AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION'. 2029 



Q. How many did you take on the first trip and how many on the 

 second? A. Three hundred and forty barrels on the first trip and L"JO 

 on the second. 



Q. In 1848 what did you do! A. I was in* the same vessel and made 

 one trip. 



Q. How many barrels did you get ? A. Three hundred barrels. 



Q. Where! A. Off North Cape 10 or l.~> miles and from there to 

 Bradley. Sometimes we would go toward the Magdalen Island*. 



Q. Did you catch any of them within 3 miles of the shore! A. Not 

 any that year. 



Q. In 1849 what were you doing ! A. I was on our shore*. 



Q. You were on the American shores catching mackerel? A. Yea. 



Q. How many did you catch ? A. Five hundred barrels that season. 

 I went early south on the coast of Maine and back to the Georges. 



Q. How many trips did you make? A. We made short trips; I don't 

 know how many. 



Q. In 1850 what were you doing ? A. I made one trip in the bay. 



Q. How many did you catch ? A. Two hundred and fifty barrels.' 



Q. Were you still in the same vessel ! A. Yes. 



Q. Were did you catch them ? A. At the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. Was any part of them taken inshore, except at Magdalen Islands? 

 A. No. 



Q. In 1851 what were you doing? A. I went two trips. 



Q. How many did you get? A. Three hundred and seventy barrels. 



Q. Was that the result of both trips? A. Yes. 



Q. Where did you get them ? A. We got them all over the bay, most 

 off Bonaventure. 



Q. Was any part taken within 3 miles of the shore? A. I don't 

 recollect any. 

 , Q. In 1852 what were you doing? A. I went one trip. 



Q. To the gulf? A. Yes; we got 175 barrels. 



Q. Where were they caught ? A. On the west shore and about the 

 island. 



Q. Was any part of them taken within 3 miles of the shore ? A. 

 Yes; 1 should judge I might get one eighth of them there. 



Q. In 1853 what were you doing ? A. I was on our roast. 



Q. You made short trips ? A. Yes; and got 400 barrels during the 

 season. 



Q. In 1854 what were you doing! A. I went two trips 

 beam into the gulf. 



Q. How many barrels did you take ? A. (.">() barrels 



Q. Whereabouts did you take them ? A. I caught them 

 and at the Magdalen Islands mostly. 



Q. Did you take any part of them within three miles of the 

 except at the Magdalen Islands .'A. I think I caught 

 Prince Edward Island. 



Q. Can you tell what proportion .'A. I don t think I caugh 

 one-eighth ; I could not tell exactly. 



Q. In 1855 how many trips did you make? A. One trip in tl 



Q. How many did you take ?-A. L'75 barrels. I caught then, 

 west shore most of them on the west shore. 



Q. Did you take any portion of them w.th.n three 

 shore? A. I should judge perhaps fifty barrels. 



Q. In 1856 what were you doing t-A. I went one trip in t 



Q. How many did you take ? A. L'74 barrels 



Q. Where were they taken ?-A. On Bradley and oft Bona%< 



