2410 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. They have each the same number of fiiis ? A. I suppose so. I 

 never counted. 



Q. But you are a great authority on codfish ? A. Yes; I know about 

 codfish. 



Q. You noticed the size and thickness of the fish and the color of the 

 nape, and yet you cannot say how many fins they have ? A. No. 



Q. Will yon undertake to say that the Bank fish have not got a fin 

 over and above the shore fish ? A. No. 



Q. Upon getting out on the first trip to the Banks you said you did 

 not complete your codfish voyage! A. No. 



Q. You came into Newfoundland again ! A. I came to Fortune Bay 

 again. 



Q. About what time was that! A. About the 1st June. 



Q. You got your herring, in how long? A. It was just exactly two 

 weeks till I got on the Banks again. 



Q. Did you then complete your voyage ? A. No. 



Q. Did you go in again ? A. Yes. 



Q. "Where did you go? A. To Cape Royal. 



Q. To any other place ? A. No. 



Q. Uow long were you at Cape Royal? A. Just one week going in 

 and coming out again. 



Q. Did you go in again ? A. Yes. 



Q. When ? A. In July some time. 



Q. W T here did you go then ? A. To Cape Royal again. 



Q. Did you go to any other places, or did you get bait there and go 

 out again? A. We went to the Bay of Bulls next time. 



Q. Did you go to any other place besides the Bay of Bulls? A. No. 



Q. How long were you in there ? A. Something over one week. 



Q. Were you in after that ? A. Yes. 



Q. When ? A. In August. 



Q. Where did you go ? A. To Saint John's first. 



Q. And out again from there ? A. To Portugal Cove. 



Q. How long were you there? A. Over two weeks. 



Q. Did yon go in again ? A. I was in about the last of August. 



Q. Where did yon go then ? A. I could not tell you all the places. 

 I went to Saint John's and other places. 



Q. How long were you then? A. Something over five weeks. 



Q. Did you .get bait? A. We got some salt squid, no fresh squid. 



Q. You returned to the Banks ? A. Yes. 



Q. And did you complete your voyage at the Banks? A. I am right 

 from the Banks going home. 



Q. What quantity have you got ? A. 1,500 quintals. 



Q. Just now you said it was 1,400 quintals? A. It is between 1,400 

 and 1,500 quintals. I cannot say exactly. 



Q. Then you made one trip this year ? A. Yes. 



Q. That is between 23d April, when you left Gloucester, and the 

 present time ! A. Yes, one trip. 



Q. Were you not talking a little at random when you said you had 

 spent half your time in getting fresh bait? A. I think I did spend half 



Q. I believe all American vessels leaving Gloucester in the spring go 

 down to Fortune Bay, in the first place, to get bait? A. Not all of 

 them. 



Q. The great majority? A. A good many of them. 



Q. On the way to the Banks? A. Yes, I suppose so. 



Q. And those which do not go into Newfoundland get their bait some- 



