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the present creek was incorporated for the purpose of main- 

 taining the alewife fishery. Various local disputes have arisen 

 over this so-called monopoly. The summer people dislike the 

 poor hook and line fishing resulting from the seining operations, 

 and the local fishermen resent being forbidden to seine or set 

 eel pots. 



The proprietors of the new Mattakessett Creeks operate the 

 alewife fishery in a systematic and economical manner, giving 

 employment in their operations to some half dozen men. 

 The profits of the company are reported to yield a large per cent 

 on the investment of the families interested in the fishery. 

 However, this company now enjoys a monopoly of the alewife 

 privileges, as well as of the perch and eel fisheries, paying 

 therefor the paltry sum of $100 annually. The Division of 

 Fisheries and Game, while approving of the efficient handling 

 of this fishery, believes that at least 10 per cent of the value 

 of the annual catch would more nearly represent a fair rental 

 for this valuable privilege. 



Kaleb's Pond. — Kaleb's Pond is a small body of water of 

 about 35 acres, situated on Chappaquiddick Island, and con- 

 nected with the headwaters of Katama Bay by an artificial 

 ditch. The Kaleb Pond Company, incorporated by legislative 

 act in 1857, was dissolved in 1873, and since then nothing 

 has been done in the way of fish propagation, the dike having 

 been washed away in 1900. Although the volume of water is 

 small, with proper care and repairs upon the dike the pond 

 might maintain a paying fishery. 



Pocha Pond. — Pocha Pond, a shallow body of water about 

 80 acres in area on Chappaquiddick Island, has an artificial 

 outlet to Cape Poge. At the present time there is no fishery 

 of any account here. The present company, reorganized in 

 1912, operates under the original charter of 1848, its members 

 having acquired shares by bequest or inheritance. The fishery 

 paid well until within the last eight years, most of the catch 

 being disposed of to vessels for bait. The development of the 

 pond for shooting is also a project of this company. 



Sengatocket Pond. — This large salt-water pond, sometimes 

 known as Anthier's Pond, is situated between Oak Bluffs 

 and Edgartown, and is connected with Vineyard Sound by an 



