2740 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



No. 65. 



WEDNESDAY, October 17, 1877. 

 The Conference met. 



JAMES H. MYRICK, fish-dealer, of Boston, was called on behalf of 

 the Government of the United States, sworn and examined. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Question. Where were you born! Answer. At the town of New- 

 castle, State of Maine. 



Q. And your home is in the Dorchester district, Boston ? A. Yes. 



Q. Where do you carry on your fishing business ? A. Chiefly at Tig- 

 nish, Prince Edward Island; that is the part of the business which I 

 look after and represent. 



Q. Who is your partner ? A. Isaac C. Hall. 



Q. Your firm's name is Hall & Myrickf A. Yes. 



Q. During how many years have you constantly resided, for a portion 

 of the year, on Prince Edward Island ? A. About 17. 



Q. During how much of the year do you stay there ? A. Usually 

 from three to six months. 



Q. At what part of the island ? A. Tignish. 



Q. Where is Tignish situated ? A. About eight miles from North 

 Cape, Prince Edward Island. 



Q. Describe the business which you carry on there. A. Well, we 

 have a large retail store there, and we supply fishermen and boats, and 

 occasionally vessels; we buy and cure fish, and ship fish. We buy pro- 

 duce and we ship produce, but the fish business is the principal busi- 

 ness which we carry on. 



Q. How many fishing stages are there under your personal super- 

 vision, and where are they situated ? A. Well, I have had four this 

 season ; two of them are situated on the east side of North Cape, and 

 two on the west side of it. We are near North Cape, and it is but five 

 or six miles across. 



Q. How many boats do you employ ? A. We have the product chiefly 

 of about 150 boats; we employ directly 50 boats, and, in addition, we 

 supply parties who own, perhaps, 100 boats, and obtain the product of 

 these boats. 



Q. How many men are employed in these boats ? A. They average 

 about three each ; perhaps at some seasons of the year the number will 

 be a little larger. 



Q. Over what extent of shore are these 150 boats located ? A. About 

 30 miles. 



Q. During the fishing season how often do you go over these 30 

 miles? A. I might say, I do so almost daily, so that I can see that 

 distance along shore, that is during the busy season. I keep a house at 

 Tignish during the summer. 



Q. And is your house there so situated as to command a view of the 

 water? A. Yes. 



Q. How is your store there situated ? A. It is directly near the water's 

 edge, a stone's throw from the water. 



Q. How many barrels of mackerel have been sent this year from your 

 part of the island and your stations! A. What I have shipped and 

 what I will ship, but has not yet gone forward, will amount to about 

 4,600 or 4,700 barrels, for my part. 



Q. That does not include what Mr. Hall, of Charlottetown, will send 



