3252 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



American fishing vessels calling at this Port is part of the crew of the 

 American vessels during the season is fully 300 from Isle Madame 

 alone these young men return to their homes after the fishing sea- 

 son the presence of the American fishing fleet on our coasts is of great 



pecuniary advantage to our people and does not injuriously affect any 

 of the interests of our people. The vessels i. e. Am vessels I have sup- 

 plied for their fishing tour amount to about 5 or 6 vessels per season 

 I have never seen or heard of American fishermen drying their nets on 

 the coasts of these Provinces and of but one American fishing vessel 

 have dried fish on our coasts. 



FRS MARMEACT 



Subscribed & sworn to before me this 28th day of July 1877 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U. 8. Consul 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 ARICHAT, COUNTY OF RICHMOND 



At Arichat in said Richmond County on this 28th day of July 1877 

 the above named Francis Marmeau made and subscribed in my presence 

 the foregoing affidavit 



Given under my hand and Notarial Seal at Arichat aforesaid 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 

 No. 179. 



I, James L. Girrois do solemnly declare that : I am living at Arichat, 

 Isle Madame the extent of the Island is 7 miles by 14 miles I am mas- 

 ter of the schooner Maggie of this Port (Arichat) I am well acquainted 

 with the trade of the Port having always lived here from 250 to 300 

 American fishing vessels, mostly codfishing have called here on an 

 average each season during the last five years they take in here ice 

 and bait each vessel buys bait here to the amount of about 50 barrels 

 of mackerel and herring for the herring they pay about $l T g o a hundred 

 and for the mackerel about $5-f> % a barrel the average cost of bait per 

 barrel herring & mackerel will cost them about $2 1 5 a barrel they 

 also take in each on an average about 5 or 6 tons of ice costing from 

 $2.50 to $3] per ton fully three hundred of the fishermen ship in 

 American fishing vessels from Isle Madame, going mostly in the spring 

 to Gloucester for (hat purpose I am of the opinion that the coming of 

 American fishermen to our coasts to fish is a good thing for the Prov- 

 inces as they spend considerable money in our ports and give employ- 

 ment to a great many of our fishermen and I make this solemn declara- 

 tion conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of an 

 Act passed during the 37th year of her Majestys reign entituled an Act 

 for the suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial oaths. 



Dated Arichat Isle Madame July 29th 1877. 



JAMES L. GIRROIS 



Master Schr Maggie 



In presence of: 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U. 8. Consul 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 WEST ARICHAT COUNTY OF RICHMOND 



At West Arichat in said Richmond County on this 29th day of July 



