AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMI88KW. 2187 



That was one of your vessels; did she ever do that T A. Thai u mart 

 than she ever carried. She never fitted for over 350 h.irn-U. 



Q. Do you recollect what she did f A. 1 think that in the time tbe 

 landed 200-odd barrels. 



Q. I ana n6t talking of the Colonel Cook when you were in b*r in 

 1863, but as to the quantity sbe caught in isT^f A. 1 wan uerrr to 

 the Colonel Cook. 



Q. In 1873 you were interested in her; do you recollect what mack- 

 erel she took ? A. She did not take any such quantity a* that. 



Q. Not 700 barrels in Bay St. Lawrence! A. No; becatuw that U 

 more than she can carry. 



Q. She did not make two 'trips and catch 3S() and 320 barrel* ? A. 

 She never carried at the most over 350 barrels; I think nhe did not. 



Q. Do you recollect what her catch was that year! A. 1 don't 

 recollect. 



Q. Did she make any money ? A. She never made any money nine* 

 she was built, hardly. 1 don't think she made any that year. 



Q. If the date June 13 was the date given as when ulie hud got two 

 trips, that could not be correct, as no vessel could ever wake td tnj* 

 before June 13 in Bay St. Lawrence ! A. She could not have gone in 

 till June 15. 



Q. I am now reading from page2P, Apj>endix X : " Return of Unit 



That is when ue went mto the 



He has made a mistake. 



barrels." A. 

 bay. 



Q. Did she get 700 barrels that year ?- -A. I don't think M 

 ,got that many any year. 

 By Mr. Davies : 



Q. Have you any recollection of the catches made by your 

 you gave up fishing yourself ? A. 1 know pretty well 

 made. The bay vessels have made no money. 



Q. Have you a good recollection of the catches they n 

 I don't recollect. I could not tell you the exact quant 

 very poor trips. 



Q. In 1873 you owned the Wildfire T--A. \t*. 



Q. Give me the catch you made that year.-A. I do 



^'would you be prepared to dispute a return made I 



of customs at Port Mulgrave as to what her catch * ! 



something near it. . A i .KI 



Q. You don't recollect at the present time 

 it was something like GOO barrels; somewhere ln 



Q. He returns 025 barrels. A. I *ue.s,s thai i 



Q. Was the Phceuix your vessel f- A. >o. 



* - " 



Q. And will you undertake to swear that she 

 in 1873? Have you any recollection o 

 would not want to swear 1 it, b 



*: Have you a sufficient recollectiou of i, f- 

 cient recollection of it. 



