did you come to the gulf to fish mackerel ? A. Seventeen years. 



Q. What year did you begin and what year end ? A. From 1846 to 1873, I believe, in- 

 clusive ; one year out. 



Q. Were you in the same schooner all the time? A. Yes. 



(^. What was the name of the vessel? A. Pioneer. 



Q. What tonnage 1 A. (W tons. 



<J. New or old measurement ? A. Old measurement. 



<^. Were you captain all these years f A. Yes. 



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Q. Where did you do your principal fishing in those places ; more than three miles from 

 shore, or less T A. More than three miles. 



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Q. If you were a young man and fisherman once more, and wanted to come to the gulf to 

 mi.-h mackerel, would you he prevented from doing it by the fact that you were forbidden 

 to Bib within three miles of the shore? A. I think so. 



By Mr. Weatherbe: 



Q. If you wore forbidden to come within three miles of the shore, would you come at 

 would be under certain circumstances. If there were no fish with us and 

 plenty th. .-, perbap* I might ; I canm.t say as to that, 



in yourexpi.riei.ee. if you had been restricted, during all these years you came to 

 bay, Iron, mining to within three miles of the shore, you would not have come? A. I 

 think not. 



Stephen II. Martin, master-mariner and fisherman, of Gloucester, was 

 called on behalf of the Government of the United States. Here are some 

 extractH from pages 212 and 215 of the American evidence: 

 By Mr. Dana : 



Q. But you did not fish within the three-mile limit A No 

 fislf aJeV-A*" Yes ^ ^ fr m reP rtS f V<?88el8 a * fr m 7 Wn observation where the 



