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No. 841.
EXTRACT FROM GENERAL SCHEME OF THE FISHERY AND INHABITANTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND FOR THE YEAR 1772.
COL.
COR.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
VOL.
5. 1772.
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Coast of Labrador including Chateaux, Brador, Isle Bois & St Modest. |
| Number of British |
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Fishing Ships
Sack Ships |
3
2 |
| Burthen of British |
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Fishing Ships
Sack Ships |
305
250 |
| Number of Men belonging to British |
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Fishing Ships
Sack Ships |
46
20 |
| No of Boats kept by |
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British Fishing Ships
Bye Boat Men
Inhabitants |
54
6
1 |
| Number of Byeboatmen |
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Masters
Servants |
5
24 |
| Quintals of Fish made by |
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British Fishing Ships
Bye Boat Men |
9,920
105 |
| Carried to Foreign Markets |
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Quintals of Fish
Tierces of Salmon |
6,500
140 |
| Tons of Train Oil made by. British Fishing Ships |
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57 |
| Prices of the |
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Fish p. Quintal
Train Oil p. Ton |
138/6d
£17/– |
| Value of |
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Seal Oil made last Winter
Furs taken by the Inhabitants
Truck with the Savages |
£9,760
£25
Hhd.
£100 and 36 Furs |
| Number of |
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Stages
Trainfats |
9
2 |
| Number of Families, In Private Houses |
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14 |
| Number of People that remained last Winter disting- uishing |
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Masters
Men Servants
Mistresses
Children |
14
156
1
2 |
| Since the Departure of the last Convoy. Dead |
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1 |
| Inhabitants of Roman Catholicks. Men |
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116 |
| Of the Winterers how many were Employed in |
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Boat Building
Sealing
Furring |
22
152
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Endorsed : Newfoundland, Scheme of the English Fishery
for the year 1772.
Delivered by Governor Shuldham 9 Decr 1772.
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