3146 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



formerly employed iu the Bay of St Lawrence, but for the last few 

 years, o'wing to the small catch, and poor quality of the Fish, have been 

 obliged to fish upon the American shore, using seines. We did send 

 for two years seines in the Bay of St Lawrence, but they were never 

 used there, and were put on shore and kept until the vessels returned 

 home iu the Fall, making to us, an expense, for which we had no equiv- 

 alent. 



E. BURRILL. 



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

 (Seal.) E. F. BAKTLETT 



Notary Public 

 No. 79. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing the firm of I. H 

 Boardman and T. H Boardmau & Co. have been engaged in the fishing 

 business for the past forty years, at Newburyport, Mass and that since 

 the Washington Treaty, so called, has been in effect, our vessels have 

 been employed as follows : 



No. of Vessels employed average 5 yearly 



No. of Trips made averaging 5 to each vessel yearly 



1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence 12 9 5 2 2 



1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence 3100 1756 1240 470 235 

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



Magdalene Islands not exceeding 400 Bbls 



Average value of Vessels each 88500 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c . , $1200. 



Average value of Insurance 9 pr ct for vessel, yearly 



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



Average value of Commissions, &c $300 



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



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors, and labor on shore 



say $14,000 yearly 



Number of Vessels lost None 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits Nothing 



Value of Fish lost None 



Number of Lives lost two 



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



cwt Seventy -fi ve cents 



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



per bbl one dollar & fifty cents 



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



Total value of Mackerel do $600. 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel $16 $12 $8 



Average market value of Bay Mackerel.. $11. $6. $5. 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year 



from $150 to $300 



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



about $350 pr vessel yearly 



Amount paid to British fishermen for herring $3000 yearly 



Amount paid to British fishermen as wages $900. yearly 



Amount paid in British ports for repairs $400 yearly average 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Fish Georges, Grand Banks 

 Western Banks Labrador & Newfoundland Coasts 



