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Protocol No. 31. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisheries Commission, at^ t'- Thirty-first Con- 

 ferencc, iicld at Ualitiix, Nova Scotia, on the Itli day ot !?ci.tember, 1877. 



The Commission met at noon, as appointed. ,, ., , ^, ^ i ^r r..n„t 



The Uuee Commissioners, and the Agents of tlie United States and of Gieat 



Britain rcspectivelv, were present. , ,• tiw^ u^t 



Bv direction "of the President, the Secretary read the records ol the last 



Conference, which were approved, and signed by the Commissioners, the Secretary, 



and the Agents. . , ^ • • i,., *!,« 



air. Doutre then read aflidavits made rehitivc to the present inquiry by the 



foUowina; persons : — 



Mr. Isaac AV. Rcnnels. of Port Hood. (Xo. 258, Appendix G.) 



iMr. John :\IcA(iams, of Port Joliie. {Nu. 25!), Appendix 0.) 



Mr. Donald Campbell, of Port Mouton. (Xo. 2(iO, Appendix G.) 



Mr. John D. Richard, of Lallavc Island, and now of Gctson s Cove. (Ao. 21)1, 



Aiipeudix Cr.) !■ f~< \ 



:Mr. Collin ilcLeod, of Brooklyn, Queen's County. (Ao. 2G2, Appendix G.) 

 Mr. James Buschcr, of Port ilouton. (No. 263, Appendix G.) 

 Mr. ]\ilUam Rn,s, Collector of Customs at Halifax, Nova Scotia, was then 



called, and gave evidence on oath on matters connected with the inquiry. {No. ol, 



Appendi.v F.) , . , • i i 



The witiic^^s was c-xanrmed by Mr. Wcatiierbe, and cross-examined by 



Mr. Dana. 



Mr. Charlr., Creed, of Halifax, a o-cneral broker, and Secretary to the Halifax 

 Chamber of ComniciTo, v.as next called, and gave evidence on oath on matters 

 coniK'etcd with the iiii|uirv. (.V". Jo, Appendix F.) • , i 



The witness was examined by Mv. S. R. Thomson, and cross-examined by 



Mr. Foster. 



Mr. .John Diiio,!, of Steep Creek, Strait of Canso, a fish merchant, and formerly 

 a fishurnian, was called, and gave evidence on oath on matters connected with the 

 inciuiry. {Xo. uA, Jiipmdix F.) . 



The witness was examined by :\Ir. Weatherbc. No cross-examination was 



desired. 



3Ir. Doiitrc tiicn read afrulavits made relative to the present inquiry by the 



following peisuns : — 



."Mr.' John P. Uardmcr, of Cajie Sable Island. {No. 2()4, Appendix G.) 



Mr. Alexander Gillies, of Port Hood. {Xo.'KS'h Appendix G.) 



Mr. Henry Hcmlow, Senr., of Liscomb, Nova Scotia. {Xo. 260, Appendix G.) 



Mr. AN'illiani Watts, of Port Hood. {Xo. 267, Appendix G.) 



31r. Joshu.i .snith, of Port Hood Island. {No. 208, Appendix G.) 



Mr. Livingston Cog-ins, of Westport, Digby County. {No. 269, Appendix G.) 



Mr. Martin W'entzcll, ot Lower Lallave. (No. 270, Appendix G.) 



Mr. AV'illiam H. Christian, of Prospect, Nova Scotia. {No. 271, Appendix G.) 



Mr. Alexander McDonald, oi' Port Hood Island. {Xo. 272, Appendix G) 



INlr. Angus tiillies, of Port Hood. (Ao. 275, Appendix G.) 



The Commission adjourncci at 4 p.m. till the next day at noon. 



(Signed) -MA I' n J CE DELF08SE. 

 i'. ir. KELLOGC. 

 A. T. GALT. 



.1. n. G. Beronk 



(Siuned) ERAXCTS CLARE TORD. 

 J)WIG11T FOSTER. 



Protocol No. 32. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisheries Commission, at the Thirty-second Con- 

 iercnee, held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 0th day of September, 1877. 



'i'lu> Coiiiini^sion met at noon, as appointed. 



The tiiiee (•oir.mi.^sioners, and the Agents of the United States and of Great 

 Britain respectively, were present. 



