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Gardner
Semi-Diesel
Engine
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on
the
Mivernftf
hn
con-Jt
m1m
making
it
uitubte
fw
halibut
silo
12
h.p.
to
300
The
Acadia
Gas
Engine
-
,
modrrn
designed
Lull
4
cyile
engine
Sizes
from
(i-K
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and
Ward
Electric
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HALIRUT
FISIIKUMEX
HERE
DECIDE
FAVOR
OF
LONGER
1
CLOSE
SEASON
AND
WOULD
PROTECT
CHICKENS
j
iwwtinucd
tfem
pare
one)
vccltailau
was,
of
court,
la
b
an
adequate
Mouree
of
information
at
hand
oil
which
to
baae
tincdafa
on
sue-lerit'stlon
a
would
required
rUTlHO
IVblKTIIV
Toe
Haci.'lc
Coan
halibut
flhhwv
h.
awnad
1:1
ISM
when
hl
In
rut
oiUilou
MITICK
a
little
la
pounds
had
the
firs:
carl
a
through
1
acorn
mm
of
twen:
Seen
landl
ut.n
In
1910.
there
had
farm
tlurtn.i
back
and
forth,
the
iota!
for
19M
hav
jlag
bee
flfty-ottc
ntlUton
pound
'
Whereas,
'.be
olcttr
hanks
aouth
o:
Cap,
Ootaney
In
110
naff
yielded
practf-jUy
Um
entire
total,
af
M
nuiiioi
.pounds
ksrukd
that
yar.
la
tax
the
had
yittdsd
bat
forty
per
et.it
oi
ti,.
total
lor
that
year.
This
was
in
sp:t
lot
the
(act
that
two-and-a-half
time-aa
Brack
BBr
bad
been
employed
i.
these
particular
banlu
In
ltM
aa
eom-parad
with
ItlO.
In
th
pact
five
years
tbe
product)
of
the
am
eoutb
Cape
Omaawy
had
atcadlly
decreased
Compare
tle
figure
per
akate
of
gr
dearly
indicated
tbe
treat
fall
in
the
abundauce
of
fish
In
the
older
banks
The
production
per
akate
of
gear
had
rtmpned
In
the
paat
fire
yean
from
MO
to
M
pound
,
The
only
explanation
waa
that
the
fiah
were
much
scarcer
particularly
on
the
older
banks
and
It
required
more
gear
and
more
work
to
obtain
the
flak.
AU
classes
of
the
fish
had
declined.
Up
to
ma,
fish
ins;
was
general
Inside
Hecate
Strait
but
the
scarcity
of
fUh
had
aaade
It
neeeaaary
for
the
fishermen
to
snoaa
to
deeper
waters
outaMe
A
one
bank
became
exhausted,
another
one
ha!
been
moved
to
and.
by
such
mean,
the
production
had
been
suataJned
fairly
well.
In
113.
the
Yakutat
was
a
relatively
new
bank
but.
in
int.
the
centre
of
opera
Hons
mad
moved
out
to
Portlock.
Fishing
(
I
was
being
carried
on
over
twice
the
former
area.
Dr.m:Tio
iik
Were
the
fish
holding
up
on
the
LAND
ACT.
or
intlntiov
TO
TO
LEASE
UM)
APPLY
In
Prince
Rupert
Land
Recording
Diane:
and
situate
on
the
southwest
of
an
unnamed
bar
on
the
south
i
bank
of
Port
Cnanal.
Graham
Island.
'
Queen
Charlotte
Island,
in
the
Province
of
British
Columbia
TAKE
NOTICE
that
Arthur
Robertson.
1
uf
UaJaett.
B.C..
occupation
a
lumberman
Intends
to
apply
for
a
lease
of
ttr
followinr
described
lands:
comancncing
si
a
a
post
jNtnmi
iuw
WAS
SO
NERVOUS
and
SHORT
OF
BREATH
COULD
HARDLY
SLEEP
Mrs,
Louise
IUethv
Ooldea
Late,
OnL,
writes:
several
years
I
treat!
v
troabW
wit
taj
fcearL
I
was
so
serwua
bad
saort
t
Ueath
I
evttld
harJh
alvj
at
aigtt,
aad
If
I
did
sleep
V.
r
a
T,kiLa
1
had
Ud
"I
insrHr-4
W
Wtjy
my
work,
somehoa.
i.mil
ffnMgm
Lave
dinr
iella
wui.
