3260 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



No. 189. 



I Christopher Carrigan do solemnly declare that I am twenty years 

 old ain by occupation a fisherman and that I am living at Lower Mil- 

 ford in the County of Guysborough in the Province of Nova Scotia I 

 Lave been out mackerel fishing in the North Bay during the six years 

 next preceding the Summer of 1876 during the time I was fishing in 

 the North Bay I think the American Mackerel fleet fishing in the North 

 Bay would average about one hundred Vessels, the Vessels in which I 

 was fishing during that time averaged per Season I think a Catch of 

 about 200 barrels per Season. I think that during the 6 years I was in 

 the North Bay the Mackerel fleet from the Provinces fishing in the North 

 Bay was about 20 vessels 



Provincial Mackerel fishing Vessels would catch as many fish when 

 side by side with American fishing vessels as if fishing by themselves 

 I do not know how many of the hundred American Vessels named 

 above were Mackerel fishers and how many were Codfishers the Vessels 

 in which I was Mackerel fishing used Porgies & Clams only as bait I 

 have been two trip in the North Bay in Provincial Mackerel fishing 

 Vessels and they also used only Porgies & Clams for bait. 



As far as I know the Americans do not cure their fish or dry their nets 

 on the Coasts of the British Provinces 



I was out this spring & last spring in American Herring fishing Ves- 

 sels to the Magdalens I think there were from 30 to 40 American Her- 

 ring fishing Vessels there. Each Spring these Vessels Employ on an 

 average two Men and two Boats from the British Provinces and pay on 

 an average for Each Man & Boat about 30 dollars for the trip lasting 

 about 3 weeks this Spring the American Herring Vessels at the Magda- 

 len Islands did not average a Catch of over 300 barrels Each last 

 Spring they all had full fares averaging about one thousand barrels 



The presence of the American fishing Vessels during the season around 

 the Coasts of the British Provinces is a great pecuniary advantage to 

 the people of these Provinces from the large amount of money they ex- 

 pend among us and the large number of our men they employ in their 

 Vessels 



And (I do solemnly declare that) I make this solemn declaration con- 

 scientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Act 

 passed in the 37th Year of Her Majestys Eeign entitled an Act for sup- 

 pression of Voluntary and Extra-judicial Oaths 



Dated at Lower Milford County Guysborough this 8th day of August 

 1877 



CHEISTOPHEE. CAERIGAN 



In presence of: 



OSCAE MALMEOS 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 



COUNTY OF GUYSBOROUGH 



I hereby Certify that the above named Christopher Carrigan volun- 

 tarily declared to and subscribed before me the foregoing solemn de- 

 claration 



Given under my hand and Notarial Seal at Lower Milford in the 

 County of Guysborough Province of Nova Scotia this 8th day of August 

 1877 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 



