AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1835 



In fact, they go the whole year round to catch them. In the summer they get halibut in 

 shallow water, but in the winter they have to fish in UK) fathoms of water. 



Q. So they are a deep-water fish as a fish, but you can catch them inshore ? A. They 

 may be caught inshore. 



Q. Do the Americans themselves pursue the halibut-fishing except as a deep-sea fishery t 

 A O, yes. They take them anywhere where they can get them. 



Q. Do you think that on this coast the Americaus fish for halibut T A. Yes. 



Q. They take them as they find them, but do they undertake as a businew* the gulling for 

 halibut jnshore T A. Certainly, the treaty allows it. They will take them in our harbors if 

 they can. 



Now, if you look at page 413, the evidence of Mr. Kuggles, you will 

 find some evidence upon this point : 



Q. What kind of fish are caught here? A. Codfish, haddock, hake, pollock, halibut, 

 herring, and some mackerel when they strike our shores. 



Q. Is it an inshore fishery? A. With the large proportion of the inhabitants it is an in- 

 shore fishery iu small boats. 



Q. Do you know where Cape Split is ? A. Yes. 



Q. Now does this fishery extend up the north coast of the island and off Digby Neck as 

 far as Cape Split ? A. Yes. It is quite an extensive fishery up to the Isle of Haute, and 

 that is well up to Cape Split. , 



Q. From Cape Split it extends all the way to your island. Around the shores of the bay, 

 are there fisheries there ? A. Yes. 



Q. Around both sides of the bay ? A. That is Digby Neck side and Clare. 



Q. And down the coast as far as Yarmouth ? A. Perhaps on the south side of St. Mary's 

 Bay on the French Shore or the Township of Clare it is not so extensive. 



Q. It is not so extensively carried on, but is the fish as good ? A. I could hardly say it 

 was as good on the south side, but still there are a number that prosecute the fisheries there. 

 It is increasing annually. The inhabitants are turning their attention more to the fishery 

 business. 



Now you will recollect that this evidence is wholly nncontradictod, 

 and the same is true of the testimony of Mr. Payson, on page 399. He 

 is fishery overseer for Long Island and Brier Island,, residing at West- 

 port, Digby County, Nova Scotia. His evidence is as follows: 



Q. You are inspector of fisheries there ? A. Yes, up to Tiverton and Petit Passage. 



Q. What do you consider to be the value of the fisheries there ? A. Last year the fisher- 

 men exported about $200,000 worth offish. 



Q. What parts of the coast does that include ? A. The two islands. 



Q. From the two islands, which constitute about 7 miles of the Hi) miles of the Neck on 

 one side of the bay, the fish exported amounted to $'200,000 ? A. Yes. 



Q. The other portion of the fishery is as good us yours f A. Well, perhaps not quite. 

 They are not as fully carried out. 



Q. Fish are plentiful? A. There is fishing all along the coast. 



Q. The people on those islands live almost exclusively by fishing T A. Pretty much al- 

 together. 



Q. For a number of years your district has been frequented by small American schoon- 

 ers? A. Yes. 



Q. What kinds offish do they catch ? A. They catch the same kinds as we do <-od. hal- 

 ibut, pollock, and herring. 



Q. They catch their own bait? A. The small vessels catch their own bait 



Q. Besides these small schooners, your district is frequented by other American fishing- 

 vessels ? A. A great many other vessels come in mainly for bait, sometimes for ice, and go 

 out again. 



Q. How often do they come in for bait ? A. I have known some vessels to come tl 

 times in a season. 



Q. Where do the small American vessels take their fish 'A. To where they l> 

 suppose. They come from along the coast down to Mount Desert. 



Q. It is a business that is increasing ? A. Yes. 



Q. Do the American vessels fish there during the season ? A. The small 

 fish there during the season, and the other vessels come in for bait. 

 Whale Cove, and White Cove from one to three miles above Petit Passage, and qun 

 tensive fishery about five miles above. The people there complained ot the si 

 vessels coming there and interfering with the fishery. I told them I could not 

 because the Americans are allowed the same privileges as we are. 1 also IK 

 of the Americans transgressing the law by Sabbath fishing and throwing gui 

 In two cases I issued a warrant, but they got out of the way and it was i 

 them. 



