2242 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. Were you in the same vessel the following year, 1864 ? A. No. 



Q. Do you happen to know from information received, and if so, who 

 told you, what the catch of that vessel was in 1864 ? A. I was well ac- 

 quainted with the captain, and was on board the vessel a good many 

 times. Going home he said they had about 500 sea barrels on the vessel ; 

 530 they were reported to have. 



Q. What vessel were you in during 1864 ? A. Lady Franklin, of Glou- 

 cester. 



Q. On the first trip T A. No. 



Q. What time did you go in her ? A. In September. 



Q, What was the captain's name ? A. Elias Olsen. 



Q. How many barrels did she take ? A. 260 sea barrels. 



Q. Where were they taken ? A. They were taken round Port Hood, 

 Margaree, and towards the island, generally there. 



Q. What portion of them, if any, was taken inshore ? A. I could not 

 say, probably one-half. 



Q. In 1865 what vessel were you in ? A. General Grant. 



Q. Who was her captain f A. William Coombes. 



Q. W 7 hat was her tonnage ? A. 80 tons odd ; about 85, I suppose. 



Q. How many years were you in her? A. Three years in succession; 

 only part of the third year. 



Q. Two whole years and part of a third ? A. Yes. 



Q. In 1865, your first year, how many barrels of mackerel did the 

 General Grant catch ? A. About 1,200 sea barrels. 



Q. How many trips did she make ? A . Two. 



Q. How many did you catch on the first trip ! A. Something about 

 500 sea barrels ; 520 if I recollect rightly. 



Q. What did you do with them ? A. Landed them at Gloucester. 



Q. Then did you return to the bay ? A. We did. 



Q. How many barrels did you take the second trip ? A. Enough to 

 make up the complement about 1,200 barrels. 



Q. Did you land any of the second trip ? A. I think we landed about 

 200 barrels at Canso. 



Q. Do you remember whether you shipped them up or carried them 

 home ? A. The impression 1 have is that they were freighted up. 



Q. Can you tell the Commission where the 1,200 barrels were taken ? 

 A. They were all taken between Magdalen Islands and North Cape 

 and on Bank Bradley and in that vicinity. 



Q. Was any portion taken within three miles of the shore ? A. I don't 

 think there was any, because we generally fished just in sight of laud. 

 The land was very low there, and we were probably six, eight or ten 

 miles off. 



Q. What laud was it ? A. Tignish and Cascumpeque. 



Q. In 1866 you were in the same vessel ? A. Yes. 



Q. Do you happen to know whether the vessel was licensed in 1866 ? 

 A. She was. 



Q. How many barrels were taken in 1866 ? A. About 600 barrels. 



Q. How many trips were made ? A. Two. 



Q. Where were those two trips of mackerel taken ? A. On the same 

 fishing ground. 



Q. Repeat it? A. At Bank Bradley, North Cape, and Magdalen 

 Islands. 



Q. Was any portion taken within three miles of the shore ? A. I don't 

 think there was, because we did not visit the shores. That year we had 

 a license. For my own satisfaction I used to take observations and 

 cross-bearings to find out whether we were inshore. 



