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ish waters we confine our business to American waters entirely onr 

 business is confined strictly to Shore fishing as it pays us we thiuk much 

 better than Bay fishing would 



LEVI ELDUIIXiE 



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

 (Seal.) SAMUEL S BAKBB 



Xotary 1'ublic 

 No. 104. 



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

 Weekes have been engaged in the fishing business for the pant seven 

 years, at So. Harwich and that since the Washington Treaty, HO called, 

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



No. of Vessels employed , average of three JHT, year 



No. of Trips made 2 to banks and six to -S Mackerel 



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 in- 

 cluding Magdalene Islands " 



Average value of Vessels each Five thousand dollars 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c Two thousand *> 



Average value of Insurance Six hundred 



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



forty dollars per Month 



Average value of Commissions, &c Two hundred and Twenty five 



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

 including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore 



Six Thousand dollars 



Number of Vessels lost Two 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits ten thousand dollars 



Value of Fish lost fifteen hundred 4t 



Number of lives lost 



Total value of Fish taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c., |xr- 



cwt , one dollar 



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



bbl two dollars 



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



Totel 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 



about one hundred & filly Dollars 



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



nothing 



Amount paid to British fishermen for herring.. 

 Amount paid to British fishermen as wages 



1S70 1*71 1S7U 

 {100. 000. i?l KH). nothing since 

 Amount paid in British ports for repairs . . 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Fisli 



Grand bank >\ estirn & deorgW 



Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Cape May to Mt Deaort 



Actual value of Fish in the water, before taking . 



Actual value of Mackerel in the water, before taken n< 



