AWARD OP THE FISHERY COilMIlMIQJI. 21 Hi 



Q. Were you in it a number of years ? A. Ye*. 



Q. Now, in the year 1859, being the first year in the lUttlrr. did ?<* 

 go into the bay, and at what time of the year ? A. I came in July ; I 

 guess about the 10th or 15th of July. I got into the bay the loth of Ao- 

 gust. I left home after the 4th of July. 



Q. How many barrels did you take, and whore ! A. I got ino bar 

 rels that year. The mackerel were scarce. I got them on llauk Orphan 

 and the Magdalens. 



Q. In the first year you were in the Rattler did you take anj in 

 shore? A. No. 



Q. In 1860 you were in the same vessel. IIow many trip* did you 

 make, and where did you catch your fish T A. I mode one trip, I 

 think, and got 500 barrels. I got them around the Magdalen*, BO* of 

 them around Bird Kocks. 



Q. In 1861 you were in the same vessel ! A. Yen. 



Q. How many trips did you make ? A. Two trips, I think. 



Q. How many barrels did you catch ! A. 500 barrel* earh trip. 



Q. That is the third year in the Hauler T A. Yes. 



Q. Now, where were those taken the first trip and the second ! A. 

 They were taken at the Magdalen and Bank Orphan. 



Q. Any inshore that year ! A. No. 



Q. In 1862 were you in the same vessel still ? A. Yei. 



Q. How many trips did you make then ! A. Two tri|M. I got, I 

 think, 500 barrels each trip. 



Q. Where? A. I got them part on Bank Orphan and the real at UM 

 Magdalens. 



Q. In 1863 ? A. I got one trip on the Magdalen.*, and wenl 

 back again and got about 150 barrels, and went to Sydney and foC 

 enough to make 300 barrels. 



Q. Your first trip was 500 barrels at the Magdalens and j 

 300 barrels,-half of them at the Magdalens and half at Sydney. 

 you fished off Sydney was it inshore or out T--A. I 



Q. Then in 1863 you took 150 barrels inshore near Sydney T 



Q. Were you in the Rattler another year?- -A. Yea; 1 



Q. What did you do in 1864 f A. I made three trip*. 



Q. How manv barrels did you get in the bay ? 



Q. That you would be likely to rememl>er. Now, when 

 the first trip that year? A. I got them on Orphan am 

 the first trip, and the second trip at the Magdalen*. 



Q. And the third trip ?-A. 1 got about 3tm ban* * 

 Bank, and ran down to Margaree and got HI 3 barrels 

 and went home. 



Q. How near inshore did you get them at Marg 

 shore. It is about a mile or a mile ami a ball 



Q. Was that the last trip in the Rattler 



Q. Now, what did you do with the first and *ecom 

 A I left them at Mr. Hartley's till I went home 



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Q. Was that currency or gold ? 

 send by steamer. 



