The Labrador Boundary Privy Council Documents Volume IV Contents [1779.]

p. 2026 C No. 851. EXTRACT  FROM  GENERAL  SCHEME  OF  THE  FISHERY  AND  INHABITANTS  OF  NEWFOUNDLAND  FOR  THE  YEAR  1779. COL. COR.   NEWFOUNDLAND.   VOL. 9.   1779. —— Labrador. Fox Harbour Battle Harbour Cape Charles Charles Harbour Lewis Bay Spear Harbour Mackeys Harbr Murray Harbr Chatteau Forto Number of British Fishing Ships Sack Ships .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 1 4 .. 5 Burthen of British Fishing Ships Sack Ships .. .. .. .. 420 .. .. 420 50 300 .. 350 Number of Men belonging to British Fishing Ships Sack Ships .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. 32 8 136 .. 144 Number of Passengers in the British Fishing Ships .. .. .. .. 30 .. Number of Boats kept by Fishing Ships Bye Boatmen Inhabitants .. 6 .. .. .. 6 14 .. .. .. .. 14 9 2 .. .. .. 11 Quintils of Fish made by Fishing Ships Bye Boatmen Inhabitants .. 1640 .. .. .. 1640 2500 .. .. .. .. 2500 4000 600 .. .. .. 4600 Carried to Foreign Markets Quintils of Fish Tierces of Salmon 1500 300 .. .. 900 212 .. .. .. 250 .. .. Tons of Train Oil made by Fishing Ships Bye Boatmen Inhabitants .. 2½ .. .. .. 2½ 3 .. .. .. .. 3 2 ½ ½ .. .. 3 Price of Fish pr Quintil Salmon pr Tierce Train Oil pr Ton 0 10 6 2 0 0 17 0 C .. .. .. 0 10 6 2 0 0 17 0 0 .. .. .. 0 10 6 2 0 0 17 0 0 .. .. .. Value of Seal Oil made last Winter Furs taken by Inhabitants £590 £20 .. .. £2350 £650 .. .. £1090 £100 .. .. Number of Stages Train Fatts 4 5 .. .. 4 4 .. .. 4 11 .. .. Number of Families in Private Houses Public Houses 7 .. .. 7 11 .. .. 11 4 .. .. 4 Number of Inhabitants Distinguished Which remain'd in the Country last Winter Masters Mistresses Men Servants Woman Servants Children .. .. 15 2 .. .. .. .. .. 17 3 1 54 1 2 .. .. .. .. 61 3 2 52 3 3 .. .. .. .. 63 Since the last Convey sailed Born Dead 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. No of Romn Catholick Inhabitants Men Women Children .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 1 .. .. .. 101 .. .. .. .. .. ..   Rd Edward             [1927lab]