AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3167 



No. 98. 



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

 sou & Harlow have been engaged in the fishing business for tbe past L'5 

 years, at Plymouth and that since the Washington Treaty, BO called, 

 has been in effect, our vessels have been employed as follows: 



No. of Vessels employed 4. 



No. of Trips made 



No. of Trips to Bay St. Lawrence None 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay St. Lawrence None 



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

 Magdalene Islands 



Average value of Vessels each $.3000 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c 1550 for each Veatal 



Average value of Insurance 1000 



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



$35 to 40 per month 

 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.. .J*.~3(M) 



Number of Vessels lost N ijne 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits 



Value of Fish lost None 



Number of Lives lost None 



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

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

 per bbl. 



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 3500 



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 : $650 per year 



Amount paid to British fishermen for herring 



Amount paid to British fishermen as wages in years 20.000 



Amount paid in British ports for repairs 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Fish 



Banks of Newfoundland 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Chiefly on our own Coast & lUuks 

 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 



4\ i^ V\ r MI p a 



The Vessels from this place are with one or two exceptions wholly-en- 

 gaged in Codfishiug and their fishing grounds are the Hanks o 

 foundland they resort to the Port in the Br Provinces for Hint 

 articles for supplies, a large portion of the crews are Br s 

 many cases the entire crews are from Nova Scotia. 



No Fish from this port are caught in Br Waters and \\ e i: 

 aider there is any so valuable fishing grounds in their water* 

 the Banks of Newfoundland or any fishing ground for Blacken 

 our own Coast and we never send vessels.! n'the waters 



t0 ' WILLIAM II. NELSON. 



