. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. 2320 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. Q. When f—A. I think about 1853, but I will not say for a certainty. ii. Can you giva us any other name f—A. I do not recollect any other. (^. Whether of men from Halifax County, or any other fishing settle- ment on this coast, or of Prince Edward Island 1—A. No. Q. The fishing town of Gloucester is made up mostly of Nova Sco- tianaT—A. A good many of these people are
. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. 2320 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. Q. When f—A. I think about 1853, but I will not say for a certainty. ii. Can you giva us any other name f—A. I do not recollect any other. (^. Whether of men from Halifax County, or any other fishing settle- ment on this coast, or of Prince Edward Island 1—A. No. Q. The fishing town of Gloucester is made up mostly of Nova Sco- tianaT—A. A good many of these people are there, and some vessels carry more of them in their crews than other vessels do. Some carry hardly any of them. Q. The town is made up of Nova Scotians?—A. A great many of them are there. Q. A great part of its population is Nova Scotians ?—A. A good many Nova Scotians live there. Q. Is the majority of the population Nova Scotians ?—A. No. Q. Kut is this not the case with the fishermen i—A. I refer tu fisher- men. Q. Are they not Nova Scotians, or the children of Nova Scotians, or of British subjects?—A. Well, I could not tell the exact number of them. Q. The majority of them were formerly British subjects, or de- scendants of persons who were formerly British subjects f—A. I should not think that this is the case with the majority; not more than one- third of them are British subjects. Q. Were not the majority of the crews that went on Gloucester ves- sels to the bay, British subjects, or were they not originally so ?—A. A good many were, but I do not know how many—perhaps one-third. I do not know that the proportion is greater than that. Q. In Gloucester vessels that come into the bay!—A. Yes. Q. It strikes me that the majority of Gloucester fishermen are of British extraction ?—A. This may be the case; but I cannot speak for a certainty. Q. You do not know whether this is the case or not ?—A. I could not say. It is some time since I was fishin
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