. 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 OF THE FISHEUY COMMI88ION. 2253 Â¥u: 150 [ pniHM- t. No. pounds ink nut. 68. )U wore inakiii<; liny i<l('n 8e 1 l»ul liuit, (lid t it. bow did luucli a untity Jâ -A. Yes. for mack- you made ore doing Bradloy. ore. We lo better, t back to u we uiiiy ter, called examiued, and on for as there in have not ,11 over tbe tnks Brad- Magdaleu Q. What distance were you oft' MalpequofâA. VVe were just
. 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 OF THE FISHEUY COMMI88ION. 2253 Â¥u: 150 [ pniHM- t. No. pounds ink nut. 68. )U wore inakiii<; liny i<l('n 8e 1 l»ul liuit, (lid t it. bow did luucli a untity Jâ -A. Yes. for mack- you made ore doing Bradloy. ore. We lo better, t back to u we uiiiy ter, called examiued, and on for as there in have not ,11 over tbe tnks Brad- Magdaleu Q. What distance were you oft' MalpequofâA. VVe were just in sight of landâperliapH 20 niiles oft". Q. What was your catch that year!âA. About 275 barrels; we took about 75 barrels oft' Malpe<]ue, and the remainder on Banks Bradley and Orphan, and at the Magdalen Ulands. Q. You only made one trip that year ?âA. Yes. (}.. Where were you in 18531âA. In the bay. <i. Where di»l you lish fâA. At about the same places as in 1852. We tried oft' Margaree, Cape ]\[abou, Chetieamp, and other places. Q. And in 1853 you did the same !âA. Yes. Q. What was your catch that year IfâA. About 300 sea-barrels, which pa(;ked out about 275 barrels. Q. What did yon do in 185411âA. A firm was formed and opened storesâone at Port Hood, and one on Margaree Island. I resided at the latter place that year. We went dowu there to carry on the fishing business and to tish ourselves. Q. When you say that you carried on the Ashing business, do j'ou mean that you yourself lished ?âA. Yes. We went dowu to carry on a general fishing business, and if successful we were to have au in- terest in the business; but if the prospects did not seem to be good^ we would go fitihing, and wo went fishing the whole year around the (J. What was the result?âA. The firm failed in the fall, and the general result was poor. We fished for mackerel ourselves all the year round. Q. What was the result of the mackerel-fishing off" Margaree ?
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