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gether, and who fish altogether inshore. Now, I have here a statement 

 showing the number of men who fish in dories close inshore on the 

 western coast and the number of so-called desfileurs, those that are 

 alleged to follow the cod. I need scarcely say that this term arises from 

 a misinterpretation of the habits of the fish. They merely intercept the 

 different schools of cod and capliii as they come in from the gulf to the 

 coast to spawn, according to the gradual rise of the temperature with 

 the seasons, as they progress farther to the north. 



Q. And the large vessels that fish between Cape St. John and Quir- 

 pou anchor in the harbors and fish in dories close inshore ? A. The 

 dories fish close inshore, but the seiners may coast along for some con- 

 siderable distance. You are aware of the fact that the vessels are dis- 

 mantled, so to speak, and laid up, for the large vessels have nothing to 

 do with the cod-fishing during the season, on the northeastern Atlantic 

 coast. This is altogether a boat-fishery ; they require, of course, larger 

 boats than dories to manage large seines. 



Q. The vessels anchor in the harbors there during the whole of the 

 fishing season ? A. Yes. 



Q. And the fishery is carried on in boats ! A. Yes ; that is to say, 

 on the northeastern Atlantic coast. 



Q. And the fish which are caught in boats are taken within the three- 

 mile limit, close inshore, and along the shore ? A. As far as I saw, this 

 was the case along the coast between Cape St. John and Partridge 

 Point; but, of course, there were certain portions of the coast which 1 

 did not see. 



By Mr. Dana : 



Q. Professor Hind, I find here a book, purporting to be issued by 

 you, entitled " Fishery Commission, Halifax, 1877. The effect of the 

 Fishery Clauses of the Treaty of Washington on the Fisheries and Fish- 

 ermen of British North America, by Henry Youle Hind, M. A. ; Hali- 

 fax, 1877." Is that your product ? A. Yes. 



Q. You wrote it ? A. Yes. 



Q. And had it printed ? A. Yes. 



Q. It is marked "confidential"; will you kindly explain what that 

 means in this connection ? A. My instructions were to have the word 

 "confidential" printed upon it; and it was not permitted to go out of 

 the hands of the printer until special instructions were received for that 

 purpose. 



Q. Then this was not your own private undertaking under your own 

 responsibility ? A. No. 



Q. You could not control it ? A. Certainly not. 



Q. You furnished it ? A. Yes. 



Q. To others ? A. Yes. 



Q. Who could control it ? A. Yes. 



Q. For whom it was written? A. I received instructions to place it, 

 when it was written, in the hands of the printer, from the commissioner 

 of fisheries of the Dominion of Canada. 



Q. The commissioner of fisheries ? A. Yes. 



Q. Who holds that office ! A. Mr. Whitcher. 



Q. You received such instructions from him ? A. Yes in relation to 

 the printing of it. 



Q. And you placed it in his hands ? A. Yes. 



Q. By whom were you requested to prepare it ? A. Originally by 

 Mr. Wbitcher. 



Q. You make a distinction ; you say " originally " ; was there any 



