AWARD OF T1IE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



honors to understand that although the heading of this affidavit is that 

 it purports to be a statement of all the trips made since the Washing- 

 ton Treaty up to the time when the affidavit was made, it is in fact a 

 mppressio veri, and that they only swear to six trips. 



Mr. TEESCOT. I do not say anything about it. I have not as yet had 

 a chance to look at it. 



Mr. THOMSON. A discrepancy at all events exists between the num- 

 ber 1,800 barrels and the number 10,033 barrels, and a difference of 

 8,283. That is against us this time; and, moreover, this is a pretty 

 large sum. The first affidavit was entirely against us, as they say in it 

 that their catch in the bay was only 1,800 barrels. 



Mr. FOSTER. I have already called your attention to the fact that the 

 last statements are more correct than the earlier ones. 



Mr. THOMSON. What must be the character of these books, when this 

 gentleman who sends this last statement swears that it was taken from 

 them ? What can be the character of these books, or the character of 

 the men who have made up this statement from the books, and sent in 

 such an affidavit as No. 59, from which I have just read. It is eitlrer a 

 gross attempt to deceive the Commission, or else the books are wholly 

 inaccurate and unreliable. 



If your excellency and your honors will now look at letter T, to which 

 I call your attention, you will find the statement of James Tarr & Bro.; 

 the corresponding affidavit in Appendix M is No. 72. It is stated in 

 affidavit No. 72 that the number of trips made in tbe Bay of St. Lawrence 

 in 1871 was four, and the catch 1,287 barrels of mackerel, while, accord- 

 ing to this other statement, in 1871 they made three trips, with a catch 

 of 1,054 barrels. In 1872 two trips were made, according to the aflidavit 

 No. 72, and 888 barrels were taken, while in 1872 two trips were made, 

 according to this statement, Appendix O, with a catch of 727 barrels 

 .only. In 1873, according to the affidavit, four trips were made, and 672 

 barrels were caught, while in 1873, according to this last statement, the 

 catch of mackerel in the Bay of St. Lawrence was only 660 barrels. In 

 1874 three trips were made, according to affidavit No. 72, with a catch 

 of 1,124 barrels, while in 1874, according to this last statement, they 

 only caught 774 barrels in the Bay of St. Lawrence, thus cutting down 

 the former statement very materially. In 1875 they say they got noth- 

 ing in the Bay of St. Lawrence, and in 1876 they say in the affidavit 

 that they caught 190 barrels of mackerel, while in the statement, Apjen- 

 dix O, they state that in 1876 their catch in the bay amounted to 1!>7 

 barrels. Now these two affidavits cannot be reconciled the discrepancy 

 is too great. 



The next one in the list to which I will direct your attention is letter 

 U, and the corresponding affidavit is No. 74, made by Clark ami Some*. 

 They say that " since the Washington Treaty, so called, our vessels have 

 been employed as follows "; and then state that the number of i 

 which they "made in the Bay of St. Lawrence in 1872 was four, 

 catch of 812 barrels of mackerel, while in this statemen 

 that in 1872 they made nine trips to the bay and got 2.189 barrels 

 against what they are pleased to put down in affidavit Xo. 74 ax 8 

 swear, in fact, in the affidavit which was sworn to on the t 

 last that they only caught 812 barrels of mackerel in the I 

 Lawrence in 1872, while in this other affidavit they swear 

 catch during that season in the bay amounted to 2,18 

 crepancy is tremendous. 



Then in 1873 they say that they made four trips to the I 

 680 barrels, while in 1873 they admit in this other statemen 



