3312 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



of the inhabitants, paying the cash. Therefore, this custom is of great 

 advantage to the inhabitants, who are very desirous of securing this 



trade. 



W1NTHROP THURSTON. 



CUSTOM HOUSE, GLOUCESTER, ) 



Oct. 3, 1877. j 



Personally appeared the above named Winthrop Thurston, who made 

 oath, that the above statement subscribed by him is true, before me, 



ADDISON CARTER, 

 Deputy Collector of Customs and Justice of the Peace. 



No. 245. 



I, James A. Colson, of Gloucester, Mass., on oath, depose and say, 

 that I have been engaged in fishing for the past six years, and for the 

 past 3 years in the Bank fishery. Have been one of the crew of the fol- 

 lowing vessels, all of Gloucester, which vessels have been into Grand 

 Manan or vicinity for bait : Schr. D. D. Geyer, Schr. Schuyler Colfax, 

 Schr. George S. Bouticell, Schr. Hyperion. Five or six times 1 have been 

 there, and have usually taken about 50 bbls. of herring at each baiting, 

 paying, therefor, from $1 to $2 per barrel. Have never caught any her- 

 ring, but have uniformly bought them. Have never known any Ameri- 

 can vessel to catch their herring. 



JAMES A. COLSON. 



CUSTOM HOUSE, 

 GLOUCESTER, Oct. 2, 1877. 

 Personally appeared the above named James A. Colson, who sub- 

 scribed, and made oath, that the above statement is true. 



(Seal). ADDISON CARTER, 



Deputy Collector and Justice of the Peace. 



No. 246. 



Henry G. Coas, of Gloucester, Mass., on oath, depose and say that, 

 was born in Gloucester, am thirty-six years of age, am now master of 

 schr. John 8. McQjuin, of Gloucester, have been master for nine years of 

 the schr. Charles H. Hildreth, of said Gloucester, have been in Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence seven years of that time inackereling ; 1867 I was in the 

 Bay the whole season, took 200 bbls in all, caught them off Bradley and 

 Bonaventure, caught none of them within 3 miles of the shore ; in 1868, 

 was in the Bay, and caught 220 bbls on the first trip, (the second trip 

 we caught only 6 bbls) I caught the 220 bbls about 8 miles from shore 

 off Muscow, none within 3 miles; in 1869, was in the Bay of St. Law- 

 rence, was there the whole season, and caught 130 bbls mackerel, 

 caught them all over the Gulf, not 10 bbls, however, were caught within 

 three miles of the shore ; in 1870, was not in the Bay, went on Georges 

 Bank until August, then went off our own shore mackereliug, and 

 caught 375 bbls on coast of Maine, Middle Bank, and off Cape Cod, 

 we caught them in 4 trips the quality of these mackerel was 

 very good, and we got twice as much for them as for Bay mackerel, and 

 we made a good year's work ; in 1871, I was engaged in fishing on 

 Georges Bank the whole year; in 1872, was in the Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence for mackerel, 2 trips, and caught 270 bbls the first trip, and 240 



