A WARD ^ OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



(Question repeated.) A. He has a great many theories and opinion, 

 of his own, and his opinions are very good. 



Q. The people have faith in those opinions? A. Yes. 



Q. Is that the case ! A. Yes. 



Q. Now this vessel of yours, you say, went into Newfoundland for 

 bait in August; are you aware to what place T A. St. Peter'*, I think 

 or St. Pierre, I believe it is. 



Q. That is not in Newfoundland; didn't you know that! A. I think 

 it is all Newfoundland down there. 



Q. You say your vessel went into St. Peter's! A. I suppose so I 

 don't know whether it was St. Peter's or St. John'8. It is all the same 

 to me whether it is St. Peter's or St. John's. I felt provoked enough 

 that he was there. 



Q. As a matter of fact you say he went into St. Peter's! A. I could 

 not say whether it was St. Peter's or St. John's. 



Q. You have said it was. Now recollect. A. Well, I could not say. 

 I would not swear. I had other business to attend to. 



Q. Will you swear that it was not St. Matthew's! Do you know 

 whether there is a harbor called St. Matthew's ! A. No. 



Q. Do you know whether he was on the coast of Newfoundland at 

 all ? A. I know he was, because he had a draft. 



Q. In whose favor ? A. It was drawn on me. 



Q. Well, now, who was it in favor of? A. I don't know who the 

 party was. 



Q. Do you recollect the amount ! A. No. 



Q. Did you pay it! A. I did. 



Q. Did you get a bill of parcels of what he bought! A. I did. 



Q. Whose name was to the bill ! A. I don't recollect. 



Q. What do you recollect about it! Let us know. A. I recollect that 

 he went in there and didn't get home until November. 



Q. Where did he go in ! A. Some part of the British provinces 

 into Newfoundland. 



Q Will you undertake to swear it was Newfoundland now ? A. No, 

 I would not say, because I do not remember. It was so small an affair 

 that I paid no attention to it. 



Q. You are president of an insurance society ! A. Yea. 



Q. Is it mutual or has it a subscribed stock ? A. It has a capital 

 stock of $100,000. 



Q. What was it I understood you to say with regard to increasing the 

 rate of premium! You were going to put some additional clause m to 

 increase the premium. As regards what place ! A. As regards any of 

 these vessels leaving the Bank and going in for bait. 



Q. You have not put that in the policy yet! A. No. 



Q. Although those vessels have been going in there for three or four 

 years? A. Some have. There are one or two cases where they have 

 done it with certain vessels. 



Q. In Provincetown ? A. Yes. 



Q. Could you produce one of those policies ! A. I could not no 



Q. Do you remember what it was that was put in T A. It was to prt 

 hibit them from going in for bait. 



Q. Are you aware that all along the coast where those i 

 there is not a single shoal or rock to bring a vessel up, and that 

 go directly into the harbor; that in reality the eastern GOJIJ 

 foundland is the least dangerous coast we have !- 

 pay for one vessel. 



jQ. There was one vessel lost there during the last 



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