2606 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



"What kind of bait is it ? A. Herring, or probably alewives. Tliey take 

 money to buy bait, and go to Cape Cod or down east generally to Cape 

 Cod. 



Q. They would not have it on board when they sailed I A. No ; they 

 take money and boy it from a baiter outside if they come across a baiter 

 on the way, or if they don't they go down to Cape Cod. 

 By Mr. Foster : 



Q. That quantity, if not used, would not be wasted ? A. No. They use 

 baud-lines ou the Georges, and are more liberal in the use of bait than 

 the trawlers. 



Q. You would not say, I suppose, that they would use up that bait in 

 that time! A. I should say not. But they always look out to get 

 bait enough, if they have a chance. 

 By Mr. Dana : 



Q. Have you made out a table to show the cost of a new schooner in 

 the year 1875, fitted for each kind of business, or for the two kinds of 

 business cod and mackerel I If you have, take one of them. A. I 

 have. The first I take is as follows : 



Coat of a new schooner, in 1875, at Gloucester, Mass., fitted for Ihe mackerel fishery ready 

 for sea, icith 17 hands, vessel 67 tons, for a three months' 1 voyage. 



Cost of hull, including spars, patent windlass, and patent steerer $5, 500 



Rigging, including sails, rigging, blocks, stove, tinware, 45 lathoms cbain, 



100 fathoms 8^-inch uianila cable, and 2 anchors (1,060 Ibs.) 2,200 



OUTFITS. 



Bait, 55 bbls. of porgies and 7 bbls. of clams 400 



Salt, 50 hhds. of salt 100 



Sundries bait-mill, seines, books, adzes, and other articles used on deck 50 



Provisions, including fuel and oil for light for 3 mouths 700 



Sundries lanterns, horns, compasses, charts, bunting, spy-glass, log, sounding 



line and lead > 100 



Barrels, 450 fish-barrels, unheaded and numbered 725 



Total cost of vessel, with outfits 9,775 



FOR SK1NING ADDITIONAL COST. 



Seine, length 200 fathoms (1,200 feet), depth 30 fathoms, 2-mch mesh, fitted 



ready for use , _.. 900 



Boat, seine- boat, fitted ready for use 2"><) 



Dories, fitted ready for use 



1,2<)0 

 Less 50 bbls. bait, $325, and provisions for 3 less men 3 months, $125 4-">0 



750 



Total cost of seiner, with outfits 10,525 



By Mr. Davies : 



Q. Is that an actual case ? A. It is from the cost of an actual vessel. 

 It was procured from an actual vessel fitted ready for sea. It was pro- 

 cured as a specimen for the Centennial. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Q. You did that yourself! A. Yes; I went and procured the state- 

 ment from the owner, who bought the vessel and gave me the items. 



By Mr. Dana : 



Q. You make a difference between the cost of a vessel for seining and 

 one for band-lining 1A. Yes; the vessel fitted for baud lining costs 





