AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3255 



1877 the above named Simon Terrio made and Subscribed the foregoing 

 solemn declaration before me 



Given under my band and Notarial Seal at Aricbat aforesaid tbis 29tb 

 day of July 1877 



JAMES G. McKEEN 



(Seal.) Notary Public 



No. 183. 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 



COUNTY OF RICHMOND 



I, William LeVesconte of D'Escouse in Isle Madam Cape Breton 

 Merchant do declare as follows 



Tbat for the past twenty five years I have been engaged in the fishing 

 business in this Island supplying vessels and fishermen for the deep 

 sea and other fisheries and from my knowledge and experience there- 

 in-, I do estimate that the number of fishermen who have left this Island 

 to serve in American fishing vessels returning to their homes at the 

 close of the season for the past five years to average two hundred 



That there has been a large amount of bait procured on this Coast 

 by American fishing vessels but I cannot form any correct estimate as 

 to quantity 



That the British fishing vessels have, in this locality, yielded a profit 

 of at least twenty five per cent during the period above mentioned 



That certain advantages have been derived by the resident fishermen 

 from the calling of American vessels for bait and other necessaries to the 

 extent of the amount expended herefor 



That I do not consider the interests of British fishermen on this coast 

 have been interfered with by those in American vessels to any extent 

 And lastly I do not know of any American vessel curing her fish on 

 this coast and only in one instance of the fact of drying her nets 



I make the above declaration conscientiously believing the same to 

 be true 



WILL M LEVESCONTE. 



Signed and declared to before me this 30th day of July AD. 1877. at 

 Descouse 



W. E ; CUTLER 



Notary Public 

 No. 184. 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA ) 



COUNTY OF RICHMOND ) 



I Charles Doyle of Rocky Bay in Isle Madam do declare as follows 

 that I am a fisherman and have been engaged in that business regularly 

 for the past thirty years That a large quantity of fish are taken in this 

 locality by nets and it is a great resort for American Bank vessels to 

 procure bait during the fishing season 



That in my opinion at least one hundred vessels have on an average, 

 for the past five years, been 'baited' in this Bay and adjacent harbors 

 of the Island and have annually purchased at least Twenty five hun- 

 dred barrels of herring and mackerel for that purpose paying therefor 

 at the rate of three dollars per barrel for herring and six dollars per 

 barrel for Mackerel That most of those vessels are provided with ice 

 "when they come here from ports outside of this Island 



That large advantages are gained by the fishermen from the fact of 

 their vessels calling here for bait and supplies all of which are paid for 

 in cash 



