THE COD AND COD-FISHERY 313 
INCOME EXPENSES 
Caught on hook and line Boat, $5; salt, $6; lines 
12 qtl.of cod . . . $38.40) and hooks,$2.50 . . $13.50 
Value of oil from same at Fishing boots, $4; oil- 
30% pergal. . . . 6.00)" “skim, $3.50 . 2)%.°.° (758 
Share of salmon, 14 atl. . 7%7.50| Flour, 13 bbl. at $5: 
Work onroads . ... 3.00 molasses 45 gal. at 45% 85.25 
Herring, one bbl. . . . 2.00} Hard bread, $11.40; tea, 
Work on lumber and at St ws). = - 15.40 
mill. . . . . . . 55.00} Oleomargarine, $1: ‘es 
Potatoes sold . . . . 14.00 OSA Eo ie com ans) Oa 
$125.90 | Kettle, $1; matches, 
Balance against C.D. . 75 thread, needles, and 
BOSD)... °3 5 9 Br re 2.00 
$126.65 $126. 65 
It will be observed that C. D. has not nearly enough fats 
in his food-supply to sustain him properly even in a warm 
climate. Like A. B. he lacks most of the civilized neces- 
saries and luxuries of every description. 
The most important change that has of late years come 
over our fisheries has been the one most needed of all; that 
is, the chance of obtaining remunerative work during the 
long winter, when the fishery is out of the question. Now- 
adays, a man who fails need not see semi-starvation and 
scurvy, and even death, overtake his family before he can 
again find a source of supplies. Such results of starva- 
tion I have seen more than once. Pulp and lumber mills, 
mines, and other industries may now afford work for 
most of those who return south from Labrador before they 
“freeze in’’ for the winter. A somewhat similar improve- 
