3126 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Facts as to cliauges in location and mode of conducting American fish- 

 eries 



The Bay of St Lawrence fishery has proved a failure in my experi- 

 ence my vessels not having paid their bills or expenses consequently I 

 now confine my vessels to our owu Shores for Mackerel and the Ocean 

 Banks for fish' My vessels do not enter British Waters except for Bait 



or supplies 



WM. C. WONSON 



Sworn and subscribed to before me, this thirty first day of May 1877 

 (Seal.) DAVID W. LOW 



Notary Public 

 No. 61. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing the firm of 



have been engaged in the fishing business for the past years, at 

 and that since the Washington Treaty, so called, has been 

 in effect, our vessels have been employed as follows : 



No. of Vessels employed (5) Five 



No. of Trips made 231 Codfish trips. 17 mackerel Trips 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence (11) Eleven 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence 2301 



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



Magdalene Islands Most caught off Magdalenes. 



Average value of Vessels each $6.000 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c $2.000 



Average value of Insurance 9% on Vessel & Outfits. 



Average value of Captains' and Crews' time, viz., wages per mo. $40 



Average value of Commissions, &c $200 each Sch'r. 



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



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore. $18.000 



Number of Vessels lost (1 ) one 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits , , $7.000 



Value of Fish lost $500 



Number of Lives lost none 



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



75 c 

 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 no fish 



Total value of Mackerel do $500. 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel 



$16 No 1's $12 no 2's $8 no 3 

 Average market value of Bay Mackerel 



$11 75 no 1 $7.50 no 2 $5.50 no 3s 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year $200 



Average amount paid in British ports for bait, ice, and various supplies 



$100 yearly. 



Amount paid to British fishermen for herring 

 Amount paid to British fishermen as wages 

 Amount paid in British ports for repairs 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Fish 



Grand Bank Georges Bank 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Cape May & Gulf St Lawrence 

 Actual value of Fish in the water, before taking nothing 



