2136 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. Did you fish that way at St. Anne as well as at Seven Islands ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. All the fish you caught during that first trip in 1858 up at Seven 

 Islands and between there and Cape St. Anne, were caught inshore ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Do you remember what portion of your first trip was so taken ? 

 A. I think about 70 barrels. 



Q. Where were the rest taken ? A. At the Magdalen Islands ; we 

 fished round and up to Purse Hill that trip. 



Q. Did you fish inshore during the first trip in 1858, at any place 

 except at St. Anne and Seven Islands ? A. No. 



Q. Take the second trip of 1858, where did you fish ? A. At the 

 Magdalen Islands and off Margaree. I caught some few off Margaree. 



Q. Were those taken off Margaree caught inshore ? A. I suppose we 

 were outside of three miles. Three miles is very near at Margaree. 



Q. And the second trip you caught 150 barrels? A. Yes. 



Q. In 1857 did you made two trips ? A. Yes. 



Q. How many did you get the first trip ? A. 300 barrels. 



Q. Where were they taken! A. Most of them at Magdalen Islands. 



Q. Any elsewhere ? A. No. 



Q. On the second trip how many did you take ? A. I think about 150 

 barrels. 



Q. Where were they taken? A. At Magdalen Islands, most of 

 them. 



Q. Did you take any fish, during that autumn trip, at what is called 

 Fisherman's Bank ? A. Yes. 



Q. Where is that ? A. It is about in a line from Port Hood to George- 

 town, off Cape St. George to the eastward. 



Q. It is on Cape Breton shore ? A. Yes. 



Q. How far from any land is Fisherman's Bank? A. I think about 10 

 miles. 



Q. In 1860 did you make a trip ? A. One trip. 



Q. Where did you go ? A. To the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. How many barrels did you take ? A. About 260. 



Q. You were fishing in the bay every year from 1855 to 1860 inclusive ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. And in those six years you made eleven trips, two trips a year 

 every year, but'the last ? A. Yes. 



Q. You appear to have caught 2,635 barrels, or 240 barrels a trip. 

 How many barrels was the vessel fitted for ? A. Four hundred and 

 eighty barrels. 



Q. How many men did you take ? A. Sixteen. 



Q. When you were fishing for mackerel, did you ever take any off 

 Prince Edward Island ? A. No. 



Q. Did you ever go into any of the harbors of Prince Edward Island? 

 A. Not while fishing. I have been there coasting. I have been at 

 Charlottetown coasting. 



Q. All your fishing in the gulf was away from Prince Edward Island? 

 A. Yes; I never caught fish within 25 or 40 miles of it. 



Q. How late in the season have you been at the Magdalen Islands? 

 A. To the last of October. 



Q. Do you regard the Magdalen Islands as a safe place to fish? A. 

 Perfectly safe. 



Q. Is the water there still or blowy ? A. I don't know that we have 

 not more blowy weather there than in other parts of the bay at some 

 seasons. As a general thing it is more blowy. 



