o446 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



By Stephen Fiander, of Coombs Cove. I reside at Coombs Cove, 

 Fortune Bay. I was engaged catching or trying to catch herring for 

 United States vessels at Long Harbor last winter. I was concerned in 

 the seine brought by Captain Deagle, of Edwin or Eben Parsons, in De- 

 cember last. I was one of the crew who hauled herring with it. None 

 of the crews of United States vessels were concerned or employed in the 

 use of said seine ; we had it from Captain Deagle on condition of our 

 selling to him all the herring which should be hauled with it. We 

 hauled about 800 barrels, which we sold to him. We hauled them at 

 Table Beach. Samuel Fiander bought it from him afterwards. I saw 

 the crew of United States vessel Wildfire engaged hauling herring at 

 Table Beach about first of January last. The captain of said vessel 

 was with them ; the seine and skiff they used belonged to the vessel, and 

 was managed entirely by crews of United States vessels with the excep- 

 tion of one man, Bond, whom I saw with them. He, Bond, was to re- 

 ceive one share only (i. e., one man's share). They inclosed that day 

 about 300 barrels herring ; they were not, however, all saved, as a gale 

 of wind came on and the seine burst; I believe over half of the herring 

 were thus lost. Captain Cunningham, master of said vessel, brought 

 the purse-lines of the seine with him. The crews of United States vessels 

 use those purse-lines when they haul herring ; we British fishermen 

 never use them. I heard Captain Deagle, of United States schooner 

 Edwin or Eben Parsons; Captain Charles Lee, of United States schooner 



, of Gloucester; and Captain Cunningham, of United States 



schooner Wildfire, say, that they would have whatever herrings they 

 wanted with their own crews and seines if their crews were quite willing 

 to do so. 



bis 



STEPHEN + FIANDER. 

 mark. 



Taken and sworn before me at Coombs Cove, the 16th day of October, 

 1877. 



PHILIP HOBERT, J. P. 



No. 5. 



By Philip Thornhill, of Anderson Cove. I reside at Anderson Cove, 

 Long Harbor. I was at Anderson Cove when Captain Allen, of the 

 Bonanza, United States vessel, arrived from head of Fortune Bay, in 

 June, 1876, where, I understood from crew of said vessel and others, she 

 had hauled a large quantity of herring. I believe the hauling of the 

 herring was done entirely by the crew of said vessel ; there was one or 

 two British fishermen on board, but I understood they had no share in 

 the seine. The seine and skiff they used belonged to the vessel. I 

 saw the crew of said vessel engaged hauling or trying to haul herring 

 at Anderson Cove in June, 1876. The men employed at it were those 

 of the vessel. I think they hauled some at Anderson Cove and salted 

 them on board. I believe the seine and skiff was taken back by said 

 vessel. 



his 



PHILIP + THORNHILL. 

 mark. 



Taken and sworn before me at Harbor Breton the 16th October, 1877. 



PHILIP HOBERT, J. P. 



