2360 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. 



Q. All within three miles ? A. Yes : with the exception of oue or two vessels from Deei 

 Is and that go outside. The chief catches are inshore. 



Is that correct ? A. Yes. 

 Q. 



Q. Well, when I asked you for an estimate of the catch, and you gave me $ I SO, 000, you 

 did not include in that amount the fish that was caught outside ? A. No. 



You do no include that either, I presume ?- 

 Q. 



Q. That is about a million ? A. Yes. 



Q. Have you any doubt you are underestimating rather than overestimating it? A. No 

 doubt that is under, if anything. 



Q. That is taken by British subjects ? A. Yes. 



Q. Then the American fishermen, do they take on these coasts as much every year as the 

 British subjects, or more ? A. I think they do fully as much. I have no doubt. If I were 

 going to say either more or less, I would say more. 



A. I don't think that is correct. 



Q. Do you know anything about it ? A. Nothing more than that I 

 was there fishing. I have not been there for six years, but I know 

 about it. 



Q. What was the quantity when you were there 8900,000? A. I can 

 give no kind of estimate. 



Q. Would it be $500,000? A. I could not give any kind of an estimate. 



Q. Would you undertake to say it was not -$500,000 ? A. No; I could 

 not say any amount. 



Q. ' 



Q. Is there any fish on the American shore at all ? Are you aware of any fish within the 

 three-mile limit ? A. There are none worth talking about. None of our fishermen ever visit 

 that coast for the sake of fish. 



What do you say ? A. I say that is not true. Before I left home 

 there was a Grand Manan vessel in at Deer Island, the skipper of which 

 wanted me to pilot him down to Isle of Haut not to catch mackerel. I 

 would have done it if I had not had a boat of my own. 



Q. You are able to qualify the statement by that instance ; are you 

 able to give any other instance? A. I have known of British vessels 

 being in our waters. 



Q. Tell me what vessels they were. A. I don't know. Grand Manau 

 vessels have no names painted on their sterns. 



Q. Then never mind their names. How many were there ; di 1 you 

 count them ? A. There have been three which I have been acquainted 

 with. 



Q. How long ago was that ? A. Thirty years ago the first one ; and 

 she belonged to Brier Island ; the last ones were on Sunday last or 

 Sunday previous. 



Q. Those are the only ones you can mention at present? A. Yes. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Q. Was it this summer you saw the two vessels ? A. Sunday before 

 last. 



Q. The quantity often millions of herrings was spoken of. Can you 

 give the Commission an idea of what herring are worth each ? A. They 

 vary in size. 



Q. If you take the value of 1,000 or 100 herring ! A. If they aver- 

 aged one cent they would do very well, I think. 



Q. Do they average one cent ? How many are there in a barrel, and 

 what is the price of a barrel ? A. I cannot say. I had very hard luck. 



