AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3201 



Good men cannot be had for Bay fishing ami all our fl-h are ukm n 

 the banks far from the jurisdiction of any (Jo^nuneiu. All vwurU 



. All vwurU e,i 



into the bay of St. Laurence for three years have not ,mi,| tbeir !ilU and 

 I shall send no more 



A I' HODGDON 



STATE OF MAINE 

 LINCOLN s.s. 



Sworn and subscribed to before me, this twenty second day of May 



( Sea1 -) G. B. KEXXISTOX 



\otary r 

 No. 129. 



This is to certify. That the undersigned, Luther Maddock* have 

 engaged in the fishing business for the past Fifteen yearn, at IS l 

 Me and that since the Washington Treaty, so called,' IMS IMHMI lu 

 our vessels have been employed as follows : 



No. of vessels employed .................................... Thirteen 



No. of Trips made 



No. of Tiips to Bay St. Lawrence ............... Nothing since 1*72 _ 



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 .................. ......... I.YOOO 



Average value of Outfits, Salt, Bait, &c .................. $'J.r>uu racb 



Average value of Insurance ............................ 9 jer wot 



Average value of Captains' and Crews' time, viz., wages per 1110 ____ 



Average value of Commissions, &c 



Average value of Wharves, Fish houses, &c., for curing and (Mtrking, 



including expenses of Clerks, Proprietors and labor on shore. I.JOUUO 

 Number of Vessels lost ..... ........................... ... Two (2) 



Value of Vessels lost, including outfits ............ ... $7.000 each 



Value of Fish lost 



Number of Lives lost .................................... Four'een 



Total value Of Fish taken, before curing, splitting, salting, &c. |*r cwi. 



-70 cenU 

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



bbl ........................................ -* 



Total value of Fish taken within three miles of British snorvn 

 Total value of Mackerel do ............... 



Average market value of American Shore Mackerel. 10. 

 Average market value of Bay Mackerel ........... 11. 75 l**r 



Average earnings of the operative fishermen IKT year 



^L'j.'i 00 |Mr annum. 



Average amount paid in British ports for bait, ice, and various Mi||*li 



$lJ.<HMt INT uniinut 



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 *f ^J^ & Of|l|w IUnkm . 



Locations frequented by American vessels f s , 



Actual value of Fish in the water, In-fore taking.. 

 Actual value of Mackerel in the water, b 

 201 F 



