AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3253 



1877 the above named James L Girrois made and Subscribed the fore- 

 going solemn declaration before me 



Given under my hand and Notarial Seal at Arichat aforesaid this 29th 

 day of July 1877 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 

 No. 180. 



I Isidore Le Blanc do swear that I am a general merchant doing busi- 

 ness at Arichat Isle Madame, almost the only or at least by far the prin- 

 cipal business of this place is the fishing interest I don't think that 

 capital invested in fishing vessels owned in this Island (Isle Madame) 

 has cleared during the last five years on an average over five per cent 

 profit I think that during the period just named about three hundred 

 American fishing vessels have called per annum at this Port and bought 

 on this Island on an average each about $200 worth of fresh bait, con- 

 sisting in herring and mackerel and I think about $15 to $20 1 worth 

 of ice per vessel although as to this latter article I am not sure I know 

 that about 100 of our young fishermen go each year in April & May to 

 Gloucester to secure good berths on fishing, mostly codfishing, vessels 

 they return to the Island after the end of the fishing season they fish 

 on shares and do well at it I think that the coming of American fish- 

 ing vessels to our coasts advances the prosperity of our people and does 

 not interfere with any of its interests. So help me God. 



Dated Arichat July 29th 1877. ISIDCRE LE BLANC 



Subscribed & sworn to before me \ 

 July 29th 1877 ) 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U. S. Consul 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 ARICHAT, COUNTY OF RICHMOND 



At Arichat in said Richmond County on this 29th day of July 1877 

 the above named Isadore Le Blance made and subscribed in my pres- 

 ence the foregoing affidavit 



Given under my hand and Notarial Seal at Arichat aforesaid the 29th 

 day of July 1877 



, Q , , JAMES G. McKEEN 



( eM 'l Notary Public 



No. 181. 



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I, Simon P. Le Blanc do solemnly declare that I am shipping master 

 atyWest Arichat Isle Madam I have lived here since I was born I 

 know that about one hundred American fishing vessels call annually at 

 the Ports of Arichat and West Arichat, besides a great number of 

 American fishing vessels buy bait on the Island without entering any 

 harbor on an average each Am. fishing vessel during the last five or 

 six years has bought bait on the Island to the amount of between twenty 

 five and thirty barrels, sometime the same vessel will call three or four 

 times during the same season and each time take in a similar quantity 

 of bait, the price of the bait averages about between three and four 

 dollars per barrel for the herring and about ($7 T oo) for the mackerel 

 per barrel they take mostly herring it being most common in the 

 spring but they prefer mackerel each vessel takes about from five to 

 eight tons of ice, those who go halibut fishing take from 30 to 40 tons 

 of ice the price of ice here is from two to three dollars per ton I think 



