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him that they caught more than they did, for the purpose of increasing 

 their taxes ? A. I could not answer the question ; the inhabitants can 

 answer it ; I refuse to answer it. 



Q. You say that, although Mr. McLaughlin had those means of infor- 

 mation, you still put your judgment against his? A. I do. 



Q. Is there not as much fish taken around the island of Campobello 

 and Deer Island, with its surrounding islands, the parish of West Isles, 

 as is taken round Grand Manan ? A. I should think that Grand Manan 

 exceeds them both in smoked herriug, and exceeds them largely in hake 

 this year; but Deer Island exceeds Campobello in codfish and frozen 

 herring. It would be quite a calculation to figure it up. 



Q. Is there as much fish taken round the two islands Campobello and 

 Deer Island, and the parish of West Isles, as there is round Grand 

 Manan ? A. Yes, and more. 



Q. How often are yon in the habit of visiting the mainland from Le- 

 tite to Lepreau and to St. Andrew's ? A. I go to St. Andrew's once in a 

 while. There is very little fishing there. There is more law than fish- 

 ing. 



Q. It is the county town ? A. Yes. 



Q. Are you in the habit of visiting Letite often ? A. No, I am not. 



Q. Or St. George or Pen field ? A. No. 



Q. Nor the parish of Lepreau ? A. No. 



Q. Nor Back Bay? A. No. 



Q. Nor Mace's Bay ? A. No, and there are very few fish caught there. 



Q. How long is it since you have been to any of those places! A. 

 Some I never was at. 



Q. Take St. George, which is a considerable town, how long is it since 

 you were there ? A. I could not tell you the number of years ; it is a 

 long time since. There is no fishing there. 



Q. flow long is it since you have been there ? A. A good many 

 years. 



Q. How long is it since you have been in any part of the parish of 

 Peufield ? A. A good many years. 



Q. And the parish of Lepreau ? A. I don't know that I was ever 

 there but once or twice in my life. 



Q. Do you know Mr. James McLean * A. Yes; I see him very often, 

 and his brother, who lives at Eastport, who is junior partner in the 

 firm of A. & J. McLean. 



Q. Is Mr. James McLean a respectable and reliable man ? A. As far 

 as I know him. 



Q. He is not a man who would willfully make a misstatement under 

 oath ? A. I could not tell you about that. Mr. McLean speaks for 

 himself and I speak for myself. 



Q. As far as you know, is he a man who you believe would not will- 

 fully make a mis?tatement under oath ? A. I could not answer the ques- 

 tion. 



Q. Have you no belief? A. I assail no man's character: I did not 

 come here to do that. I came here to give a fair, candid opinion in re- 

 gard to this business, and I don't propose to be brought in conflict with 

 any other man or injure any other man. If that is the purpose for 

 which I was brought here I don't wish to say more. 



Q. You were not brought here to ventilate and air your views, but 

 for the purpose of answering such questions as might be put to you by 

 the American and British counsel. A. I was not brought here to tell 

 whether Mr. James McLean was a reliable or unreliable man, I presume. 



Q. You were asked this question : Is Mr. James McLean a respectable 



