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worth ? A. I should say that 10,000 quintals would be a fair average- 

 annual catch for the hake fishery. 



Q. What is a quintal worth? A. I should say that the average price 

 is about $1.25 a quintal. 



Q. That would make $12,500 as the annual value of this fishery ? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. What is the haddock fishery worth ? A. As a general thing had- 

 dock and hake go together. 



Q. What is the cod-fishery worth ? A. I should say that on the aver- 

 age 12,000 and probably 13,000 quintals would be a fair average annual 

 catch for this fishery at Grand Manan. 



Q. What is a quintal of cod worth t A. From $3.50 to $3.75 on the 

 average, for large and small. 



Q. What would 13,000 quintals then be worth? A. $48,750. 



By Sir Alexander Gait : 



Q. Do you make this up at the rate of $3.75 or $3.50 ? A. I h we 

 placed the rate at $3.75. 

 By Mr. Trescot : 



Q. How much do these several totals make? A. $133,450. 



Q. Think a little and tell us what you meant by telling us a few 

 minutes ago that in your opinion the value of the annual catch of the 

 fisheries of Grand Manan Island only amounted to $50,000, or at the 

 most to $60,000 ? A. $500,000 I meant. Did I say $50,000 ! If I did, 

 that was a slip of the tongue and if I said $60,000 I meant $600,000, 



Q. This is the annual proceeds of the" Grand Manan fisheries? A. 

 No ; the value of the hake sounds is yet to be considered. 



Q. But as far as you have gone that is the case ? A. I want to add/ 

 the value of 100,000 boxes of herring, which at 20 cents a box are 

 worth $20,000, and the total figure is then $153,450, if I have made no 

 mistake. This is the value of the average annual catch of smoked her- 

 ring, frozen herring, hake, and cod at Grand Manan. 



Q. You think that the catch of fish at Grand Manan, in which you 

 agree with Mr. McLaughlin, is worth about $500,000 ? A. I do not 

 think that it is.$500,000 a year actually ; but I think that I can safely 

 put it down at $500,000. 



Q. What portion of the fishery there carried on within the 3-mile 



limit is conducted by Americans in American vessels. What part of 



this $500,000 is represented by American capital ? A. My estimate is 



1 for fish taken by people residing on Grand Manan Island, and who are 



considered to be citizens. 



Q. Do any other people come there and fish ? A. Yes ; some, but 

 not many. 



Q. How many American boats and vessels come within the 3-mile 

 limit, oft Grand Manau Island, to fish, and what is the value of their 

 catch ? A. I do not know of an American vessel that fishes there 

 within the 3 mile limit, that is, with lines. It may be, however, that 

 some vessels that came there line fishing last season set nets in there 

 for the purpose of getting bait. I think it is quite likely that some of 

 them have done so ; I know that our weir fishermen supply most of the 

 vessels with bait. We sell them bait out of our weirs; we open an 

 account with them when they come there. 



Q. Your experience, in this regard, dates back to 1845, and you have 

 been weir-fishing all this time? A Yes, principally. 



Q. And you know something about the Grand Manan fisheries? A. 

 Yes. 



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