AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION 2233 



Q. Turn to the S. A. Parkhurst, in 1866. Peter Beagle's statement 

 in regard to it was as follows : 



I fished in the Safrouia from Gloucester, and that season we caught 700 barrels. The 

 next year I was in the S. A. Parkhurst, and we caught 600 barrels. 



Q. Give me the voyage of the S. A. Packhurst in 1866. A. Novem- 

 ber 9, 1866, schooner S. A. Parkhurst packed 310A packed barrels. 



Q. Do you know Deagle ? A. I did know him. " 1 have no very defin- 

 ite recollection of him. 



Q. Did she make more than one trip that year ? A. No. On Nov. 

 9 the trip was packed. That is correct with the settlement we made 

 with him. 



Q. You have a statement of the settlement of Deagle and a statement 

 of the settlement of William Mack ? A. Yes. 



Q. As you are mackerel inspector I should like to have you state ex- 

 actly what net stock is. As you have shown me in your books the set- 

 tlement of one of Captain Layton's voyages in the Battler stated very 

 distinctly, I will ask you to read it and put in a copy. 



Witness read following statement from his book : 



GLOUCESTER, November 4. Ie3o. 



Schooner Rattler packed : 57 bbls. 80 Ibs. mess mackerel, at $20 $ 1 , 148 00 



441 bbls. 55 Ibs. No. 1 mackerel at 17.... 7,501 07 

 16 bbls. 55 Ibs. No. 1 mackerel, at 13.... 211 37 



9 bbls. Ibs. No. 3 mackerel, at 1 90 00 



8-?, 951 04 



Packing at '$2 per barrel 1,047 90 



7,903 14 



69 barrels sliver, at $7 483 00 



7 barrels clams, at $10 70 00 



Filling water 70 



Hoops and flags 



Labor on bait 2 50 



Storage on baif. 1 50 



560 70 



2)7,342 44 

 3,671 22 



That sum of 83,671.22 is divided among the crew. There are other 

 expenses which come out of the crew. Originally the crews used to 

 cook by turns. Now they agree among themselves, and have done so 

 for years, to have a man to cook and engage to pay him, so that when 

 we make up the trip we have to take off the pay of the cook, which 

 comes out of the crew and not out of the vessel. The statement 

 was made up by me in order to settle with the crew of Captain Layton's 

 vessel, he having packed the Rattier with me. 



% By Hon. Mr. Kellogg : 



Q. Was it made up by you as inspector ? A. No ; as packer. In 

 Gloucester each firm has its own inspector when they carry on business 

 and own vessels and pack other vessels, as it is necessary that one of 

 the firm should inspect in order to take care of their own mackerel. In 

 Newburyport there is a State inspector, who goes about in his official 

 capacity and inspects mackerel for everybody, but in Gloucester the 

 custom is different. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Q. Will you now take a settlement with one of the crew and read it ! 

 A. I will" take the settlement with Captain Bearse. 



