AWARD OF THE FI8HKRY COMM1HSION. 



Q. I understand that from 18'< down to l.ST'J you fUl,, H | invaruM* 

 the bay every year ? A. Yea ^ but I was not captain the whoU* ttm*. 



Q. And during those years you were not, of coun*, on ycmr ow 

 coast ? A. Yes ; some years. 



Q. Between 185C and 1872 ? A. Yes ; I fished on our roo*t ftrt 

 went out of the bay. 



Q. Every year? A. No; not every year. 



Q. But some years you did so ? A. Yen. 



Q. What catches did you there make in the fall after you Ml UM 

 bay ? A. One fall we got UOO barrels. 



Q. Is that a high or low catch for the fall .'A. It wa* ju*t abuat o 

 average catch that fall, I think. 



Q. Possibly; but is that a fair average of the catches you mail* dur- 

 ing different falls on the American coast ? A. Well, no. 



Q. Would 60 barrels be under the average ? A. No ; I gue%* a I mat 

 100 barrels would be an average catch there in October. 



Q. Did you ever fish about Grand Manan ! A. No. 



Q. You were never on that coast at all ? A. No. 



Q. Have you ever heard of the fisheries there? A. I have hranl tell 

 of fishing on the Grand Manan Hanks. 



Q. What was said about it .' A. I heard of the catch of rr*lfl%u there. 



By Hon. Mr. Kellogg: 



Q. You said during cross examination, there was one time when 

 were in the bay, but stayed only a short time und went out. 

 stood you to say that you remained there about three wwk* ?- 



Q. When did you then leave the bay .'--A. The tirnt of Srptero 



Q. Did you do so because you did not catch any fUh ?- 

 went in with a seine. 

 ' Q. Did you ever fish on' Rnstico f- 



Q. Have you ever been in the neighborhood of Kmi 



Q. Where do they fish oil Kustico generally .'- 

 close inshore. 



Q. Where do the vessels fish there ? 

 know anything about the fishing oft there. 



Q. Is it within the means of fishermen in the water. 

 intelligence about the llshing at the dineivnt ocal.t 

 erel frequent, without visiting these places them*lv 

 for instance/at the mouth of the Jlay t n,,.1., 

 hear one day-after another whether markerel 

 tain localities. without visiting them .'- 



another with respect to the 



1 



Yes, sometimes this is tin 1 case. 



Q So you can learn whether the mar 

 ' k 



without visiting them .'-A. Yes; we 

 will give us such information 



Government ot the uiiiu 



By Mr. Dana : 



Question. Were you born in JS m*^ si.^i.erv ,n IMI or IM2. 

 Q. When did you nrst yo ti 



