3238 AWABD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



great advantage to our people that all the fat mackerel and the greater 

 quantity of the fat herring finds its only market in the United States, 

 some of the fat herring goes to Canada And I make this solemn declar- 

 ation conscientiously believing the same to true and by virtue of an 

 Act passed during the 37th year of her Majesty s reign entitled an Act 

 for the suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial oaths. 

 Dated Cape Jack July 24. 1877. 



his 



DONALD + McDONALD (Duncan's son) 



mark 



In presence of 



OSCAR MALMROS 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 COUNTY OF ANTIGONISH. 



I hereby Certify that the above named Donald McDonald (Duncan's 

 Son) voluntarily made and subscribed by affixing his mark before me 

 at Cape Jack Settlement in said County of Antigonish the foregoing 

 Solemn declaration. 



Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 24th day of July 1877 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 



No. 164. 



I Michael Crispo do solemnly declare that I reside at Harbor 

 Bouche Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, that during about 20 years I 

 have been engaged in the fishing business during that period I have 

 owned several fishing vessels during One time I owned 4 fishing 

 vessels my principal business has been in mackerel but also to some 

 extent in the codfishing business I have exported my fish to Boston 

 New York, Philadelphia, Halifax and Montreal the United States are 

 the only market for No 1 and No two mackerel and most of the fat herring 

 is sent to the States since the duty was taken off fish in the States the 

 average profit in the fish business is from 5 to 8 per cent on the capi- 

 tal and labor invested in the business during the period of say 3 or 5 

 years proceeding the taking off of the duty on fish in the States my 

 experience has been that money and capital invested in the fishing busi- 

 ness has returned hardly any profit^ at the least the profit has been a 

 very insignificant one and I make this statement conscientiously be- 

 lieving the same to be true and by virtue of an Act passed during the 

 37th year of her Majestys reign entitled " An Act for the suppression 

 of voluntary and extra-judicial oaths 



Dated July 25th 1877. 



MICHAEL CRISPO 



In prsence of: 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U S Consul 



PROVINCE oF NOVA SCOTIA 



COUNTY OF ANTIGONISH 



I hereby Certify that the foregoing named Michael Crispo voluntarily 

 made and Subscribed before me at Harbour Bouche in said County of 

 Antigonish the foregoing Solemn declaration 

 Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this 25th day of July 1877 



JAMES G McKEEN 

 (Seal.) Notary Public 



