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one ; and when the vessel returns we take the barrels back and store 

 them away. 



By Mr. Davies : 



Q. Do you mean to say that the average profit on packing is 30 or 40 

 cents per barrel ? A. I should say the average profit is 40 cents. 



No. 25. 



FRIDAY, September 28, 1877. 

 The Conference met. 



JOHN S. EVITT, residing at the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, master 

 mariner and dealer in fish, called on behalf of the Government of the 

 United States, sworn and examined. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Question. How old are yon I Answer. 37 years. 



Q. You were born in the State of Maryland I A. Yes. 



Q. You have fished in Gloucester vessels ! A. Yes. 



Q. And have lived at Salem, Mass., and are now at the Bay of Isl- 

 ands, Newfoundland, in the employment of a Salem fishing firm, as 

 their agent "? A. I am not now. I was, up to the 1st June this year. 

 I am now for myself. 



Q. In what years have you fished for mackerel in the Gulf of Saint 

 Lawrence ? A. From 1862 to 18G9, excepting 1868. That is to say, 

 part of some of the years. 



Q. You were not master of a schooner at that time ? A. No. 



Q. What was the first schooner in which you came for mackerel to 

 the gulf ? A. Bell Brandon. 

 , Q. Who was her captain ? A. Captain Walker. 



Q. From Gloucester? A. From Southport, Me. 



Q. How many barrels of mackerel were taken ? A. About 200 sea- 

 barrels. 



Q. And where were they caught ! A. In the vicinity of North Cape, 

 Prince Edward Island, off Bradley, and that way. 



Q. Do yon recollect whether any portion of them was caught within 

 three miles of the shore! Have you any particular recollection about 

 that? A. No 5 at that time the matter was not agitated, and unless 

 there was something to make a person recollect, he could not recollect, 

 and could not form any idea of it. 



Q. You don't recollect ? A. No. 



Q. In the next year, 1863, what schooner were you in ? A. General 

 Buruside, of Gloucester, Captain Solomon Fry. 



Q. What was the tonnage of the vessel ? A. About 168 tons, carpen- 

 ter's tonnage. 



Q. How many men were on board ? A. 20. 



Q. How many barrels of mackerel did she get ? A. Between 800 and 

 900 sea barrels. 



Q. Where were they caught ? A. We caught most of them at Mag- 

 dalen Islands, Banks Bradley and Orphan and in that vicinity, with the 

 exception of 250 we caught round Sydney, near Flint Island, Cape Bre- 

 ton. 



Q. Were those 250 barrels taken inshore or out ? A. I should think 

 that they were taken inshore. 1 don't recollect, but I should judge most 

 of them were taken within the three-mile limit. 



Q. Where was the rest of the catch of 800 or 900 barrels taken in 

 shore or offshore ! A. Offshore altogether, I have no doubt. 

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