AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3295 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 



COUNTY OF ESSEX ss. GLOUCESTER Aug. 18th 1877 



Then personally appeared the above named William H. Kirby 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. 224. 



GLOUCESTER Aug 17, 1877 



I, Byron Hines do depose and say that I was born in Pubnioo, N, S, 

 and am 40 years of age am now mastee of the Sch Grand Mastee of 

 Pubnico N, S, am now engaged in fishing on the Grand Banks and 

 delivering my fish at Gloucester Mass, have been engaged continously 

 in the Bank fishery mostly, for the past 25 years am thoroughly ac- 

 quainted with the manner of obtaining bait at Newfoundland & Nova 

 Scotia my experience has been that all vessels American English and 

 French have bought their bait and paid tor it in Cash a large part of 

 the fishing business of New Foundland is engaged in supplying this bait 

 and is very profitable to those engaged in it, more so than any other 

 fishery pursued by them the American fleet have not taken bait only 

 within the last three years at Newfoundland I have never caught any 

 bait there neither have I ever known any American vessel to catch 

 bait at Newfoundland there are 50 vessels of from 25 to 40 tons each 

 constantly carrying bait from Newfoundland to the French Islands (St 

 Perre & Mequelon) and the American fleet buy their bait largely at 

 these places We pay more for the bait, as such, than in other form in 

 which it can be used, and other supplies in the same ratio. I have paid 

 $3, per Bbl for sound Herring this spring at N, F, if we could not obtain 

 this bait we could supply its place with porgies & clam, & I think to 

 our advantage the Newfoundland vessels board American vessels miles 

 from the Coast for the purpose of obtaining their trade and whole com- 

 mimties have been built up and are in a prosperous condition wholly by 

 this trade, in going in to these places for bait the vessel will often lose 

 a fortnights time with my experience as a Bauk fisherman I should 

 say that it would be better to go without this bait, if all would do so 

 the American Cod and hcelibut fishery is wholly a Bank or de'ep sea 

 fishery and not a shore fishery in any sense 



BYKON HINES 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 



ESSEX ss. GLOUCESTER Aug 17th 1877 



Then personally appeared the above named Byron Hiiies and made 



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



best of his knowledge & belief before me 

 (Seal.) DAVID W. LOW 



Notary Public 



No. 225. 



I William Greeuleaf, Master of the Sch Chester R. Lawrence of Glou- 

 cester, & formerly master of Schr's John S Presson, F. W. Ilomaus, Polar 

 Wave, & Phcenix of said Gloucestee, born at Westport, Me. am 29 years 

 of age do depose & say that I have been engaged in the fisheries lor the 



