AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3305 



I have trans-shipped mackerel twice, the first time from Canso. The 

 vessel was so long coming (four weeks) that we gained by it, mackerel 

 rising in value. 1 was then in the Barbara Fritchie, and sent home 260 

 barrels. The second time, from Charlottetown, by steamer, sending 

 home 150 barrels from same schooner, costing $1.00 per barrel to get 

 them home. In the six weeks following, I only took 40 barrels of 

 mackerel, which was all I did take for that trip, besides what had been 

 sent home, and would have made money not to have trans-shipped any 

 mackerel home, but have taken them home in the schooner. 



All the years I have been to the Gulf, $100, in gold, each year, on an 

 average, was paid to British traders for goods, for which we paid more 

 than we could have procured them for at home. 



The last three years I have been fishing off our American shores in 

 schrs Glad Tidings and Rebecca M. Atwood. In the schr. Glad Tidings 

 we landed 1750 barrels of mackerel, stocking $13,600 net stock. In the 

 Atwood, two years ago, we landed 900 barrels of mackerel, stocking 

 $10,300, net. Last year, in same schooner, (Rebecca M. Atwood), we 

 lauded 2700 barrels of mackerel, net stock, being $11,000. 



That the mackerel being small here, the first of season, and hearing 

 of large quantities of mackerel being in the Bay, I was induced to go 

 there, much to my sorrow and regret now, for I found that I had been 

 deceived by the stories told, and despatches published in the papers, to 

 draw American fishermen to the Gulf of St. Lawrence this year. I feel 

 satisfied, that had I remained on our own shores, I should have done 

 much better. Our shore mackerel are better in quality than Bay. 



WILLIAM HERRICK. 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, 



COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 4th, 1877. 



Then personally appeared the above named William Herrick, and 

 made oath that all his statements above subscribed are true, to the 

 best of his knowledge and belief, before me, 



(L. S.) DAVID W. LOW, 



Notary Public. 

 No. 237. 



GLOUCESTER, Aug. 28, 1877. 



I, Thomas H. White, master of the schooner Hyperion, of Gloucester, 

 Mass., do on oath depose and say : 



J was born in Margaree, Cape Breton ; am 29 years of age ; have been 

 engaged in the fisheries for the past 17 years. I have been master of 

 the schooners John T. Tyler, Finance, and my present vessel, the Hyperion. 



I have just returned from a trip to the Gulf of St. Lawrence for mack- 

 erel. I brought home 225 sea-barrels of mackerel, mostly twos. I com- 

 menced to fit my vessel on the 1st of July, and sailed from Gloucester 

 on the 5th ; arrived in the Bay on the 12th of July. My first mackerel 



1 took off East Point on the hook, (I bad no seine) about 15 wash barrels 



2 miles from the shore, and of the remainder of the trip of mackerel we 

 took certainly one-half inside of the three mile limit and the rest out- 

 side. 



The charter of my vessel is worth for two months $500. 00 



My men's time is worth $30 per mouth ; 14 men at $30, 2 



months each 900.00 



Outfits. 600.00 



