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the Gulf of St. Lawrence fishery is far more valuable than the Ameri- 

 can shore fishery f A. Yes. 



(,). And the other statement is put in to show that the American shore 

 fishery is more valuable than the Gulf of St. Lawrence fishery ? A. 

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Q. But this latter statement only compares results for the two years, 

 isii! and 1875 ? A. Yes. 



Q. And the other statement covers a consecutive period of 17 years? 

 A. This period is not consecutive. 



Q. Why not? A. Because a good many gaps occurred between the 

 years when his vessels were fishing. 



Q. From 1858 it extends to 1875, omitting two years, I think ? A. 

 Several more years are omitted. There were quite a number of years 

 when Mr. Steele's vessels were not fishing on the American shore, 

 between 1858 and 1875. During a great many years they did not fish 

 on the American shore at all. 



Q. Taking the exact length of time he was engaged in the bay fishery, 

 did not this show that it was much more valuable to him per mouth 

 than was the American shore fishery per month? A. Yes. 



Q. You were asked whether some of these statements were not made 

 up for the Centennial, and you stated that this was the case? A. Yes. 



Q. Some of these statements were not made up for the purposes ot 

 this Tribunal at all. but for the Centennial ? A. Yes. 



Q. And the motive for their preparation had no connection with this 

 Tribunal ? A. Yes nothing whatever. 



Q. What did you make them up for? A. To show that Gloucester, 

 in the fishing business, was the largest fishing port in the world. 



Q. And what was your object in showing this ? A. It was to adver- 

 tise the place to some extent. 



Q. What end were you seeking to gain by advertising this! A. I 

 wanted to make Gloucester more known, so that we might have a better 

 market for our fish ; that was the idea. 



Q. And in order to have a better market for your fish, I suppose you 

 wanted to let capitalists know what a large business it carried on* A. 

 Yes. 



Q. And you proved it to be the third largest fishing port in the 

 world 1 A. I think that it so stands first. 



Q. I suppose you wanted to let people know that you carried on there 

 a large fishing business which was profitable in a certain sense; you 

 did not wish them to understand that it was an unprofitable business! 

 A. Of course not. We wanted to show that this was the business of 

 Gloucester. I did not say, and I would not say, that the business of 

 Gloucester is unprofitable. 



Q. You desired to show that the fishing business was the business of 

 Gloucester? A. Yes. 



Q. And you. re-attinn that here ? A. Yes ; that it is -the main busi- 

 ness of Gloucester. 



Q. I suppose that this business has resulted in the .building up of 

 Gloucester? A. Yes; to a great exteut, of course. 



Q. There are industrial pursuits pursued incidentally by the popula- 

 tion, but these are not the main pursuits of Gloucesten? A. No. I 

 think, though, that, if anything, those other pursuits have brought more 

 wealth into Gloucester than the fishing business. 



Q. Do you think so? A. Yes. 



Q. What makes you think that ? A. Well, the rich men that Lave 



