,3310 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



The nearest to the shore that I have caught fish of any kind this year 

 is at least forty miles. 



BENJAMIN SWIM, 

 Master of schr. Sarah C. Pyle. 



ESSEX ss. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 10, 1877. 



Personally appeared the above named Benj. Swim, Master of schr. 

 Sarah C. Pyle, who subscribed and made oath that the above statement 

 by hioi subscribed is true. Before me, 



ADDISUN CAETER, 



(L. s.) Justice of the Peace and Deputy Collector of Customs. 



No. 243. 



GLOUCESTER, Aug. 29, 1877. 



I, Charles F. Carter, Master of the schr. Falcon, of Gloucester, Mass., 

 do on oath depose and say, that I was born at Steep Creek, in the Strait 

 of Can so, Nova Scotia, am 39 years of age, have been engaged in the 

 fisheries 28 years. I have just returned from a trip from the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence. I commenced to fit my vessel on the 1st of July, 1877, sailed 

 from Gloucester on the 9th, arrived in the Bay on the 14th. Got 30 

 barrels on the first day ; caught them with a hook in Antigonish Bay. 

 We caught them all of five miles from the shore. Went down to the 

 East Point, P. E. Island; 10 miles from East Point took a small school 

 in the seine ; took 20 brls. Afterward, cruised up the Gulf into the 

 Bay of Chaleurs, to Bathurst; never got a mackerel, and never saw one ; 

 then run down to the Magdalen Islands; took 75 brls. on the hook, 5 

 miles from Brine Islaud. The remainder of ray trip, or fare, I took in 

 various places south of P. E. Island. Took about five barrels inshore, 

 not half mile off. I brought home 132 sea barrels, mostly No. 2's. 



The whole time employed in this trip is just two months. I carried a 

 seine-boat and two seines. 



The Charter of my vessel is worth $250 per month $500 00 



Crew of 14 Men wages at $30 per month 700 00 



Outfits COO 00 



Two Seines and Boat use and wear 200 00 



Insurance 100 00 



Lines, &c 25 00 



Total cost $2, 125 00 



Inspection and Packing 115 barrels 86 25 



RECEIPTS. 



115 packed barrels Mackerel, at $11.50 $1, 322 50 



Actual loss $888 75 



I have been seven seasons in the Gulf of St. Lawrence mackereling. 

 The highest stock I ever made there in a season was $4,200.00. My 

 lowest stock is this year (that is so far), and I consider the prospect there 

 hopeless for the rest of the year. I have fished four years from Canso, in 

 the shore boat fishing, principally for .codfish. 



I never knew of any interference or injury from American vessels to 

 the English boats. We always, in these boats, dressed our fish going 



