AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3097 



been master of a vessel for the last fifteen years. Mont of 1 1..- time I hv* 

 fished in the Gulf of St Lawrence, I have in all thin time eauuht \t-rv 

 few fish within three miles of the shore The fish n, this (iull are grow. 

 ing poorer each year, last season they were very warce nrouml I'rmre 

 Edwards Island I have never caught any bait 'in Canadian water* but 

 have always carried porgies from Gloucester to use for thin porpoM^-| 

 have never bought any supplies from the Canadians. The only llnua 

 that I have ever procured from the shore has been water. 



For the last few years many more tish have been taken off th* Aineri- 

 can shores than in Canadian waters. 1 should think the proportion wan 

 ten to one I have generally fished off the Magdalen Island 



MAURIS VVHKLKN 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 



ESSEX ss GLOUCESTER Dec nub 1875 



Then personally appeared the above named Morris Whelan to m 

 known and made oath that all the foregoing statements by him sub- 

 scribed are true to the best of his knowledge and belief 



before me 



DAVID W. IX >W 



[Seal.] Notary l'*blir 



No. 36. 



I Thomas Grady of Gloucester in the County of Essex and Common- 

 wealth of Massachusetts being duty sworn do depose and wiy that I 

 have been engaged in the Cod and Mackerel fishery since 1HT1 have 

 been Master of a fishing vessel seventeen years In IHT'J fished off the 

 coast of the United States for mackerel in 187.i and 1ST -I fished in Buy 

 of St Lawrence; in 1875 on the "Georges*' Hanks, Mackerel on the 

 Canadian coast are much poorer and fewer than formerly and in eon**- 

 quence fewer vessels from this port go there The only bait for the 

 mackerel is the pogie, which is only found in the United St;t- and 

 which the Canadians buy from us. I have in 1S(JO bought c<dfish bait 

 from the Canadians for use on the Grand Banks I do not think that 

 our fishing inshore would be any detriment to Canadian fishermen I 

 consider the Treaty of Washington of much more benefit to the 1'aiiA- 

 diaus than to the fishermen ot the United States. 



THOMAS GRADY 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 



ESSEX ss GLOUCESTKK Dec L'Sth 1 



Then personally appeared the above named Thomas (inidy to MM- 

 known and made oath that all the foregoing stateim-n 

 scribed are true to the best of his knowledge and IN-IK 



Before me DAVID tt L<>\ 



(Seal.) * otar 9 r * bltf 



No. 37. 



I, James G. Tarr of Gloucester in the county of Essex mid I'o 

 wealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn do depose an. 

 five years old and have been engaged in the fishery bus, 

 past fifteen years I am a member of the firm of .1. I., j 

 we are the owners of fourteen vessels from fifty to eiRh 

 all of which are engaged in the cod and mackerel 



