1962 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. Where were they taken ? A. We caught them all at Magdaleus 

 some of them at Bird Hocks. 



Q. What did you do with those ? A. We carried them home. 



Q. You didn't transship ? A. No. 



Q. You made a second trip ? A. Yes. 



Q. How many did you get then ? A. I got think it was 270 the next 

 trip, or thereabouts. 



Q. Where did you catch those 270 barrels on the second trip ? A. 

 We got 100 barrels from the Magdalens, and then it got late and we ran 

 down to Sydney. We got from 150 to 170 barrels down at Sydney, be- 

 tween Sydney and Cape North. 



Q. What portion of those 170 barrels taken between Sydney and Cape 

 North were taken within three miles of the shore! A. Well, I should 

 say that one-eighth part of what we got was taken within three miles 

 of the land. 



Q. You mean A. I mean one-eighth part of the 170. 



Q. In 1874, what were you in ? A. In the Phoenix, the same vessel. 



Q. Where did you fish and how much did you catch ? A. Well, we 

 fished I could not tell you we fished about all over the bay. 



Q. How many did you get in your first trip ? A. We got 150 barrels, 

 I think it was. 



Q. This was your second year in the Carlton ? A. Yes. 



Q. Y'ou say you got 150 barrels the first trip ? A. I think it was from 

 150 to 170 barrels, somewhere along there. We got them, and went to 

 Causo and landed 100 barrels, and bought 100 empty barrels in Causo, 

 and refitted and went into the bay again, where we got another 100 

 barrels, and then we went into Canso and took them all aboard and went 

 home. 



Q. Now, of the first 150, where were those caught? A. The first 150 

 we caught at the Magdalens, most of them. We caught some few off 

 East Point. We got one little spurt of mackerel off what we call George- 

 town Bank, 15 or 20 barrels. 



Q. Show where Georgetown Bank is. Is that the same one called 

 Fisherman's Bank ? A. I think so. (Points to the map, soulheast of 

 Georgetown, P. E. Island.) 



Q. Those you caught at Georgetown Bank how far from shore is that 

 bank? A. Well, we reckon it twelve or fifteen miles off. 



Q. From where ? A. Why, from any land. 



Q. What is the nearest land ? A. Georgetown. 



Q. Now, of your second trip in 1874, which was 100 barrels, what 

 proportion were taken at the Magdalens and what proportion were taken 

 in the vicinity of Georgetown Bank? A. Well, of the second trip of 

 100 barrels we caught some off Georgetown Bank, some off East Point, 

 some at Margaree, and some we caught at Magdalens. We only got 

 100 barrels, anyway ; we could not get many in any one place. 



Q. Can you estimate what proportion, if any, of this last trip were 

 taken within three miles? A. I should say, to be candid about it, as 

 near as I could judge, about one-eighth part inshore that is, within 

 three miles of land. 



Q. Then we come to 1875, the next year, where were you then ! A. 

 In 1875, 1 was in the B. I), llaskins. 



Q. What vessel were you in in 1875? A. I was in the same vessel, 

 the Carlton. 



Q. Where were you then, and how many barrels did you get? A. 

 We fished all over. the bay, and got 120 barrels, I believe. 



Q. When you say all over the bay, what do you mean? A. East 



