794 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



[Inclosure No. 1.] 



I, Frank Foster, of Gloucester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

 in the United States of America, on my oath do say I am a fisherman, 

 and in the course of my calling during the last fifteen years have 

 entered many places and ports in Nova Scotia for the purpose of 

 buying bait to be used by the vessel I was on in the deep-sea fishery. 



I further say we were always allowed to purchase what bait we 

 wanted, and before this year I never heard of or knew an instance 

 where such vessel lying to or anchoring within the three-mile limits 

 of the coast for such purpose was required to report at the nearest 

 custom-house, or to make entry there, or was warned off. I have 

 been in at the following places on that coast, viz : Shelburne, Digby, 

 Grand Manan, Bliss Island, Argyle; and further says not. 



FRANK FOSTER. 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



[Inclosure No. 2.] 



I, Zebulon Tarr, of Gloucester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

 in the United States of America, on my oath do say I am a fisherman, 

 and in the course of my calling during the last thirty-one years have 

 entered many places and ports in Nova Scotia for the purpose of 

 buying bait to be used by the vessel I was on in the deep-sea fishery. 



I further say we were always freely allowed to purchase what bait 

 we wanted, and before this year I never heard of or knew an instance 

 where such vessel lying to or anchoring within the three-mile limits 

 of the coast for such purpose was required to report at the nearest 

 custom-house, or to make entry there, or was warned off. I have 

 been in at the following places on that coast, viz : Canso, Cape North 

 Bay, St. Anne, Margaree; and further says not. 



ZEBULON TARR. 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



[Inclosure No. 3.] 



I, John Collins, of Gloucester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 

 the United States of America, on my oath do say I am a fisherman, 

 and in the course of my calling during the last thirty-seven years have 

 entered many places and ports in Nova Scotia for the purpose of buy- 

 ing bait to be used by the vessel I was on in the deep-sea fishery. 



I further say we were always freely allowed to purchase what bait 

 we wanted, and before this year I never heard of or knew an instance 

 where such vessel lying to or anchoring within the three-mile limits 

 of the coast for such purpose was required to report at the nearest 

 custom-house, or to make entry there, or was warned off. I have been 

 in at the following places on that coast, viz : Canso, Georgetown, Yar- 

 mouth, Digby, Cape Negro, Tusket Island, Scatari, Sydney, Louis- 

 burg, White Head; and further says not. 



JOHN COLLINS. 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



