AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2363 



Q. Were you in the gulf all those years ? A. No. 



Q. Do you remember how many years .you were in command of that 

 vessel in the gulf? A. I was in the gulf all but two years, I think, 

 1870 and 1871. I have not been in the gulf since 1874. 1 was skipper 

 of the vessel. 



Q. I will take your experience of fishing in the gulf in the Alferetta, 

 beginning in 1859. How large a schooner was she ? A. 55 tons. 



Q. New measurement 1 A. Yes. 



Q. In 1850 what was your catch '? A. ^20 barrels. 



Q. In 1800 what was it? A. We got about the same. 



Q. In 1861 ? A. We got 310 barrels, I think. 



Q. 1862 ? A. We got 420 or 425 barrels j I could not say to four or 

 five barrels. 



Q. 1863? A. We made two trips, and got 330 barrels each trip. 



Q. Take that year when you had 330 barrels each of two trips, and 

 tell the Commission where they were caught. A. They were mostly 

 caught at the Magdalen Islands!! The first trip was all caught at the 

 Magdalen Islands. 



Q. And the second trip? A. The largest part was caught at the 

 Magdalen Islands and between that and Margaree, about half way 

 across, I think. 



Q Were any of the second trip in 1863, caught inshore? A. No. 



Q. In 1864 what was your catch? A. 1 think 320 barrels each trip. 

 We made two trips. 



Q. For what quantity was your vessel fitted ? A. 330 or 340 barrels. 



Q. Those years you got nearly full fares each time ? A. Nearly. 



Q. Where were those two trips in 1864 taken ? A. Mostly at the 

 Magdalen Islands ; about 50 or 60 barrels were taken at Margaree 

 broad off on the fall trip. 



Q. Those taken at Margaree, were they taken inshore or off shore ? 

 A. I should judge five or six miles out, out of the range of the island, 

 between that and Cape Mabou. 



Q. In 1865 what did you catch ? A. We made two trips, and caught 

 240 and 225 barrels. 



Q. Where were those taken ? A. Mostly at Magdalen Islands ; some 

 few might have been caught somewhere else. We caught some few 

 some years on the fall trip between Cape George and Port Hood, round 

 the Fisherman's Bank, and between the island and Cape George. 



Q. In 1866 what did you catch ? A. 300 barrels the first trip and 115 

 'the second. 



Q. Where "did you take the first trip ? A. At Magdalen Islands. 



Q. All of them ? A. Yes. 



.Q. Where did you take the second trip? A. We got part of them at 

 Magdalen Islands. We caught the trip round in different places; but 

 most of them we got at Magdalen Islands, 70 or 80 barrels. 



Q. Were you licensed in 1866 ? A. Yes. 



Q. In 1867 you were in the gulf again ? A. Yes. 



Q. Were you then licensed ? A. Yes ; I think so. 



Q. How many barrels did yon get in 1867? A. 300 barrels. 



Q. Where were they taken ? A. At Magdalen Islands. 



Q. Did you fish any where else ? A. No; I don't think we did on 

 that trip. 



Q. In 1868 were you in the gulf again ? A. Yes. 



Q. Were you licensed that year ? A. I don't think we were. 



Q. How many barrels did you get ? A. Somewhere about 230 bar- 

 rels, I think. 



