3156 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Twenty years, at Provincetowu and that since the Washington Treaty, 

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

 lows: 



No. of Vessels employed 



No. of Trips made 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence 



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

 ing Magdalene Islands 



Average value of Vessels each 



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



Average value of Insurance 



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



Average value of Commissions, &c. 



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

 including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore 



Number of Vessels lost 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits 



Value of Fish lost 



Number of Lives lost 



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



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

 bbl. 



Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British shores 



Total value of Mackerel do. 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel 



Average market value of Bay Mackerel 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year 



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

 plies 



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 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Actual value of Fish in the water, before taking 



Actual value of Mackerel in the water, before taken 



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

 eries 

 For eight years last past we have sent our fishing vessels, averaging 



seven in number to the Grand Banks. During this time have not sent 



a vessel to the Gulf of St. Lawrence for fishing purposes, from the fact 



that we have been unable to calculate upon any profit which might re- 

 sult from such voyages. 



N. D. FREEMAN . TTOT^^ATAXT e rrTTTTAT? 



J. D. BILLIARD FEEEMAN & BILLIARD 



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

 (Seal.) THOS. BILLIARD 



Notary Public 



No. 88. 



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

 Crocker & Atwood have been engaged in the fishing business for the 

 past fourteen ^ ears, at Provincetown and that since the Washington 



