3110 

 1875 



AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



C. Campbell 



35 mess 



, 

 108 scraped 



4G bbls No. 1 



11 No. 2 



5 " " No. 4 



$21 \ 



., - f 

 17 J 



15 



12 



7 



fi . 

 on nssii 



$678.95 



605.50 



119.40 



29.30 



$3061 15 



WM. H. PERKINS 



By W. H. P. Jr. 



GEORGE H. PERKINS 

 By W. H. P. Jr. 



GEORGE PERKINS 



By W. H. P. Jr. 

 Wai. H. PERKINS, JR. 



No. 47. 



This is to certify, That tbe undersigned, composing tbe firm of John 

 Pew & Son have been engaged in tbe fishing business for the past 

 (1849-1877) 28 years at Gloucester Mass and that since the Washington 

 Treaty, so called, has been in effect, our vessels have been employed as 

 follows : 



No. of Vessels employed an average of ......................... 18 



No. of Trips made ................. ............... - ........ . -830 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence ....... ....... . ...... .......... 23 



No of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence ............... 6059 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel caught within 3 miles of shore, not includ- 



ing Magdalene Islands 

 From general talk with our Skippers during the time, we have always 



understood all caught were outside of 3 miles We have no definite 



knowledge that any were caught inside. 

 Average value of Vessels each ................................ $5000 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c ....................... $3500 



Average value of Insurance ____ * .............................. $300 



Average value of Captains' and Crews' time, viz., wages per mo . . . $35.00 

 Average value of Commissions, &c ................... . ..... - . . . $200 



Average value of Wharves, Fish-houses, &c., for curing and packing, 



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore Value 



of wharves, fish houses &c $75.000. Yearly expense acct. adding for 



partners time $30.000 

 Number of Vessels lost ........................................... 2 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits ...................... $10.000 



Value of Fish lost ........................................... $1.200 



Number of Lives lost . ........................................... 19 



Total value of Fish taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c., per cwt. 



$1.25 



Total value of Mackerel taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c., per 



bbl. $2.00 

 Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British shores ____ None 



Total value of Mackerel do ................................... None 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel 



No. 3 No. 2 No. 1 

 $8.00 $12.00 & $16.00 

 No. 3 No. 2 No. 1 

 Average market value of Bay Mackerel .......... $6 $8.00 & $12.00 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year ^300. during that 



time though less at present. 



