2140 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. Is the bank to which you refer on the west coast of Cape Breton ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. You did not confine yourself to the island, but fished off the 

 coast? A. We tried all along there. 



Q. Along the west coast of Cape Breton ? A. Yes. 



Q. How often did you try ? A. We tried when we went there ; I can- 

 not tell how often. When night overtook us we would heave to. 



Q. Did you ever fish within three miles of the shore there ? A. I 

 would not swear that I have not, and I would not swear that I have, 

 because distance is so deceiving. I would presume I have not. 



Q. I mean three miles of the land, either island or mainland ? A. I 

 should think I have, and I would not swear that I have, within three 

 miles of the island. 



Q. Are you aware that the best fishing is within three miles of the 

 land ? A. No ; I am not. 



Q. At that place ? A. No. 



Q. Have you tried in there? A. Yes. 



Q. Have you given it a fair and thorough trial ! A. I never fre- 

 quented there so much as some other vessels. 



Q. Have you given it a fair and thorough trial ? A. I cannot say 

 that I have. 



Q. You never fished at Prince Edward Island ? A. Never. 



Q. Previous to 1854, how many years did you fish ? A. Three years. 



Q. You were not permitted to fish within three miles of the shore 

 then ? A. In 1854 we were not. 



Q. In 1855 were you ? A. I was not there in 1855. 



Q. How many years were you there when you were prohibited from 

 fishing within three miles of land ? A. While I was skipper of a vessel 

 we could fish anywhere we saw fit. 



Q. You don't know what lee-bowing boats me?ns? You perhaps 

 never heard the word lee-bowing before ? A. Never in my life. Boats 

 generally ^ish at anchor. To lee-bow a boat it must be under way. 



Q. You don't know anything of the extent of the boat-fishing in any 

 of the places you have been ? A. It was not very extensive in those 

 days. 



Q. Do you know the statistics in regard to the number of boats en- 

 gaged in the mackerel fishery ? A. No, I do not. 



Q. Have you a son who has been fishing ? A. Yes. 



Q. How many years has he been fishing ? A. 1 really could not tell 

 you. He went fishing some few years previous to the war, then he went 

 to the war, then he came home and went fishing a year, and he has been 

 to China and California. 



Q. What is bis name ? A. George F. Friend. 



Q. He is not here? A. No. 



Q. Had you any Nova Scotia fishermen with you when fishing ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Will you give the names of any ? A. I had a fellow of the name 

 of Powers. 



Q. Do you know where he belonged ? A. Somewhere on this shore ; 

 I cannot tell the place. I think it was Prospect. 



Q. Do you know of any other? A. A fellow of the name of Mitchell. 



Q. Where did he belong ? A. Port Hood. 



Q. What years was he with you ? A. About three years. I think he 

 was with us the second, third, and fourth year. 



Q. What year was Powers fishing with you? A. I could not tell you. 



