. 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. AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2879 Mr. Thomson. This is a survey by Andrew P. F. Shortland, assisted l,y jjjeiiteiiaiit Scott and others. It is one of the admiralty charts. 'jlr. Trkscot. What is the date ? Mr. Thomson. It is 1855. Mr. We have one corrected from the latest surveys, in 1876. Mr. Thomson. The soundings will not have changed since then. Mr. Foster. They may have been more correc
. 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. AWARD OP THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2879 Mr. Thomson. This is a survey by Andrew P. F. Shortland, assisted l,y jjjeiiteiiaiit Scott and others. It is one of the admiralty charts. 'jlr. Trkscot. What is the date ? Mr. Thomson. It is 1855. Mr. We have one corrected from the latest surveys, in 1876. Mr. Thomson. The soundings will not have changed since then. Mr. Foster. They may have been more correctly taken, though. By Mr. Thomson: Q, Here is ireen Island, where that raan said he lived; here are, \rit'liiii two miles of the land, soundings running up to 14, 17, and 18 fDtlioins; and here, within halt a mile, is a depth of 10 fathoms. All these are in the very place where the witness said he saw the vessels fiiliiiig. He gives the bearings about southwest by west. Now, you hue sworn that it was impossible for this man to see thesa vessels, whi'li lie swore were one and a halt' miles and two miles away from him. you don't undertake to say, now that I have shown you the distance from Green Islandâyou don't undertake to say that from that distance bewoiiltl fail to see them if they were fishing there fâA. I say this, there was never that many to be seen. Q. Although you were not there, you undertake to say "that man never saw them " 1âA. I have been around the ground. I have been about the place enough to know whether there was that many there. Q. Now, have you followed the business ?âA. I followed it from the 1st April to the middle of November. Q And .you have taken soundings. I thought you told me just now yon (litin't iish there ?âA. I know there was not that many fishermen evei ill the business. I am perfectly satisfied of it. Q. How long since you were there last?âA. Seven years ago this season. Q. Of course, you are aware that Smith was speaking of
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