2130 AWABD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. I understood you to say you went to the books to ascertain whether 

 there was any record of what had been inspected from the gulf! A. I 

 don't think so. 



Q. Is that correct ? A. I went to the books to see how many fish from 

 the gulf had been inspected in the town of Wellfleet, and I got the general 

 inspector's report. I asked the inspector if there was any way of tell- 

 ing how many barrels of fish had been inspected from the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence, and he said no. 



Q. Now, you say you asked him ; did you ask him ? A. I have told 

 you I asked him. 



Q. What did you ask him ? A. I have told you what 1 asked him. 



Q. Be kind enough to mention it again. A. I went to Mr. Swett, he 

 being the oldest inspector, and I asked him the number of barrels that 

 had been inspected in Wellfleet during the last ten years. He said, "I 

 can give you the general inspector's sworn returns." Then I asked him 

 if he could tell me how many fish were inspected in Wellfleet from the 

 Bay St. Lawrence for the last 10 years. He said he could not, but on 

 the best estimate he could make the number would be 5,000 barrels. 



Q. That is the only foundation you have for making the statement 1 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Did you ask him how he came to that opinion ? A. No. 



Q. Was there any information from which he could have judged? 

 A. He said he could have told me if he had kept his books so. He told 

 me he could not tell ; but to the best of his judgment it would be 5,000 

 barrels. 



Q. Did you ask him if he had any record ? A. No. I don't know 

 about that. 



Q. You don't remember ? A. I think he told me that, to the best of 

 his judgment, it was 5,000 barrels. 



Q. After he had given you the 274,000 barrels, I understood you to 

 say you also asked him if he kept a record of the others ? A. I asked 

 him how many fish had been packed from Bay St. Lawrence. 



Q. Did yfiu ask if he kept any record ? A. I am unable to say. 



Q. Do you remember whether you said so f A. I am unable to tell 

 you. 



Q. You don't remember whether you said so or not ? A. I asked him 

 if he could tell me how many fish were packed from Bay St. Lawrence. 



Q. Have you no other means of knowing ? A. No. 



Q. You spoke of catching 160 barrels of mackerel in 1858j where were 

 they caught ? A. In Bay St. Lawrence. 



Q. How many years were you engaged there ? A. Two years ; 1858 

 and 1859. 



Q. Do you recollect what vessel ? A. Indiana. 



Q. Was any British subject on board ? A. One each year; but I am 

 unable to give his name. 



Q. Where did he belong? A. To the Strait of Canso. 



Q. Was that his place of residence ? A. No ; we shipped him there. 

 Q. The first year 1 A. Yes. 



Q. Did you find him there the second year? A. Not the same man. 

 We got another man from the same place. 



Q. Y"ou are not able to give the name of either of them ? A. No. 



Q. What year was there one vessel from your town in the bay ? A. 

 This year, 1877. 



Q. And what number last year ? A. In 1876 and 1875 we had one 

 vessel each year. 



