APPENDIX B. 



SCHEDULES. 



SHORE AND BOAT FISHERIES. 



[Altehore and boat fisheries must be reported on this schedule. If packing 

 houses or canneries are operated under the same ownership, a report should 

 alsobemadeon Schedule EE3 249. Vessel fisheries should not be'included 

 in this report but should be reported on Schedule EE2 248.] 



Name of company or individual operating the fishery 



Post office (give city, street, and number) 



Location County State 



(Givenameor description of water upon which fishing operationsareconducted.) 



WASHINGTON, D. C., January 4, 19f>9. 



The act of Congress of June 7, 1906, authorizes the Director of the Census, in coop- 

 eratiop with the Bureau of Fisheries, to take a census of the fishing industry. 



The information returned on this schedule should cover the business year most 

 nearly conforming to the year ending December 31 , 1908. All questions that require 

 a fixed time, such as cash on hand and values of property, should be of the date of 

 the beginning of the year covered by the report. 



Allanswers will be held absolutely confidential. No publication will be made in the 

 Census reports disclosing the operations of individuals or companies in any par- 

 ticular, and the information will be used only for the statistical -purposes for which it 

 wax given. 



The canvass will be made under the supervision of Mr. W, M. Steuart, chief 



statistician for manufactures. 



S. N. D. NORTH, 



Director of the Census. 



Extract from act of Congress, March 3, 1899: 



SECTION 22. * * * "And every president, treasurer, secretary, director, agent, 

 or other officer of every corporation, and every establishment of productive industry, 

 whether conducted as a corporate body, limited liability company, or by private 

 individuals, from which answers to any of the schedules, inquiries, or statistical 

 interrogatories provided for by this act are herein required, who shall, if thereto 

 requested by the Director , supervisor, enumerator, orspecial agent, willfully neglect 

 or refuse to give true and complete answers to any inquiries authorized by this act, 

 or shall willfully give false information, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 

 conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to which may 

 be added imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year." 



CERTIFICATE. 



This is to certify that the information contained in this schedule is complete and 



correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and covers the period from , 



190..., to ,190.... 



(Signature of special agent.) 



(Signature of the person furnishing the 

 information.) 



Each question should be answered; if any inquiry is not applicable and no answer 

 can be made, write the word "None." 



1. CAPITAL INVESTED OWNED AND BORROWED: The answer must 

 show the total amount of capital, both owned and borrowed. All the items of 

 fixed and live capital may be taken at the amounts carried on the books. If 

 land or buildings are rented, that fact should be stated and the value given. The 



2. PROPRIETORS, FIRM MEMBERS, AND INDEPENDENT FISHER- 



MEN: Number 



If any of the proprietors or firm members reported above] 



were not personally engaged in fishing, give the number^ Number 



not so engaged: 



3. SALARIED EMPLOYEES: Number Amount paid in salaries, 



(Salaried officers, managers, clerks, etc.) 



4. WAGE-EARNERS (not including employees 

 reported above). 



Fishermen 



Shoresmen (not including employees of packing 

 houses) 



Estimated cost of provisions supplied to employees 

 (not to be included in wages) 



Number. 



Total amount 



paid in wages 



during year. 



5. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF YEAR'S CATCH: Report all fishery prod- 

 ucts, including aquatic mammals, reptiles, shellfish, sponges, etc. , taken during 

 the year. Give the name and total quantity and value of each species caught 

 by each kind of apparatus. If the "pounds*' is not known and can not be 

 estimated, give the "bushels" or "number" and state what unit of measure 

 is used. 



