PERIOD FROM 1871 TO 1905. 797 



[Inclosure No. 9.] 



I, Thomas Jones, 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 fourteen 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: Digby, Brier Island, 

 Campobello Island, St. Andrews, Beaver Harbor, Bliss Island, Head 

 Harbor, Yarmouth, St. Mary's Bay, Grand Manan, Cape Negro, Shel- 

 burne, Liverpool, Dover, Halifax, Canso, Sydney, Jeddore Harbor, 

 Ship Harbor, Louisburg, Georgetown, Souris, Chaleur Bay ; and fur- 

 ther says not. 



THOMAS JONES. 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



\ In closure No. 10.] 



I, Scott Geyer, 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 twenty-five 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: Grand Manan, Head 

 Harbor, Campobello Island, Beaver Harbor, Digby, Bliss Island, 

 Brier Island, Barrington, Cape Negro, Prospect, Cape Canso, Gut of 

 Canso, White Head, Halifax, Liverpool, Shelburne, Georgetown, 

 Souris, Charlottetown, Malpeque, Chaleur Bay ; and further says not. 



SCOTT 



[L. s.] AARON PARSONS, 



Notary Public. 



[Inclosure No. 11.] 



I, Edward Cantillion, of Gloucester, Commonwealth of Massachu- 

 setts, 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 thirteen 

 years have entered many places and ports of Nova Scotia for the pur- 

 pose 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 in- 

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

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