I.
c..t
f.
lrOB.ad
to
pre
up.
I
use.1
,
k
!
..f
hMHliciue,
ut
foQDd
bo
lu!.
uutil
I
g,.t
a
twT
f
After
the
t.
m
box
V
follml
a
great
hsBite.
aad
after
twu
Luxes
I
viae
as
well
as
I
could
be.
"I
told
ray
tr
"ther,
who
had
rli..kiujr
aenaatknis,
almut
ILmm
muA
they
bellied
Irr
jrreatlv."
Price
50c.
a
jx
at
all
drunrMs
sad
dealers,
or
mailed
direct
oa
reeeiat
tf
prine
by
The
T.
llia,urn
0
Limited.
Tarvata,
Out
r.rwer
banks
to
the
westward?
As
far)
j
could
be
learned,
they
were
not
I
l'Jldluc
up
..
:i
on
Portlock
banks.
In
-
1323
the
avprM-e
per
skate
of
gear
waa
J
160
pound
where
now.
according
to
hf
mien's
own
dates.
It
had
dropped
to
100
pounds
In
MM.
the
average
on
j
'
the
Hecate
Stru
ts
banks
waa
B0
pounds;
1
on
Yakutat.
so
pounds:
on
Portlock.
100
pounds,
and
to
the
westward,
from
tor
was
brought
In
by
the
greater
east.
through
greater
distance,
of
fkahing
to;
the
WMtwarrJ.
rjenleted
liana
bhpi
lail
Mr
Thompson,
could
not
be
easily
re-;
nleniahfwt
Tt
1
a
I
.1
matur
Mali
Many
other
articles
for
Ladies'
Wear
and
everything
that
a
man
roo,-
ami
fnr
hnvs.
evervthino;
for
his
whole
outfit
from
shoes
to
a
cap,
and
household
furnishings
such
as
Blankets,
Sheets,
Towels,
etc.
ATT.
REING
OFFERED
AT
SACRIFICE
PRICES.
Remember,
that
even
our
regular
Montreal
prices
arrfdjrQttn
this
sale.
This
is
a
real
opportunity
to
save.
at
Montreal
:
Importers
Third
Avenue.
A
TH5
DAILT
NEWS
PAGE
FIVTS
mrihoda
had
been
employed
la
the
work
vhich
he
held
bad
been
done
efficient.
1)
In
addttsoll
'
tagirlng.
there
had
keeai
mnule
atatdy
of
Use
fish
ihea-arlvaa,
thetr
alar
a-Hirht
newnttt?
n
UetUsaj
haaOU.
eu
.
lltlllTs
or
llll
geakUsg
of
tbt
rat.-
of
xrow'
i
of
'
liallwaW.
Ur.
TkcnioKon
rave
mim
ln-tuasllai
detafla.
When
a
ha!'Ju
was
Urat
b;rn.
It
aarani
unr'ti?
but
a'
jTlrue
both
apr
-in'
.
:
on
Tsid
the
hallwart
i-cn
j
n
.n
t!'
'
.-id.
It
has
a-H
t'jr-
ai
d.
r.n
'
u:
lire.
It
grew
aae
layer
of
bone
the
stone
of
V-
ear.
Thus
!.ke
.
tree.
Its
age
"THjL
'
'
thouvi,
after
M
or
a
yearn,
the
rniiv
iM-aute
Increwlagrfaarrower
maklu
deu
raaln-1
at
ion
more
difficult
i
The
groavOl
of
the
flab
stow
and!
varied
on
different
oank
In
u.
ton's;
K
Vance,
a
six
jear
old
malt
ii..llbul
welched
four
pound
and
a
femal
live
i
pound.
A
fowrteer.
year
old
male
j
weighed
about
29
pounds
and
a
femcie.
j
ST
younda.
Twenty-five
to
forty
year
old
male
faah
aeighed
fruaa
GO
to
Bu
i
1
pounds
while
females
of
taia
age
welgh-i
td
130
pminala
and
up
The
female
grow
roueh
more
rapidly
than
the
asales
aaal
vlrUaallf
all
"whales"
over
eighty
poiaade
In
were
female
Aa
eaghl
year
oad
male
Ooese
Island
halibut
would
weigh
aesund
eagtat
paatada
and
the
female,
nan
pounda.
