3254 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



that fully one hundred fishermen go every spring to Gloucester U. S. A. 

 to go codfishing mostly in American fishing vessel, besides a consider- 

 able number are shipped during the season from this Island in Am. 

 fishing vessels I am of the opinion that the presence of American fish- 

 ing vessels on the coasts of the Province is of great pecuniary advan- 

 tage to our people because they spend much money on our coasts and 

 give employment to many of our fishermen and I make this solemn 

 declararion'couscientiously believing 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. 



S. P. LEBLANC 

 Dated West Arichat July 29th 1877. 



In presence of : 



OSCAR MALMROS 



V. S. Consul 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTLA 

 WEST ARICHAT, COUNTY OF RICHMOND 



At West Aricbat in Said County of Richmond on this 29th day of 

 July 1877 the above named S. P. Leblanc made and Subscribed the fore- 

 going solemn declaration before me 



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

 July 1877 



(Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 

 No. 182, 



I Simon Theriot do solemnly declare that I reside at West Arichat, 

 Isle Madame, N. S., that I am engaged as a general trader and dealer in 

 fish that I have been the owner of a fishing vessel engaged in Codfishing 

 on the grand banks of Newfoundland the vessel was out fishing in 1875 

 and 1876 and made no returns for the capital and labor invested in her 

 many others were ready to engage in fishing and investing capital in 

 fishing vessels but when I did not succeed they concluded that it was 

 no use to try and do any business in that line I know of no person who 

 invested capital in fishing vessels in this place and who did well in it 

 not one about 150 American fishing vessels have as far as I am able to 

 make a rough estimate visited Isle Madame each season on an average dur- 

 ing the last three years and bought bait each to the average amount one 

 hundred dollars; they the American vessels never catch any bait on these 

 coasts I have never known them to dry their nets or cure their fish 

 on our coasts each Am. fishing vessels on an average takes in at at 

 Arichat about 6 to 10 tons of ice last year they, the ice merchants sold 

 ice at $4-^ a ton, now they sell it at $2^ a ton And I make this 

 solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by 

 virtue of an act passed during the 37th year of her Majestys reign en- 

 titled an Act for the suppression of voluntary and extra judicial oaths. 



West Arichat July 29th 1877. 



SIMON TERRIO 



In presence of: 



OSCAR MALMROS 



U. S. Consul 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 WEST ARICHAT, COUNTY OF RICHMOND 

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



