AWARD OF TIIE FISHERY COMM188IO*. 



kept out of the way of the cutter because the cutter never troubM t 

 and that was because we kept outside of the limiu. 



Q. " When we threw bait 'and there wa oil about U vwl UU 

 mackerel followed her outside"! A. I forget uch thing* a* tbcMr' 



Q. " There were schools of small mackerel in thin |art, but of teg 

 mackerel we could not get one outside; in order to catch any fuh 

 had to get inshore against the bank, very close to Ca|- I r- : -n'T 

 A. That is wrong. 



Q. " We had to watch our chance to get in, when the cutter a* oat 

 of the way, in order to catch our mackerel" ! A. There A* no cbao< 

 of getting inshore at all. 



Q. "In 1852 we got shipwrecked running ashore nt 8ourt"t A. 

 That is correct. 



Q. "We crossed to the island. We made 230 barrels" ? A. That U 

 not correct. 



Q. " Our main object was to charter a Hritish venae! and |ui MM* 

 of our experienced fishermen on her, so as to fish without any fear f <h 

 cutters"? A. I never thought of such a thing. 



Q. Did you ever speak of such a thing to any hutima being ! A. 

 No. 



Q. Had you the means to charter an English vessel? A. No. 



Q. And after your vessel was wrecked you nay that you ent fur ibr 

 underwriters and came home f A. Yes. 



Q. What did you do with your 130 barrels of mackerel ?- 

 them home in another vessel. 



Q. Did you try to fish any more up here that year?- 



Q. Did you make any arrangements to do no that yeari- 

 When that gale of wind commenced everybody got kind of fhgbWied. 

 The water was stirred up and thick, and wo all gave up ami went bttM. 



By Mr. Davies : 



Q. I think you said that the 2,000 which vou put down lor UM < 

 pensesof the vessel includes everything for wear and tear, ngjr 

 plies, insurance, and other vessel expenses ! A. That is oul> a 

 guess. 



Q. But that is your estimate ? A. I think that 



that; if you reckon in the charter it would be alnml 

 paid $1,000 for chartering a vessel that year. 



Q. This $1,000 would be additional it you cb 

 Yes 



.Q. You mentioned in your items of expense *lt a^ 

 Yes 



cover them. 



By Mr. Foster : 

 O What weir and tear do vou mean ? A. A vrwu'l on 



^5SS|ii;iSK" 



has to keep bis vessel in repair, wind. 



Q WouUi r not a S250 a n.0,,11, I* . fair |,ri,o for H., cbr1 

 schooner ? A. I think so. 



Q. 



