AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. J - . 



Q. Are you sure ? A. I furnish the nets. 

 Q. Don't they catch bait iu those nets at the Magdalen Inland* in 

 the spring! A. They do catch some herring near Magdalen Nl.ui-U 



in the spring. 



Q. Large quantities, I believe? A. Yes; as much as they want. 



Q. Are you aware whether they run into the coast of Nova Scotia for 

 ice and bait ? A. They do not. 



Q. Do any of the fleet coining down to the gulf carry home fresh 

 fish ? A. Not of mine. 



Q. Any of the fleet ? A. I don't know ; it is very large. 



Q. You are just confining this evidence to your own veaseUT A. Yen. 



Q. How many years have they been there ? A. One since 1870, and 

 for the other, this is the second trip. 



Q. Are you of the opinion that they have never been in for freh 

 bait f A. I am except as to the Magdalen Islands ; but I don't ftpcak 

 positively, not being there. I furnish the vessels with net* ; and the 

 captains told me they set nets on the Banks Bradley and Orphan, and 

 catch their herring and use it for bait. He says the herring are plenty 

 there all through the summer season. 



Q. In justice to you, I may say it is in evidence that some of the 

 American codfishing fleet do come in and procure fresh bait. A. Per- 

 haps so; I do not know. 



Q, I see you have had a little to do with the mackerel ? A. Very 

 little. 



Q. You were down yourself iu 1833 ? A. I was cod flthinf that 

 time. 



Q. In 1840 you were down cod fishing and for mackerel too ! 

 many did you get ? A. Two hundred barrels. 



Q. You got 100 at the Magdalene and 100 at Prince Edward 1 

 'A. That is as near as I can judge. 



Q. Were there any cruisers about there in 1841, protecting the 

 eries ? A. I did not see any. 



Q. These 100 barrels taken at Prince Edward Island weit 

 the bisrht ? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you catch them early or late? A. In September and ( 



Q. What kind of fish were they ? A. Very nice. 



Q. What would you class them ? A. They were mostly > 

 No 2 



Q. You never went fishing in Bay Chalenrs, or on the west coj 



A. No. 



No. 10. 



NATHAN D. FREEMAN, of Trovincetown, men-bant, railed on behalf 

 of the Government of the United States, sworn an 

 By Mr. Foster : 



t Y ofvael busine. a, an 



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li Q e 'During the last ten or twelve years your firm Ins had t< 

 mackerel vessels? A. At times, yes. h b j 



Q. Have any of them been to the bay ! 

 18G7. 