On
the
ncr-:
thern
and
western
banks.
Ute
rate
of
growth
was
slower
the
Ooek
Inlet
hal
ibut
becuf
particularly
alow.
AH
tnla
went
to
show
that
there
could
not
be
any
great
intenntgratlon.
partleularly
between
the
aou
there
and
western
banks.
It
was
fire
years
after
birth
before
the
halibut
carte
red
the
commercial
class.
Then
It
was
a
chicken
for
three
medium
for
eleven
years.
The
average
flab
became
mature
for
,P",nln
l
tw-v
01
m'
!
yrn
almost
du.ppe.red
the
Hecate
etralto
If
take
a
baby
chicken
five
bank,
.nri
rr-v
.
not
in,
ha
you
years
from
the
westward.
At
this
Juncture,
Mr.
Thomnson
Introduced
one
of
the
!
old
and
not
watt
until
it
is
eight
years
'
old
and
three
tames
the
alec,
it
la
all
rlht
but
nure
serve
to
re
M-incinal
oolnto
ralaed
rahaeoueaUy
In
:
bank
fa
our
But
J"
,J,ouW
his
address-namely
that
one
waa
not
replenished
by
another,
that
Dtlgra.!
rou
ouh;
yourselves
to
ku
apparently
did
not
take
plaae
be-:
lM
mo
01
11
tween
different
banks,
and
that
fish
on
On
the
more
southerly
banks.
Mr.
each
had
varying
characteristics
and
i
Thomnaon
said,
the
fish
taken
were
habit,
'ach
area
must
stand
oa
It
becoming
tacraaalngly
Immature.
There
own
feet."
seamed
Mr.
Thompson.
-We
large
oeciinc
m
meoium
aaa
cannot
save
one
by
invsting
restrictive
i
even
the
Urge
stray
.pawner
acre
be-aaeaaurea
on
another.
Bach
fleet
01
;
coming
scarcer
and
scarcer.
Westward,,
have
to
bear
ita
own
bordea."
There
j
the
percentage
of
mature
flab
was
wai
evidence
to
anew
that
the
flsMaz
vaas
declining
on
all
banks.
Tha
serious
condition
oa
all
toe
banks
was
very
evident.
It
was
a
striking
case,
proving
Itself,
to
place
before
the
gov-oramoats
and
the
people.
KTIilKINO
KEOKIS
Of"
PAST
Records
of
the
past
were
neeeaaary
to
ffora
tudnce
for
the
future.
II
an
unnamed
creek
flowing
Into
an
UB-
named
bay
on
the
south
bank
of
Port
1
protective
regulations
were
to
be
oe-Chsnal.
Oraham
Island.
Queea
Chtrlokte
vllQ
the
krmwlodge
of
condition
as
SaiT
JSfn
the,
now
prevailed
was
eesenttoi.
It
greater,
reaching
85
per
cent
on
the
Yakutat
banks.
The
average
age
)f
the
fish
now
taken
In
Hecate
Straits
was
ten
yean
or
leas.
"Thus
you
can
easily
realise
that
the
flab
are
not
being
given
a
chance
to'aruttura."
MMHX
IX
OPEN
MATEKS
The
spawnfngarasan
was
general
from
the
months
of
December
to
March.
The
males
appeared
first
on
the
spawning
grounds
and
spawned
first.
Eggs
were
laid
freely
In
the
waters
say
over
the
v.i..
udMir
thMi
ehato
nor-
vouM
take
three,
four
or
Derbeos
five
!
spit
of
Yakutat.
The
egs
were
fcr
therly
to
Uie
shoreUne;
thence
fallowlBg
TPars
to
-secertaln
the
eflretlveneM
of
the
whole
Stock
of
the
EVERY
ARTICLE
OF
LADIES'
AND
31
EN'S
Montreal
Importers
Owing
to
continued
ill-health,
J.
B.
Miller,
proprietor
of
the
Montreal
Importers,
finds
it
Imperative
to
close
out
his
buslnesg,
and"
IB
do
this
qujckly,
the
whole
stock
is
being
offered
for
sale
regardless
of
cost.
