1942 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. How many barrels did you then get ! A. About 27. 



Q. Then you went to the fishing-grounds ? A. Yes. 



Q. And afterwards came in to rebait I A. Yes. 



Q. Where did you get the bait then f A. At Fortune Bay. 



Q. And you again obtained herring ? A. Yes. 



Q. What did you pay for it 1 A. Thirty dollars. 



Q. Did you then complete your codfish voyage ? A. No. 



Q. You 'still again came in for bait? A. Yes. 



Q. What did you do afterwards ? A. I came in again and got cap- 

 lin. 



Q. Where did you go then ? A. I went to Torbay, northeast of St. 

 John, and got bait and ice. I obtained ice and capliu there. 



Q. What did you pay for them? A. I think $36. 



Q. Then you again went to the Banks ? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you finish the voyage on this occasion ? A. No; I came back 

 again. 



Q. For squid ? A. Yes ; to Torbay. 



Q. What squid did you get ? A. I bought $110 worth. 



Q. Where I A. At Torbay. 



Q. How much did you pay for it ? A. Thirty cents a hundred ; that 

 was for ice and all. 



Q. At what time of the year was this ? A. In July. 



Q. That price included ice? A. Yes; my bait and ice cost me $110. 



Q. You went out then to the Banks, and did you complete the 

 voyage ? A. No ; I went in again. 



Q. For what ! A. Squid. 



Q. What did you do then ? A. I obtained the squid, and paid out 

 about the same sum of money that I did before for ice and bait. 



Q. Did you now go out and complete the voyage! A. Yes; and I 

 am now on my way home. 



Q. With a full cargo ? A. My cargo is not quite a full one. 



Q. How many fish do you think that you now have? A. About 

 175,000. 



Q. And what is the tonnage of your vessel? A. 73 tons. 



Q. I believe that this has been a peculiarly unsuccessful season on the 

 Banks ? A. Fish have been scarce this year. 



Q. They have not only been scarce, but they have also been very 

 scarce? A. Yes. Last year I made two baitings, and I obtained bait 

 squid on the Banks. 



Q. Last year you obtained a full voyage with two baitings! A. Yes. 



Q. Did you then go on a second cod fishing voyage? A. Yes, but I 

 did not get a full fare in the fall. 



Q. What did you get on your second voyage? A. An average share 

 of the fleet was on the Bank, and I got 60,000. 



Q. That is about half a voyage? A. It is about one-third. 



Q. And for this catch of 60,000 did you have two baitings ? A. I had 

 one baiting. This was the fall trip. I made two baitings on my first 

 trip. 



Q. And on your last trip you made three baitings on the coast of 

 Newfoundland ?--A. Yes. All the bait I took I got in Newfoundland. 



Q. You obtained G(),ooo on your second trip, and what did you get on 

 your first voyage last year ? A. 140,000. 



Q. You obtained 200,000 on the two voyages ? A. Yes. 



Q. You consider salt bait superior to 'fresh bait, 1 believe? A. O, 

 no; I think that fresh bait is the best. 



