AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2153 



Q. You know whether you did or not! A. I went in to prorr* 



water. 



Q. Have yon seen other vessels there ! A. Yet. 



Q. Fishing ? A. I would not swear to that. 



Q. What is your belief! A. I believe that part, if not all of them. 

 which I saw were coasting-vessels. I have now reference to one time tn 

 particular. 



Q. Do I understand you to say you have no recollection of erer Dur- 

 ing seen American vessels fishing in the Bay of Cbaleur* T A. To my 

 certain knowledge, no. 



Q. What do you mean by "certain knowledge**! A. To my knowl- 

 edge. The vessels I saw there I suppose were, as to the mom of tb-m, 

 coasters. I saw very few, and them only once that I remember of. 



Q. Did you try to fish there then ! A. Yes. 



Q. On which shore did you do so ! A. I filled with water on the 

 Canadian side and I presume that I tried there. 



Q. At what harbor ? A. Cascapediac. 



Q. When was this ? A. I think that it was in 1SOS. 



Q. You were then in the Julia Grace ! A. Yes. 



Q. You were never in the Bay of Chaleurs previously ! -A. Nol to 

 my recollection. 



Q. Have you ever fished much up around the Ga*p' shore ! 



Q. Perhaps vou were never to the north of that or at Seven Island* f 

 A. No. 



Q. You have never been there at all ! A. >o. 



Q. Do you know whether the American fishing lleet go there c 

 A. I do not know. 



Q. You have never heard of it! A. I heard Mr. Jrieml Ute 

 to-day that he was there. 



Q. Before your conversation with Mr. Friend about : 

 you heard many Americans say that they had fished about 

 ands, and speak of it as one of the points where they i 

 A. No. 



Q. Nor Gaspe ? A. I could not say as to tbat 



Q. Have you heard them speak of fishing around the I 

 A. That is near Bonaventure, is it not! 



Q. Yes. A. Well, I presume that I have. 



Q. Do you not know whether yon have or not 

 want to swear to it. 



Q. Have you a doubt in your own u.uid alwut th * part Wn 

 of Is one of the points where they caught inackm 

 ing about fishing all the time when on our crips ant 



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one of their fishing grounds ?- 



Q.' Many oTth'em* A. Plenty of them. 

 Q. A great many of them ! A. \o 



"> island COD8taDtly ""' ncn 



A. Yes. 



