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farit per alium facil per se. But (his is not the only way in which bait is talcen by the 

 Americans on ihc Newfoundland coast. Tliey havt; of late taken seines on board their 

 own vessels, proceeilcd to F'ortunc Bay, and there not only have they taken bait for their 

 own purposes, but they have taken it and proceeded to St. Pierre, have sold it to the 

 Krencli fisht'rmen. thereby directly competing with the Newfoundlanders in a trade 

 lornierly entirely their own, and doubtless, as it is a lucrative business, the Americans 

 will more and more practise it. Tliey also catch bait fishes to a larj^e extent. 



Mr. KUligrew,at page 158 of the British evidence, says upon being jpiestionod as 

 follows : — 



" How do tlu'v olitain caj)!!!! ami squi<l > Do tlicv tiik4> this bait themselves or purtha-so it from the 

 ]H'0]ili' y — A. It is in this wny : they j,'(')UTally hiro a man who owns a scino ami tlic ituw of the 

 Amcrit an vessel j,'<)e.<i with him. This man receives so much for the use of his seine and for his 

 services. 



■• Q. This has irforcnre to caplin ? — A. Yes. 



" t.'. How do they obtain siiuiil ; — A. They purchase it if they can; otherwise they catch it 

 themselves." 



Mr. Bennett, ai page 140 of the British evidence : — 



'■(.t. 1 v.,inl to nndiTstand whether in those localities American fishermen liave been constantly 

 cominj; in diirinL.' the .'iiniimer for bait ? — A. Yes ; every <lay iliirinLT the season. 



•■ (,i. Thi' Ii;iit was sometimes pmvhased from the ]iec']ile and sometimes caiii;ht by themselves ?— 

 \. I think tiii'V always eomliine the two to^'ether. When takiiii; the herriji^: tlienjselves witii seines, 

 their crew would haul in "'le heniu^' with the assistance of (he seining' master, and when ji^'fiing for 

 sipiid till' tiew ji'j wh:it they can and the skijijier buys what he can. When seekiiij; caplin they 

 assist in the same way ; some vesse' • bring their own seines for the purpo.se of lakin;,' caplin. 



" Q. Wliai are the habits of squiil i — A. Squid are never taken around Newfoundland except near 

 the shore, on ledjjes, generally in a harbour or entrance to a harbour." 



Mr. John F. Taylor, page 296 of the British evidence: — 



" At N'ewfoundl.ind Americans sometimes lish for bait in.shore." 

 Mr. Patrick Leary, page GO, British Affidavits : — 



'■ 1 suiijilicd hint ''.lames Dunphyj with bait. In 1870 and 187.^ I gave Iiini forty barrels of 

 caplin each yrar. He found the eix-w, and 1 foiuid the seiue and gear. He paid me 8 dollars each 

 year for my .-rrviccs." 



John Mclnnis, a witness called on bclialf of the United States, pages 192 and 195, 

 says: — 



" i). How many barrels of bait do you tJikeench time > — A. Sometimes fifty iMiTela and sumctiiaes 

 loitv barrrls Some vessels take sixty liarrels. 



•■ IJ. Ill' yoii ]i;iy :->i nie.li a barrel nr en " -v a man and ]»\\ liim so much in a lumji' — ,V. We will 

 .■nii'l'iv a iii.iii that lia.-; a sciiic, and ln' will '.-n cilriiiii;,' lierrinL' for su mui h ; it maybe lit) dollars, 

 ■pi dnllars. I'r .">ii cluUars, for all w.- wiiut. If wc want forty barivis, wc will ^-ive, say 40 dollars ; if they 

 are scarci-, perhaps iiii're. He will lak.' n seine, ami jM'rliaps be two or three days looking after them. 



•■ 1} Vi'U say. ' I will yiai ."id or 4li dollars ils tlie case m.iy be) to go and catch nie .so many 

 bnireK ( ' — \. Vi's ; thut is the way it i> dune, atnl I lien semetiiius we give Id doUars for ice. 

 {.). liii you '.'ive anv assislaiee in cateliiiiL,' llielu '. — .\. Sometiims we do. 



•■ tj. You wiTe .iskeci as tn ilie mode nl '..'eitiii'^ liait, whciler you employed those men that went 

 tei h.rriri,;. lioyoii jay them wagi's, or pay iheiii alter the tisli are caught ^ — A. We employ them 

 belia-' tlie\ •:>i. 



" (,>. I'll,! y lU ilipii't ]iay tli"m v.;c.'i' ' — .\. Vc?.--, we have- to pay them. If he goes and loses two or 

 tlirei' d.iy- u<' have to pay him 



" I) Yoii don't i>.iv ihi'iii wliethei iliey cateji or not ' — A. Yi's. Sometiuuis if I employ a man to 

 •„'0 iiiui call !i llielii. il lie loses tluve or 'olli days sometimes 1 [i,iy liim." 



Pliilip Pin ', Planter, residing at Burin Bay, Newfoiuidland, says, page 61, British 

 Affiilavils:— 



• 1 ae.jiiainied villi tin' lisberie- of Newfiiindland by foUiiwing the .same and supplying 



therefor sill, e I was sevpiitei'ti years ol age. 



•■ 1 have oli.verved a great tiiimbei- of I 'iiiteil Stales' lishiiig ve.s.sels in this mighbourliood, thoni 

 lH'in'4 .IS many as foily sail lien' ai one uine. The.se vexseU came here forl>ait and lor ice." 



Riclianl McCarth, Stib-Coliector, llcr Majests's Customs, residing at Odcrin, New- 

 foundlanil, page {.W.ibiil. : — 



'■ 1 liavr' .seiii fiiited States' vessels in this iieiglilioiirhoo.| In 1S71, four or five of the.se vessels 

 called ill at the l«ick of Oderin Island, li.iving [nocured i<e in Huiin, and twelve miles from Leitt 



hauleil ciiiilin fo' bait." 



