AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 

 No. 69. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing the linn of Hid- 

 ney Friend & Co have been engaged in tin- (foiling hiiHiiu-fwfor 



40 years, at Gloucester Mass and that since the Washington Trwtv, ... 

 called, has been in effect, our vessels have been employed a* follow*': 

 No. of Vessels employed ........................ 



No. of Trips made .................. sixty per year for Ultb reMtk 



No. of Trips to Bay St Lawrence ............... (4) four (or whatever) 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence ............ 106.1 



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



ding Magdalene Islands ..................................... nune 



Average value of Vessels each ........................... $Guoo, each 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c 



about $700, per trip, or $2800, per year 

 Average value of Insurance ...................... $454N), each \ ...,. i 



Average value of Captains' and Crews' time, viz., 



wages per mo ................................ f[*;tf, per month 



Average value of Commissions, &c 



3 per ct on gross at jck to'Skipper 

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



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on tdiore 

 $12000, for Establishment & 4400, for labor making 

 $16,400, inclusive 

 Number of Vessels lost ....... ... ........................... one 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits ....................... $fi4Xiu. 



Value of Fish lost .......................................... none 



Number of Lives lost ...... . ................................. 13 



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



cwt ...................... . ................................ ""> ct 



Total value of Mackerel taken, before curing, splitting, salting, 



&c., per bbl .................................... . ......... $1. 



Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British shore., none 

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



Average value of American Shore Mackerel 



$15, for ones, $12, for twos $S. for tlmir* 

 Average market value of Bay Mackerel 



*$12. for ones; 8. for twos ; $. for thiv-* 

 Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year.- 

 Average amount paid in British ports for bait, ice, and variom toppbM 



*2<M, each veiwrl. 



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 



Gd liank.Le Have. Bradta, Orphan 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



from Long Island to New froundUm! 

 Actual value of Fish in the water, before taking. . 

 Actual value of Mackerel in the water. In-fore taken.. 

 Facts as to changes in location and mode of condi 



fisheries 



The Halibut & Cod fisheries are entirely deep-sea fl 

 national jurisdiction. The mackerel fishery has largely 

 Hook & line fishing to seine fishing the American shore i 



