AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3193 



Number of Lives lost _ FifUta 



Total value of Fish taken, before caring, splitting, Baiting, &i. per cwt 



On dollar 

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



bbl Twodollar* 



Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British shores 

 Total value of Mackerel do. 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel Ten dollars 



Average market value of Bay Mackerel Kight dollar* 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen per year 



Two hundred & seventy dollar* 



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

 One hundred and fifty dollars pr year for each vessell 

 Amount paid to British fishermen for herring 



Two hundred dollars pr year 



Amount paid to British fishermen as wages. .Thirty thousand since 1871 

 Amount paid in British ports for repairs 



Three hundred dollars since 1871 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Fish 



Western & Quereau Bank & Gulf of St Lawrence 

 Locations frequented by American vessels for Mackerel 



Coast of the United States & Gulf of St Lawrence 



Actual value of Fish in the water, before taking Nothing 



Actual value of Mackerel in the water, before taken Nothing 



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

 eries 



We have not had any vessels engaged in raackerell fishing in British 

 waters the past year, we consider that branch of fishing a failure an 

 far as the Gulf of St Lawrence is concerned our mackerel! fishing is all 

 done on the coast of the United States those engaged in codftshing go 

 mostly to Western & Quereau Banks and occasionally to Gulf of St 

 Lawrence, but the last named fishing ground has prooved almost a fail- 

 ure the past year 



C & H. TREFETHEN 



STATE OF "MAINE ) 

 CUMBERLAND Co. ss j 



Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 2fth dav of Mav 1H77 



LEWIS B. SMITH 



Notary J'ublif. 

 No. 122. 



This is to certify, That the undersigned, composing tin* firm of C' haw 

 & Gushing this Company have been engaged in the fishing IMIMII 

 the past thirty five years, at Portland .Me and that SHUT the N\ a 

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

 follows : 



No. of Vessels employed 



No. of trips made .. 



1872 1873 1H74 IHiS 



No. of trips to Bay St. Lawrence..^ 4^ 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel from Bay 



St.Lawrence MO 42o 



No. of Barrels of Mackerel caught within 3 miles of short, 



Magdalene Islands 



