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AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



all. If the balance is in the vessel's favor it is credited, and if against 

 the vessel it is charged in the stock account. 



Q. What is the history of the cook's wages, coming out of the men ? 

 A. In former times the crew had to take turns in cooking, and then, of 

 course, they had so many green cooks, and the fares were so poor that 

 they made up their minds to have a cook. 



Mr. DAVIES. Is there any special object in putting these in ! 



Mr. DANA. It is only to give a specimen of the manner of making up 

 the accounts for each kind of a voyage. 



Mr. FOSTER. It shows also the result of each kind of voyage. 



By Sir Alexander Gait: 



Q. I suppose the same remark applies to the calculation of the ves- 

 sel's share in this case as in the other that you have given ? A. Yes ; 

 just the same. I have here a statement showing the method of making 

 up the voyage of a schooner to the Grand Banks. 



By Mr. Dana : 



Q. Is this codfish? A. Yes ; cod and halibut. We don't get many 

 halibut on the George's in proportion to the halibut caught by those that 

 go specially for it, and go into the deep water, where they are more 

 likely to be found about 200 or 300 fathoms. The statement is as fol- 

 lows: 



Schooner Howard Steele. 



10 tons ice at $3, from Webster $3000 



40 pounds bait at $1, bought by skipper, with cash carried ... 40 00 

 Widow and Orphans' Fond 1 61 



2)71 61 stock charges. 



Crews' expenses. 



Ice 



Bait 



Widow and orphans'. . 



Milk , 



Scraping and tarring. 



Water , 



Wood . 



36 

 82 

 07 

 32 

 46 

 22 

 4 

 Cook 267 



^ stock charges 35 81 



1 dozen condensed milk... 3 50 



Scraping and tarring 500 



12 barrels water 2 40 



1-foot wood (sawing and 



splitting, &c.) 50 



Cook's wages 29 34 



6 96 Share of expenses 



11)76 55 crew's expenses. 

 6 96 



