AWAKD OF THE FISIIERY COMMISSION. 2019 



Q. Can you make it up from memory f A. I could. 



Q. I should like to have the names of these owners.' 

 By Mr. Foster : 



Q. Haven't I a list of the vessels and captains ! A. V.MI h-trpn'e a 

 list of the captains. You have a list of the vessels and their tonna** 

 AH those that went to Newfoundland that we know of up r 

 ber 1. 



By Mr. Whiteway : 



Q. I simply wanted to get a list of the vessels from I'rovinretown. 

 There are only, [ think how many on the Banks f A. There are forty. 

 eight. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Q. Those vessels are owned, some of them, in thirty-second part*? 

 A. In sixteenths and eighths. 



Q. A good many men own them ? A. In the first place, here i an 

 outfitter. He keeps a store. 



By Mr. Whiteway: 



Q. Confine yourself to the simple facts. These vessels you Mjr are 

 owned by several parties. They vary between what numbers of owner* T 

 A. Many of those are owned in part by Boston owners. 



Q. Each of those vessels is owned by a great number of parties T A. 

 Not all of them ; some haven't many owners. 



Q. Others have a great many f A. Others quite a tuimbr 4 



Q. Varying between how many? Between sixteen and thirty-two f- 

 No ; I wou't say that. They vary between half a dozen ami sixteen, and 

 some more than sixteen. 



Q. Well, now, have you been to all those owners! You said you bad 

 been to the owners of those vessels. Have you been to all those owner* ! 

 A. No. -Now I was careless when I made that statement. I nhouM 

 not have made that statement. I should have said the agents. There 

 might be a hundred and fifty owners, some in Boston and some in New 

 Orleans. If you will have the kindness to pardon ine, we get area* 

 tomed to speaking of the agents as the owners. 



Q. Y r ou went down to the ships' husbands f A. Yes. 



Q. Give the names of the agents. A. What ship shall I give you f 

 (It is agreed, to save time, witness shall furnish a list.) 



Q. Now, do I understand you to say this, that all UIM ageni 

 pressed themselves opposed to the Grand Bank fishing vessels gi 

 the coast of Newfoundland for bait ? A. I do not wish to IH* in. -NT- 

 to say that they all had conversation on that subject, 

 did oppose it, and nobody, that 1 heard, approved of it as ugenl 

 vessels. They appeared to think there was no advantage. 

 all express themselves; several did. They talked t 

 rather our vessels did not go in. 



Q. How many agents are there, in round numbers 

 perhaps, half as many agents as vessels. 



Q. How many is thatf-A. 48; half of that 

 guess-work, however. It may not be more than li. 



Q. Now, how many of these 2t agents expressed 

 posed to the vessels going into Newfoundland 

 rightly remember the number. I cannot say. 



Q. You cannot answer. Can you tell approximately 

 this: Can you name one individual who expressed 



