AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2097 



Q. Where were you in I860 ? A. In the schooner Empire, Captain 

 Newcomb. We were in the bay during the first part of the n-a>M,ei 

 taking 140 barrels off the Magdalen Ishiml.s and Hryon M.u : d. We 

 afterward went home and caught 430 barrels on our shore. In IHoU I 

 was not fishing, but coasting. 



Q. Where were you in 1801 ? A. I was in the Empire, Captain New. 

 comb, on our shore. We only fished part of the year. We did uot do 

 much in the fall, when I was on a trading voyage. 



Q. What did you do in 1802 ? A. I was in the Mary It. Dver, Cap- 

 tain Purvere. 



Q. What did you catch ? A. I could not say exactly : lint we took 

 from 500 to 600 or 700 barrels. 



Q. And in 1863? A. I was then in the Mary R. Dyer, Captain Pur- 

 vere, in the bay and on our shore. We caught 280 barrels in the bay. 



Q. Where? A. Over at the Magdalen Islands and on Hanks Hradl.-y 

 and Orphan. We afterwards fished on our shore and took about 300 

 barrels. 



Q. What did you do in 1864? A. I was in the schooner Maria Web- 

 ster, Captain Newcorube. We went to the bay and got 3Lo barrel*. 

 We landed 200 in Bouche Bay, and returning into the bay, caught Ulo 

 barrels more ; in all we carried 330 barrels out of the bay that year. We 

 did not transship any. 



Q. What proportion of these did you take within the limits! A. We 

 so caught a few on our first trip; that is a hard question to answer; 

 but I could not say that we so obtained more than from L*Mo 4U barrel* 

 that year. 



Q. What did you do in 1865? A. I was iu the Mary B. Dyer, on onr 

 shore. 



Q. What did yon do? A. I cannot remember; that year ia almost ft 

 'blank to me. 



Q. And in- 1866 ? A. I was then on the C. W. Dyer, in the bay, on 

 two trips as master. 



Q. What was her size? A. About 160 tons. 



Q. What did you do? A. On our first trip we only got i 



Q. Where ? A. Principally at the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. What did you get on the second trip ? A. Atxmt 1 

 did not fish within the limits. We caught that trip principally ofl 

 Cape. 



Q. And in 1867? A. I was then in the schooner 1 

 in the bay. 



Q. What did you get at your first trip A. About 



Q. Where? A. Principally on Bank Bradley and over at 

 dalen Islands. 



Q. How about the second trip?-A. Ue took then a 

 number 180. 



Q. Wliere? A. Part of them down towards 

 right off North Cape. 



Q. Did you obtain any within the 3 mile 1 



Q. Had you then a license? A. Yes. 



Q. What was your object in buying a license ; w w it t 

 3-mile limit I-A. I had two reasons for doing it : one * 

 into the bay and fished anywhere back ot Prince I 

 sidered from what I had seen in former years 

 just as liable to be seized 10 miles off shore as . 

 reason was, that as fish were to be caught sometime* 

 to have the chance of so securing them it any v 

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