3220 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



valuable to the Colonial fishermen as the Colonial fisheries to Ameri- 

 cans, provided our people had as good vessels as well fitted and had as 

 much Capital and enterprise as the Americans 



And 1 Asberry Strahan aforesaid do solemnly declare that I con- 

 scientiously believe that the Statements made in the foregoing declara- 

 tion are true and I make this declaration by virtue of the Act passed 

 in the 37th. Year of Her Majestys Reign Entitled an Act for the sup- 

 pression of voluntary and extra judicial oaths 



BERRY STRAHAN 



I hereby Certify that on the 9th day of June 1877 above named 

 Berry Strahan personally appeared before me and made and subscribed 

 the foregoing Solemn Declaration As witness my hand & seal of Of- 

 fice 



(Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 

 No. 146. 



PORT HOOD ISLAND, C. B. June 7th, 1877. 

 Statement of Nathaniel Smith of Port Hood Inland. . 



I a in 58 years old, have always lived on Port Hood Island following 

 cod and mackerel fishing since I began to grow up during the last 10 

 years the mackerels have much less frequented the Gulf of St Lawrence 

 their number has much decreased and during the last 3 years the catch 

 of mackerel has been almost a failure We hardly ever see the Ameri- 

 cans tish in boats. L don't think the catch of mackerel in these waters 

 has decreased on account of the fishing of the American fishermen. 

 The Americans as far as I know never laud of the adjacent shores to 

 cure fish and but seldom to dry nets codfishiug is not carried on by 

 the Americans within 3 miles from shore or at least extremely seldom ; 

 I have never been employed as a fisherman on American vessels The 

 Americans while the catches were good put considerable money into 

 circulation in this neighbourhood but I have no idea of the aggregate 

 amount or of the average expenditure of a single vessel. I solemnly 

 declare that the above statement of facts is correct and make this dec- 

 laration conscientiously believing that said facts are true aud under the 

 act of 37 Victoria entitled an Act for the suppression of voluntary and 

 extra judicial oaths. 



N SMITH 



Port Hood Island June 7 1877 



Declaration made and subscribed before 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U. S Consul 

 No. 147. 



Solemn Declaration by Hugh Cameron concerning the Fisheries in Cana- 

 dian & American Waters made at Port Hastings Strait of Canso N. S. 

 this 5th day of June 1877 



Hugh Cameron says that he resides at New Town on the East side of 

 the Strait of Canso, am a British subject fiftytwo Years old, am ac- 

 quainted with the American and Canadian Atlantic Sea Fisheries. 



For the last three years there has been more or less of a failure in the 

 Catch of Codfish Mackerel and Herring in the Waters of the Gulf of 



