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and I'iipliii, ami liuvv licanl ilmt tlioy ji',' sipiiil mul liol) iimcki'icl. I iloii'l liclievi' they coiiUl carry "ii 

 tlio coil-CsIiLTy iiroliiiibly witlmut inmiiij,' iiislKHc I'm' IVusli Uih." 



John Slioi't, Gaspc, at pofjc 2M4, says: — 



" AlDi'rii'aii ciidlii.Iiri^ vet j L'iCiil i|U:iiitily nf ilnji' Imii I'ldiii till' iii.ilii'iv li.<liciy. I [have sccti 

 tliom scl urtti. iiMil liiivc III) (liiiilil dl' llicii- iiilrliiiiL; llii'ir Kail in-lnac; I iiiv (illcli <lrii« ■■lilio^ lo 

 aliorc for (;apliii ami small lisli. Wulumi llio ii;,'lii ul nniiiii^' misIhhl' tiny oailil imt su(,i.'t.'s«tully tarry 

 oil the ilocp-bca cocl-litilu'iy." 



Abralium Lcbrun, Pcrci', Gaspc, at pa.i;c 288, bays : — 



" I have licaiil IVoiii riiitccj Slali's' ciiiitaiiis lliat thiiv aiv ."lOO rnil-lislii is in llii' liay. Thpy '.'ct 

 their hait nil lln' I'da.st. Tlii'y lake liciiiiiL; in iiits, 'I'lii'V aNn rad-li si|iii(|. ami M'iiif c aiiliii. Tiny 

 lake inackcivl an well. Tlicy lain" liaii' iii't.' with llniii. TIu'V ImiI lilliii In |i|ipiiiii' fwMt ImiI it j^ii 

 witlicait lisli." 



John F. Tayh)r, Isaac's Harbour, Novu Scotia, at pa^c 2!)il, ^iiys: — 



' I'liitt'il State-*' ('<i(l-lishi'r.-< in tin- >,'iill' run inslinrr lui luni — llicy '.'n in I'lial^ in p't liuiii. WiiliMii 

 the rit.'lil of yelling fiTsh li.-.li iiislinic, tlicy tniiM imi larry nii ilu' li.-.|icry «illi success." 



George Romcril, Perco, Gaspc, ul \n\gc l)0[), says : — 



" Mnst nf llio I'liitiil Stales' I'Dil-lisiii'is I'niiii' iii-linic I'.ir liail; liny yd il Willi la h ami liy 

 jiurcliasi' ; they lake cliiitiy Iiririii',': tlii'y lirin^; tluir m'ls wiih tlani. ami lauli the luii lln'msclvc^ 

 eldsc inshnii'. Tiic inil-|is|iii\ cnuM not lie caiiiej uii siiccL'ssfullv willuait ateoss to (he .•hnics for 

 bait." 



James Ilickson, Bathiiist, New Urunswick, at page 341, says: — 



" I'nitiil StHte.s' \essels cniiic inslinre and li.sli I'nr hail wliiii lliey iiin. ami hiiy il vlnn lliey cuii ; 

 tkoy takii snuid in»lion'. Tliey eniildii't carry mi tin- lliiiory without coiuiiiy in for bait, 



John Dillon, Steep Greek, Nova Scotia, at page 300, says: — 

 "Some Vnited Statts' vessels cnmo iM.slmre and set llii'ir iii't- fir hait." 



Thomas R. Pattilo, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, at page '-iyC), says : — 



"American ves.scN havi' this sca.snn lieeii lakiir_' luarkcn'I for liail in tlu' Ir.ii-hnur" 



Peter S. Richardson, Ciicstcr, Nova Scotia, at page 31)0, says : — 



"I have known I'lenlj" of men catchiii;.' Ihuir own sumd in N'ewfoniKil.iiid or C'anso." 



Holland C. Paysoii, Westport, Nova Scotia, at page 3!)!), says : — 



"The small American .schooners lishin^' in our vicinity caicii lii. ir own hail." 



John Purney, Sandy Point, Nova Scotia, at pai;c 421, i-nys : — 



"The other day Aincricaiis were lishiiiLT for hait inside of Shclliiinn! lights. One nf the i ajitams 

 of the Vessels Inld nic hr liail lakiii ihrtMi haricls that day in the Innliour. of small niai-kc rcl for bait, 

 The United Stales' vessels euuUl imt cany on liieii dc e]i-.sea lisliery wilhout j.'(!l.iie.; ficsli bail. ' 



That is an epitome of some of the evidence— not the whole of it; and your Honours 

 will find on examination that the evidence is strong on tiic poii. , and that nearly ail the 

 witnesses agree that they cannot gut on without tln' fivsli bait. I ;. not going to touch 

 on that point at lingtii, because it was succes^lully ilcalt with \i\ y learned friend, 

 Mr. Wiiiteway, who, 1 tiiink, cllectually settled the (piestion of salt bait. It i.> admitted on 

 all hands that it cannot for a moment compete with iresb bait. 



The next point to which I turn youi' Honours' iittention is a part of our ease which 

 has l)L(.ii made the object ol attack on the other side — the (irand .Mauan lishcry. I mean 

 the hsiiery round the Island of Grand Manaii, Campobcilo. and Dci.r l.sland, and adjacent 

 island-, and on the main siiore of Charlotte Couiitv opposilc. 1 do not intend to call your 

 attention to the evidence, lor tiie time whith lias been given me in wbicii to close my 

 argiiiucnt will not enable me to do so. 1 tiierel'orc pass it over, by calling your Honours' 

 attention simply to the result of that cvidcni'r. It is proved by Air. iMci.iuiglilin, who is 

 admitted on ail bands to be not only an able man, but an boiust, ••tiaigiitliirw.ird man — 

 a man who had a |)iaetieal Knowledge of tlu' tisbing business, and is a pcisDiial t'rii'iid ot' 

 i'rofcssor Daird, that tiic Hiitish catch wa.i in value over ;')()0,000 thillars on the Island of 

 Cjrand Manan alone. He had especial reasons for knowing if, because he was Kishcry 

 Warden, and it was bis biisintss to rind <»ut what lh(? catch was ; and he saysthe catch put 

 on paper was below the actual catch, for this sulliciciit reason, that the men to whom he 

 went (and he went to every person eugagcd in the tishing business) were afraid of being ta.\ed 



