. 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. il , l> 2360 AWARD or the fishery commission. Q. All within three ihIIps ?—A. Ym : with tlio exeeplioii ot' one or two vemteU from Di'Of Ih uiid thitt ^o uuiNJile. The chiel' ciitclieN Hi'e iiinliore. Is that correct.'—A. Yes. Q. Q. Well, wlien I asked yoii for (ill eMtiiimte of the eiitch, hikI you gnvi' me , ymi did not include in thiit mnount the tixli llmt win eiiujjht outside .'—A, No. You
. 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. il , l> 2360 AWARD or the fishery commission. Q. All within three ihIIps ?—A. Ym : with tlio exeeplioii ot' one or two vemteU from Di'Of Ih uiid thitt ^o uuiNJile. The chiel' ciitclieN Hi'e iiinliore. Is that correct.'—A. Yes. Q. Q. Well, wlien I asked yoii for (ill eMtiiimte of the eiitch, hikI you gnvi' me , ymi did not include in thiit mnount the tixli llmt win eiiujjht outside .'—A, No. You do uo include tliat either, I piesuiuu .'—A. No. Q. Tlmt is about n million .'—A. Yes. Q. Have you liny douht you arc uuderestiumtin)^ riUher thuii overrHtiumting it ?—A. Nm doubt that is under, if anylliinpf. Q. That is taken by Hritisli subjocts?—A. Yes. (^, Tlien the American tishermen, do they take lui tliese coasts as niueli every year as tin British sul), or more I—A. I tiiiiik they do t'lilly as much. 1 liave no doubt. If 1 win going to siiy either more or less, 1 would say more. A. I don't tbiuk that is correct. Q. Do you know about it.'—A. Nothiii}; more than that I was there lishing. I have not been there lor six years, but I know about it. Q. What was the (juantity when you were there—!^I)0(>,(K)0?—A. I can give no kind of estimate. Q. Would it be $r)0(l,(lOO.'—A. T could not give any kind of an eatiinatc. Q. Would you undertake to say it was not " ?—A. No; I could not say any amount. Q. Q. Is there any fish on the American shore at all ? Are you any fish within the three-mile limit ?—A. There are none worth talking about. None of our fiuliermeu ever vi^it that coast for the sake of fish. What do you say ?—A. I say that is not true. Before I left h. itic there was a Grand Manau vessel in at Deer Island, the skipper of which wanted me to pilot him down to Isle of Ilaut not to catch mackerel. I
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