2430 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Q. Can you give us the particulars as to what yon bought for the ves- 

 s^l ? A. 1 bought some rigging, some baskets for the handling of bait, 

 and so on. I suppose you do not expect me to mention every article 

 in detail. We never go in without spending some money. 



Q. What did you pay for bait on this occasion out of this $400? A. 

 I could not tell you exactly, because we have to pay different prices for 

 it. We may get bait for $12 at one time, and at another time it may 

 cost us $100. 



Q. Have you ever paid 8100 for bait on one trip? A. I think I have 

 for bait and ice, and I do not know but more. 



Q. What is the highest amount which you ever paid for bait alone on 

 one trip ? A. Sixty -eight dollars, I think, for squid. 



Q. And what is the lowest amount ? A. Twelve dollars and fifty 

 cents for caplin. 



Q. What do you pay for ice? A. Different prices ; they asked us 

 81- a ton this year. 



Q. How many tons of ice do you take on one trip ? A. Six. 



Q. How much do you pay for ice on a trip f A. Twelve dollars a ton, 

 in an ice country too. 



Q. When did you pay this? A. This year, to a Dutchman there. I 

 don't know his name. It was Yamburgh, or what's his name, that keeps 

 a confectionery shop ? 



Q. Luuburghf A. Yes. 



Q. Do you mean to swear that you paid $12 a ton for. ice ? A. Yes. 



Q. How many tons did you get on this trip this year ? A. Five tons, 

 I think. 



Q. Are you clear about this? A. Yes ; I took ice there last year. 



Q. That is for one baiting ! A. Yes. 



Q. That makes 860 for ice, and, with $68 for bait, this makes 8128 ; 

 and adding to this sum 829.84, we have 8157 for ice, bait, and port- 

 charges. How is the difference between this amount and 8400 made 

 up ? A. We baited four times. 



By Hon. Mr. Kellogg : 



Q. Does this $400 cover more than one trip ? A. It covers the four 

 baitings. This was for my last voyage. 



By Mr. Whiteway : 



Q. Between what dates did you bait ? A. Between the 1st of June 

 and the last of August. 



Q. You went in four times to St. John's? A. No. 



Q. But in to the coast ? A. Yes. 



Q. If you had not got that bait at Newfoundland, you must have ob- 

 tained it somewhere ? A. We might have taken salt bait. 



Q. It would have cost more than fresh bait, would it not ? A. I could 

 not say as to that. 



Q. What do you pay per barrel for salt bait ? A. At Gloucester it 

 costs, I guess, $4 a barrel. 



Q. And herrings in Newfoundland cost $1 a barrel ? A. Yes. 



Q. Would you require to buy ice, &c., in Gloucester ? A. Yes. 



Q. And you would have to go a considerably greater distance from 

 the Banks to Gloucester for these articles than to Newfoundland? A. 



Q. Then the cost of getting bait in Newfoundland is considerably less 

 than it would be in Gloucester f A. I think not. 

 Q. How is that? A. If we are going to take bait from Gloucester, 

 e would take probably 10 or 12 or 15 barrels, and the rest we would 



