3174 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



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

 eries 



The Bay St. Lawrence fishing entirely abandoned by those engaged 

 in the fishing business here and all confine themselves to the shore fish- 

 ing & Georges Bank for mackerel as the greater outlay and long time 

 used on the trips to the bay is so much that it is impossible carry on 

 that fishing and from the present appearence of things our shore fishing 

 \vill be iii the hand of British hands as their cheaper vessels, and cheaper 

 hire of crew's, and outfits enable them to place the fish in our markets 

 at a rate to us disasterous 



D. F. WEEKES 



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

 (Seal.) SAMUEL S BAKER 



Notary Public 

 No. 105. 



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

 Small have been engaged in the fishing business for the past Twenty 

 seven years, at South Harwich Mass and that since the -Washington 

 Treaty, so called, has been in effect, our vessels have been employed 

 as follows : 



No. of Vessels employed Five 



No ofTrinsmadP ne & tw tri P S vearlv to each vessel to 



the Banks 8 or 10 trips Shore mackerelling 



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 none 



Average value of Vessels each Five Thousand dollars 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c 2500 to each vessel yearly 



Average value of Insurance $200 



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



Capt 70 Crews $40 each 



Average value of Commissions, &c $200 each vessel 



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



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore 



812000 Twelve Thousands 



Number of Vessels lost , none 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits none 



Value of Fish lost $4000 



Number of Lives lost one 



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



one dollar 

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



bbl $2,00 



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 



no 1 $16 no 2 $12 no 3 $7,50 cts 



Average market value of Bay Mackerel. , none caught 



Average'earnings of the operative fishermen per year $200 



Average amouut paid in British ports for bait, ice, and various supplies 

 years 1873 & 1874 $500 each year nothing since 



Amount paid to British fishermen for herring . . year 1873 81000 



Amount paid to British fishermen as wages Average $500 yearly 



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