3264 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



ing I think that the presence of American fishing vessels on our coasts is 

 a pecuniary advantage to oar people as they spend much money and give 

 employment to many of our people And I make this solemn declara- 

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

 Act for the suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial oaths. 

 Dated at Lower Milford August 8th 1877. 



ANDEEW LAUEIE 

 In presence of: 



OSCAE MALMEOS 



PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 

 COUNTY OF GUYSBOROUGH 



I hereby Certify that the above named Andrew Lowrie voluntarily 

 declared to and Subscribed the foregoing Solemn declaration before me 

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

 County Guysborough. Province of Nova Scoti a this 8th day of August 

 1877 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 

 No. 194. 



I Thomas England do Solemnly declare that I am living at Middle 

 Milford, Guysborough County Nova Scotia, I am about 29 Years old 

 during the last 10 Tears I have been out Mackerel fishing and during 

 one of those 10 Seasons I have been also Codfishing in the Gulf of St 

 Lawrence I have mostly been netfishing in the Spring and hookfishing 

 during the summer I suppose that Provincial vessels fishing alongside 

 of American Mackerel Catchers would not on that account catch a 

 smaller quantity of Mackerel that they would do otherwise Porgies 

 and Clams are the bait used by Mackerel vessels occasionally a Pro- 

 vincial vessel may use a little herring as bait. My own experience is 

 that more Mackerel are caught outside a line 3 miles from shore than 

 inside that line the Americans don't dry their nets on the British 

 Coasts or cure their fish there as far as I am aware the American fish- 

 ing fleet especially when Mackerel are plenty leave considerable Money 

 on Our Coasts and I think that their presence on these Coasts are of 

 great pecuniary advantage to our people 



And I make this Solemn declaration Conscientiously beleiving the 

 same to be true and by Virtue of an Ace passed during the 37th Year 

 of Her AJajestys Eeign entitled An Act for the Suppression of Volun- 

 tary and Extrajudicial Oaths. 



Dated at Middle Milford in the County of Guysborough N S. August 

 7, 1877 



his 

 THOMAS x ENGLAND 



mark 



In presence of : 



OSCAE MALMEOS 



PROVINCE OF NoyA SCOTIA 



COUNTY OF GUYSBOROUGH 



I hereby Certify that the above named Thomas England declared to 

 and subscribed the foregoing solemn declaration before me 



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

 County of Guysborough N. S. this 7th day of August 1877 

 (Seal.) JAMES G McKEEN 



Notary Public 



