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then I went fishing for Mackerel in American Ve*eU, into the 

 Gulf of St Lawrence, the last three years I have Iwen engaged S-tnin* 

 Mackerel on the American Coast in United States VeMeln, and found 

 Mackerel plentiful, I was fishing on Shares as a hand on board, the 

 general length of the fishing Season is atxwt five month*, the flrt 

 summer I was Seining Mackerel, I cleared two hundred and fifteen Dol- 

 lars, the second season three hundred and Sixty two Dollar*, and the 

 last season two hundred and sixty Dollars, averaging Karh ma*on two 

 hundred and Seventy nine Dollars or fifty five Dollars pr Month clear 

 of boarding 



The bait used for catching Mackerel comes from the rnitetl State*, 

 consists of Pogies or Menhaden and Clams, and is taken ulmoMt eniirrlv 

 along the American Coast, Colonial fishing vessel* use the name Liuil 

 of bait as American fishing vessels, and obtain it from the Cnitetl Sutr, 

 Pogies are taken nearly altogether in Seines and within three Mile* of 

 the laud, 



Ten to twelve Years ago about three hundred American fishing ves- 

 sels frequented the Gulf of St Lawrence after Mackerel, iind generally 

 obtained good fares, taking from one to three fares each neaton, and 

 frequently landing their first and second trips or tares in the Strait of 

 Causo, or in Prince Edwards Island for reshipment to the United State*, 

 by Steamer or Sailing Vessel, Mackerel have l>een getting urarver iu 

 the Gulf of St. Lawrence every Year during the last four or five Yean*, 



The American Mackerel fishermen purchase largequantitieit of Snpplie* 

 in the Provinces, such as Salt, Barrels, Bait, Clothing, provision*, Woml, 

 Small Stores, and all kinds of fishing supplies, and occasionally require 

 large outlays iu repairs to their vessels, the average exjiemiiture by 

 the American Mackerel fishermen in the British Province* during the 

 productive seasons would I have no doubt be upward of. Seven hundred 

 Dollars each pr Season which would in the aggregate amount to two 

 hundred and ten thousand Dollars ($210.000) from the Mackerel Heel 

 pr season 



The Codfishing fleet of American vessels also purchase supplies largely 

 in the Provinces such as Ice, fresh Herring and Mackerel for baiting their 

 vessels, Clothing, Wood, provisions, small Stores &o with ocean** 

 repairs, the average expenditure of the Codfishing Heel would be abou 

 three hundred and fifty Dollars to four hundred for each vennel pr rea- 

 son, there are about One hundred American Codfish ing Veaaehl c*lh 

 and obtaining Supplies in the Strait of Canso. I cannot gtv 

 ion of the amount of Supplies they purchase iu other |n>rts of 

 Provinces, 



The entire fleet of American fishing Vessels give . 

 board their vessels to a great many of the people of 

 should say that during the last ten Years on an aven 

 Seven hundred of our men found employment on board 

 fishing Vessels yearly The presence of American I 

 Ports is of great pecuniary gain to our people, u 

 large Amountts of Supplies they purchase in our Port* f ant 

 number of our Men employed in American I 



The American fishermen make very little u*e of the pri 



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taken nearly all over the Gulf, Wherever bait was 

 would generally appear on the surface, and more 

 outside than inside three Miles from the * 

 I believe that the right to fish on the American 



