AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3299 



I am positive that the inhabitants of the coasts have derived mach 

 benefit from the visits and intercourse of American fishermen formerly 

 by the improvement in their trade by selling supplies and bait. 



I further declare that I have given this subject much reflection and 

 deem it right to freely express my belief as herein noted. The words 

 "twenty-four vears" added on the margin before signing 

 Gaspe" June 18th 1877 



BENJAMIN ASSELIN 



Declared and subscribed to, this eighteenth day of June 1877. before 

 me at Gaspe" 

 (Seal.) GEO: H. HOLT 



U. 8. Consul 

 No. 230. 



PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 



DISTRICT OF GASP& 

 DOUGLASTOWN August 6th 1877. 



I, the undersigned, Luke M'Auley of Douglastown in the Bay of 

 Gasp6 do hereby solemnly declare as follows, viz 



That I have been fishing in and about the Bay of Gaspe" for about 

 forty years without intermission during the fishing seasons taking 

 principally codfish and mackerel That from the year 1866 until the 

 present time, the Mackerel fishery has been very poor I have had inter- 

 course with a great many American fishermen during my life time, in 

 the Bay of Gaspe previous to the year 1866. and very frequently have 

 sold them supplies and often have received valuable assistance from 

 them on the fishing grounds, and I know of many of my neighbors who 

 have also received benefits without charge, at their hands And my 

 firm opinion is that they are of far more benefit to our fishermen in 

 these waters than detrimental to our successful pursuit of the fisher- 

 ies In fact they were always ready and willing to render assistance to 

 us fishermen when we needed and I have heard many of my neighbors 

 express themselves to this effect 



I have never seen American fishermen cure fish or dry their nets on 

 shore 



My experience with American fishermen has been such that I would 

 be pleased to see them at all times in our waters Many years and uiany 

 times they have been to my house and spent hours with my family and 

 I have never seen them misbehave themselves. 



Our vessels cost so much less than American vessels and sailing 

 them at so much less expense there is no reason why Canadian fisher- 

 men could not sell fish and oil at a greater profit in the markets of the 

 United States than American fishermen in their own ports 



There is no fishermen, now here, who has fished in the Bay of Gaspe" 

 longer than I have or as long. 



LUKE McAULEY 



Subscribed and declared before me this sixth day of August 1877 at 

 Douglastowu 



GEO: H HOLT 



(Seal.) U. S. Consul 



No. 231. 



PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 

 DISTRICT AND COUNTY OF GASPE 



GASPE BASIN July 9th 1877 



I, the undersigned, John Howell of Sandy Beach Gaspe", Mas- 

 ter (and part owner) of the Schooner " Undaunted " of the Port of 



