. 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 THR FISHERY COMMISSION. 2671 Q, You have said that Mr. Steele never did any seining on the Amer- ican shore ?âA. I don't think he ever did. Q. Seining has come into general vogue, has it not ?â\. Yes. Mr. Davies. The years I tooic were tlie years of the Keciprocity Treaty \rheii tbere was n«) seining. By Mr. Dana: Q. As to insurance. Those merchants of (lioucester wlio own vessels form a compan
. 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 THR FISHERY COMMISSION. 2671 Q, You have said that Mr. Steele never did any seining on the Amer- ican shore ?âA. I don't think he ever did. Q. Seining has come into general vogue, has it not ?â\. Yes. Mr. Davies. The years I tooic were tlie years of the Keciprocity Treaty \rheii tbere was n«) seining. By Mr. Dana: Q. As to insurance. Those merchants of (lioucester wlio own vessels form a company; that is really a sort of annual company ?âA. A com* paiiy formed every year. Q. It closes up every year 1âA. Yes. Q. The day it exinres is 1st November ?âA. They have now organ- I 'm\ it to continue the year round. Q, But there is a new company once a year ?âA. Yes. {}, All matters are closed up each year ?âA. Yes. Q. It'the vessel do not return by a certain date a sum is placed in the I sasitense account fâA. Yes. Q. They don't actually pay premiums and receive dividends ?âA. No. Q. They give their notes, ami at the end of the year there is an as- jsessraeiit iâA. They are assessed from time to time. Q. And at the end of the year, if necessary, there is an assessment ?â I A. There is a tinal assessment. Q. There is no dividend paid ?âA. No. Q. The crew have nothing to do with insurances ?âA. No. Q. Do you know how the owner is able to to each vessel the lamoaiit it ought to pay ?âA. Each vessel is charged with the amount or insurance paid out during the year to the company. Q. It is divided among different owners ?âA. Each vessel is put in at lacertaiu valuation, according to her age; the insurance amounts to so Imiicb, and each owner is charged with the insurance on that vessel. Q. They don't actually pay out that insurance, do they ?âA. Yes; if Ktis not paid out in one season it is in another. They give their notes, )ail when there is an asse
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