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Protocol No. 61. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fislicrics Commission, at tiic Sixty-rourlli Confe- 

 rence, held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 2Jth (hiy of October, 1877. 



The Commission met at tiooii, as appointed. 



The three Commissioners, and tiie Agents of the United States and of Great 

 Britain respectively, were iMcsent. 



By direction ot'tlic President, the Secretary read tlie records of the last Confe- 

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

 the Ag'ents. 



The rebuttal evidence on behalf of Her Majesty's Government was commenced. 



Mr. Henry Youle Hind, M.A., of Windsor, Nova Scotia, was called, and 

 gave evidence on oatli on matters connected with the inquirv. {No. I, Appen- 

 dhr Q.) 



The witness was examined by Mr. S. R. Thomson and by Mr. Whitcway. 



The Commission then adjourned till next day at noon. 



(Signed) MAURICE DELFOSSE. (Signed) FRANCIS CLARE FORD. 

 E. H. KELLOGti. UWIGHT FOSTER. 



A. T. GALT. 



J. H. G. Bergne. 



Protocol No. G5. 



Record of the Proccedini;s of the Fisheries Commmission, at the Si.\ty-fifth Confe- 

 rence, held at llnliTax, Nova Scotia, on the 26tli day of October, 1877. 



The Commission met at noon, as appointed. 



The three Commissioners, and the Agents of the United States and of Great 

 Britain respectively, were present. 



By direction of the President, the Secretary read the records of the last Confe- 

 rence, which were approved, and signed by tiio Commissioners, the Secretary, and 

 the Agents. 



The examination of Mr. Henry Youle Hind was resumed by Mr. Whiteway 

 The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Dana and Mr. booster. 



]Mr. Whiteway then read an affidavit made relative to the j)rescnt inquiry by 

 Mr. Thomas Rumsey, of St. John's, Newfoundland. [No. 1, Appendix Q.) 



Mr. Foster fded a copy of an insurance policy in the Gloucester ^Mutual Fishing 

 Insurance Company, accompanied by the bye-laws of tiic said Company. (Noii. 1 

 and 2, Appendix R.) 



Mr. Foster nlso filed, by consent, a coj)y of a fishing shipping paper. (No. 3, 

 Appendix R.) 



And presented returns of the mackerel inspcct<'d in the State of Massachusetts 

 for several \ears. 



(A snmmary of these will be found in No. 7, Appendix 0.) 



The Commission then adjourned till Thursday, the 1st November, at noon. 



(Signed) ^klAURICE DELFOSSE. 

 E. n. KELLOCCJ. 

 A. T. GALT. 



J. 11. (I. Bkrone. 



^Siifuedi F15ANCIS CLARE FOlU). 

 DWIGIIT FOSTEB. 



Protocol No. ()(). 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisheries Commission, at the Sixty-sixth Confe- 

 rence, held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 1st day of November, 1877. 



The Commission met at noou, as appointed. 



Tiie three Commissioners, and the Agents of the United States and of Great 

 Britain respectively, were present. 



By direction of the President, the Secretary read the records of the last Confe- 

 rence, which were approved, ;ind signed by the Commissioners, the Secretary, and 

 the Agents. 



