3288 AWARD OP THE FISHEEY COMMISSION. 



I have read the statement of Captain Charles H. Nute of Sch Edward 

 K. Webster, and in all its features and statements it accords with my 

 own experience & is perfectly true on my last trip to Grand Bank I 

 took my bait at Newfoundland and paid $209,76 cash for the same 

 have never caught fish or halibut while in an American vessel within 3 

 miles of the shore the American Cod & halibut fishery is entirely a 

 deep-sea or ocean fishery. I consider the bait business of Newfound- 

 land of vastly more profit to the inhabitants than convenience or profit 

 to the Americans and I believe that were it not for this trade of bait & 

 supplies to the American fleet ; the inhabitants would suffer great dis- 

 tress & poverty, as their stock in trade would be entirely useless, were 

 it not for our fleet to purchase them, 



JOSEPH OAKLEY 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 







ESSEX ss. GLOUCESTER Aug. 13th 1877. 



Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Oakley and made 

 oath that all the above statements by him subscribed are true to the 

 best of his knowledge and belief before me 



(Seal.) DAVID W, LOW 



Notary Public 



No. 215. 



I, Mathew McDonald Master of the Sch Clara B. Chapman, and sub- 

 sequently of the Sch Webster Sanborn was born in Prince Edward 

 Island am twenty six years of age, have been engaged in the fisheries 

 from Gloucester for the past eight years principally on the Grand 

 Banks, taking Codfish & halibut. I have used for bait principally her- 

 ring & squid in all cases purchasing the same of the inhabitants of New- 

 foundland & paying Cash for the same at the rate of $2. per Bbl. for 

 Herring and 50 Cts per 100 for Squid the people there being anxious 

 to sell the same to the American fishermen I have never attempted 

 to catch any bait on the Coast of N. F. am well acquainted with the 

 manner in which bait is obtained by the American fishermen & I know 

 that all with which I am acquainted buy their bait paying cash for 

 the same, have never known of but one casein which the bait was caught 

 one vessel taking a few Bbls of Squid at Conception Bay, N. F. I 

 have never fished for, Cod or Halibut on the British shores, nor do I 

 know of any American vessel ever taking these fish within the limit of 

 three miles from the shore, the Cod & Halibut fisheries, as prosecuted 

 by the American fishermen, is entirely a deep-sea fishery. 



MATHEW MCDONALD 



STATE OP MASSACHUSETS > 

 COUNTY OF ESSEX } ss * 



GLOUCESTER Aug 13th 1877. 



Then personally appeared the within named Mathew McDonald, Mas- 

 ter of Sch. Clara B. Chapman, and made oath that the within statement 

 by him subscribed is true 



Before me 



(Seal.) DAVID W. LOW 



Notary Public 



