AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1925 



the shore ? A. To be taken nine miles from land would be jnst a* bad 

 for me as to be taken three miles off; that would make no difference to 

 me as far as my summer's work was concerned. 



So. 2. 



EDWARD STAPLETON, fisherman, of Gloucester, was called on behalf 

 of the Government of the United States, affirmed and examined. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Question. Where were you born ? Answer. In Nova Scotia. 



Q. And you now live in Gloucester ? A. Yes. 



Q. How long have you lived there ? A. Since I was four years old ; 

 and I am now 33. 



Q. For how many years have you been captain of a vessel f A. Thir- 

 teen. 



Q. In what fishing have you been engaged? A. In mackerel and 

 Bank fishing. 



Q. By the Bank, you mean the cod fisheries ? A. Yes. 



Q. In which did you begin first? A. In mackerel fishing. 



Q. And thirteen years ago you commanded a vessel which was en- 

 gaged in mackerel fishing ? A. Yes ; she was called the Fashion. 



Q. She was from Gloucester? A. Yes. 



Q. What was her tonnage ? A. I think it was somewhere about 4C 

 tons. She was a small vessel. 



Q. Who owned her ? A. George J. Marsh and Frank Holmes. 



Q. During how many years were you in her ? A. I was in her one 

 season. 



Q. In what vessel did you next ship ? A. The Laura Mangan. 



Q. Was she also from Gloucester ? A. Yes. George Marsh owned 

 "her. 



Q. For how many years were you inackerel^fishiug f A. I have been 

 for ten years master of a vessel. 



Q. In what year did you make your last mackerel tnp!- 

 1873. 



Q. The year of the great gale ? A. Yes. 



Q. Where did you fish when you fished for mackeiel 

 Bay of St. Lawrence, around the Magdalen Islands, and 

 ley and Orphan. 



Q. Generally state what course you were expected to pursue \ 

 left Gloucester on a trip to catch mackerel ! A. We used general^ 

 run dowii the Nova Scotia shore and go through the fc 

 We stopped, however, at this strait to get wood and water, a 

 proceeded up to North Cape in sight of Prince Edward 1 



B Twh t e U re e did you begin to fish?-A. We generally nsetl to try 

 off North Gape-nearly northeast off North Cape or 1'rin 



IS Q n Off which part of the inslaml ?- A. Off the northwest part 



Q. Where is Bonaveiiture ?-A. It is over oft the l.api. 

 just outside of Gaspe. ., \ rt , 



Q. And how far from the land did you begin to tish 

 Cape? A. The land would be just in sight. 



Q. And how far off Bouaveuture did you f 

 so as to see the hills. 



Q. Is there a Bank in this quarter ?-A. Yes, Bomuen 



