AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 3325- 



150 bbls No. Is $16.00 $2, 400. 00 



25 " 2s 10.50.. 262.50 



$2, 662. 50 

 Captain's Commissions 106. 00 



$2, 556. 50 

 Crew's Half ... 1,278.25 



Owner's Share $1, 278. 25 



This is my first trip to the Bay for mackereling, and I think it will be 

 the last, and would have done a great deal better on our own shore. I 

 have, for the five years previous, fished on our own shore, and always 

 done a great deal better than I have this year. In the year 1872, 1 was 

 master of the sch'r Sabine, and fished oft' this shore, starting late in the 

 season, and caught 650 bbls., which sold for $18 and $20 per barrel; 

 and in 1873, I was master of the schooner 8. R. Lane, of Gloucester, 

 and caught 1,600 barrels off this shore (the American); in 1874, I was 

 master of same vessel, and caught 1,200 barrels, averaging $10 a barrel ; 

 in 1875, I was master of same vessel, and caught 1,800 barrels of mack- 

 erel oft' the American shore, and stocked $11,000. 



I would state that previous to going into the Bay this year. I was 

 mackereling on this shore, and caught 800 bbls., for which we stocked 

 $5,200. 



SOLOMON JACOBS, 



Master of tichr. Moses Adams. 



CUSTOM HOUSE, GLOUCESTER, 



Oct. 4th, 1877. 



Personally appeared the above named Solomon Jacobs, master of 

 schr. Moses Adams, who subscribed, and made oath, that the above 

 statement is true, before me, 



ADDISON CARTER, 

 Special Deputy Collector and Justice of the Peace. 



No. 260. 



I, Albian K. Pierce of Gloucester, Mass., on oath depose and say that 

 I am master of schooner Wm. S. Baker of Gloucester, and have been, 

 engaged in mackereling during this season, and fished oft the American 

 shore the first two months of the season, and caught 350 barrels, by 

 which we stocked $1,950. From dispatches and favorable reports I 

 was induced to go to the Bay of St. Lawrence, and sailed for Bay 

 Chaleur the 18th July, and was in the Bay 14 days, and tried for mack- 

 erel all the way from P. E. Island to Gaspe and other places, inshore 

 and out, and caught three barrels only. I then came home and fished 

 on the coost of Maine, and caught 160 barrels at that place, from which 

 the ne, stock amounted to $1,455. I consider in my trip to the Bay 

 this year I lost $2,000. Last year, 1876 I was master of the same ves- 

 sel, and fished on the American coast, and caught 1,420 barrels, and 

 stocked $11,000 net. In 3875 I was master of the same vessel. I fished 

 on this shore and landed 1,000 barrels of mackerel up to middle of July ; 

 and on the 16th July we started for the Bay and tried hard at P. E. 

 Island and Madeline Islands for ten days, but finding no mackerel of any 

 consequence, we started for home, having caught nine barrels of No. 2's 



