AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 'J313 



Q. Where did you catch the 200 ? A. We got the mo*t of them on 

 Bauk Bradley. 



Q. Did you fish any on Bank Orphan ? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you catch any within the 3-mile limit! A. No. 



Q. Where did you catch the second trip ! A. At the Magdalen Inl- 

 ands. 



Q. Did you take anything within the 3 miles of the coast T A. No. 



Q. In what vessel were you in 1865 T A. The Fashion. 



Q. Who commanded her! A. Capt. Edward Stapleton. 



Q. Did you go a second time in the Fashion ? A. No. 



Q. When did you ship in the Fashion ? A. I think it was about the 

 1st of August. 



Q. In what vessel did you go i.i your next voyage in ISO 1 ]! A. The 

 Laura Mangan, Captain Stapleton. 



Q. How many trips did you make ! A. Two. 



Q. How many did you catch on the first ! A. 240 barrels. 



Q. And the second ? A. We packed 373 barrels. 



Q. Did you take the first trip home ! A. Yes. 



Q. Have you a trade besides fishing ? A. Yes; sail-making. 



Q. How long were you in the Army ? A. 16 mouths, I think, during 

 the war. 



Q. That was before you went fishing? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you go anywhere in the Fashion before yon came down to the 

 bay? A. No; but she made one trip that yeari before I went in her. 



Q. Where did you go from Canso in the Fashion in 1865 ? A. We 

 went up on Bank Bradley, which was mostly our fishing ground. 



Q. In the Laura Mangan, you caught your fish on Bank Bradley ? 

 A. Yes ; and at the Magdalen Islands. We caught none at all around 

 Prince Edward Island. 



Q. Did you then make an especially large catch at any particular 

 time ? A. Yes ; we got one spurt as we call it 200 barrels in three 

 days, at the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. And you are sure that in these two vessels you did not fish in- 

 shore? A. Yes; save perhaps at the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. Captain Stapleton commanded both vessels ? A. Yes. 



Q. And he fished in deep water? A. Yes; altogether. 



Q. Did you go into the bend of the island f A. Yes ; once. We wen t 

 into Malpeque. 



Q. What for I A. We ran in there for a harbor. We had been fish- 

 ing, or trying to fish, off North Cape. 



Q. Bid you catch any fish there f A. No; none of any account, 

 though we might have raised mackerel there. 



Q. As you came along the bend of the island, did you make any at- 

 tempt to fish? A. No ; no vessels were trying there, ami we did not do 

 so. 



Q. As a fisherman, you can easily tell if other vessels are fishing, 

 whether they are catching fish ? A. Yes. 



Q. It is not necessary for you to go yourself to the place to discover; 

 if you are in sight of them; when you went along the bend did you see 

 any boats out fishing? A. No; I never, however, weut along the whole 

 length of the bend of the island. 



Q. Where did you get your bait for these trips ? A. v\ a brought 

 from home. 



Q. What did you so use? A. Fogies and clams. 



Q. All your bait was brought from home ? A. Yes. 



Q. What are you now doing? A. I am inspector of customs. 



