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these as being the most prominent particular banks and localities which 

 the cod frequent. In speaking of the islands and other places in this 

 connection, I mentioned banks off the coast of Labrador, but I did not 

 refer to the great sweep of northern waters where the cod is found dif- 

 fused. I referred more particularly to the places that are known and 

 publicly mentioned. What is not published in this regard I know noth- 

 ing about. 



Q. With reference to Labrador, can you answer whether the fish are 

 taken inshore that is, within the three-mile range, or on the Banks off- 

 shore? A. I am told, but I cannot say with what certainty, that at 

 certain seasons of the year the cod are there taken in great quantities 

 inshore from boats, but that the great bodies of the h'sh are on the Banks 

 at some distance from the shore. 



Q. Are these Banks fished ? A. That I cannot tell. 



Q. Where are these Banks ? A. As far as I can learn, they extend 

 at a distance of some 15 or 25 miles, perhaps, along almost the entire 

 length of the coast of Labrador. 



Q. Will you pledge yourself to that statement ? A. No ; I know noth- 

 ing about it. 



Q. From whom did you get this information ? A. From the published 

 writings of Professor Hind. 



Q. I think he indicates in these writings the exact position of these 

 Banks ? A. I think that probably he does. I may have located them 

 too near or too far from the shore. I speak merely in general tennis. 



Q. I think that his report only indicates the existence of banks on 

 certain portions of the coast of Labra'dor? A. Perhaps I may have 

 made them too extensive. 



Q. You have referred to a bank on which codfish are taken, off Cape 

 Cod, about 20 miles, I think, in length ; can you give me any informa- 

 tion as regards the annual product of this bank? A. I think you will 

 find that given in Captain Atwood's testimony. 



Q. Can you give it? A. No; I know nothing of it, except from Cap- 

 tain Atwood. 



Q. Is any report made in any public office in Massachusets or the 

 States, from which you can gather information as regards the exact 

 quautitv offish taken outside of the three-mile limit, and inside of this 

 limit* A. No. 



Q. In other'words, is a report concerning the quantity of fish taken 

 within and without this limit published? A. No. 



Q. Is nothing published in this relation ? A. It is my business, or 

 my self-imposed mission to collect that information, and I am doing so 

 as fast as I can. I hope that my next report will contain a great deal 

 of this and other useful information. 



Q. How many vessels are engaged in this fishery off Cape Cod ? A. 

 I cannot tell you; but I have a great deal of information on this subject 

 in my records, which, however, I do not carry with me, and I do not 

 trust my memory for anything. 



Q. I think you referred to the herring fishery as yielding a very great 

 quantity of fish on the American coast ? A. Yes. 



Q. On the coast of the United States ? A. Yes. 



Q. And the coast of Massachusetts ? A. Yes. 



Q. Is that yield so great as you mention, during the winter ? A. It 

 is during both spring and fall. These fish are found all along the coast 

 in the spring. 



Q. During what mouths is this the case in the spring ? A. In April 

 and May. 