Sale
Now
in
Full
wing
WEAK
OFFERED
AT
UNHEARD
OF
PRICES
Come
in
early
and
get
your
pick
while
the
choice
is
good
AircM'S
SITITS
LAUlUb
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
OVERCOATS
LAlJiKo
UNDERWEAR
LADIES'
OVERALLS
LADIES'
SHIRTS
LAP!E'
HATS
LADIES'
LINGERIE
SWEATERS
SCARVES
GLOVES
HANDKERCHIEFS
of
".nd'TonumuTa
.credere
or
"rT
Mr.
Thompson
then
turned
to
the
bto-
(
Signed)
A.
kobektsui.
!
logical
studies
that
had
been
carried
Dated
October
6.
1927
Uosing
Applicant.
'
cut
by
the
communion
tillsed
freely
In
4be
water
and
drifted
west
where
they
sere
hatched.
A
que-
Hoa
that
had
net
yet
been
definitely
determined
was
bow
far
the
larvae
c
Commercial
i
tually
drifted.
With
such
a
drift
of
i
larvae
westward.
It
followed
that
there
)
must
be
a
countermlgratlon
of
adult
fish
eastward.
Though
Investigations
on
the
westward
banks
were
not
complete,
there
was
enough
Information
available
to
show
that
there
was
no
great
mi
gration
till
the
fish
became
of
spawning
suie.
Portlock
and
Yakutat
fish
might
lntermlgrate.
there
vti
nothing
cure
about
that,
but
It
was
practically
certain
that
there
was
no
migration
(rom
westward
to
southern
banks.
The
large
female
halibut
carried
three
times
as
many
eggs
as
the
smaller.
A
ae-pound
fish
would
contain
300.000
tggs
while
a
100-pounder
would
have
1.500.000.
RACES
OP
UALim'T
Isolation
developed
differences
In
the
bodies
of
men
and
so
It
waa
with
the
different
races
of
fish,
stated
Hr.
Thompson.
The
Cook
Inlet
fish
was
small
headed
and
fine
having
much
different
peculiarities
from
the
Portlock
fish.
There
was
not
such
a
marked
difference
between.;
fish
on
the
variods
westwarQ
banks
iTqii
there
.were
sharp
differences
between
.the
flshjjit
the
'westward
and
soutberh.
banks-
.
The
sW
cf
the
head
was
one
of
the
!m6st
clear-eut
points
of
difference,
this
bring
Illustrated
on
charts
and
otherwise
by
Mr.
Thompson.
Here
again.
It
was
evident
that
the
fish
of
the
various
banks
did
not
In
termingle,
especially
the
fish
of
the
west
ward
and
southern
banks.
There
was
no
question
but
that
the
southern
and
western
banks
were
independent
Speaking
of'-flndlngs
as
a
result
of
tagging
operations,
Mr.
Thompson
stat
ed
that
It
had
been
found
that
the
raorment
of
the
Immature
fish
on
the
Hecate
Strait
banks
averaged
twenty
miles
while
the
mature
fish
on
the
Yakutat
banks
travelled
at
an
average
of
three
hundred
mile
from
the
point
where
they
were
tagged
to
the
point
where
they
were
cajLUbt.
There
were
signs
Indicating
yiat'
fish
moved
between
the
south
and
west
banks,
in
any
caw.
ft
could
be
definitely
satd
that
there
was
little
movement
up
to
maturity.
AKTH
K
IU.
PltOPAOATlOV
"You
might
as
well
forget
It."
stated
Mr.
Thompson
In
epeaklug
of
artificial
propagation.
Owing
to
the
abundance
c(,eggs.
It
would'-only
take
two
or
three
Una
wire
halibut
to
nil
a
haJ&hery.
The
would
be
placed
In
a
Tar
but
they
would
soon
have
to
be
released
because
they
could
not
be
fed
arUfleially
Jto-thlng
would
be
saved
by
hatchery
work
In
connection
with
the
halibut
for
the
period
ot
protection
was
too
short,,
The
need
of
regulations
was
acute,"
asserted
Mr.
Thompson
In
spite
of
the
incrase
of
gear,
there
was
a
great
decrease
In
the
production
of
all
banks:
The
total
catch
was
steadily
falling.
"I
think
you
should
give
serious
consideration
to
the
advisability
of
trying
'Mneihius.'
declared
the
speaker
Great
nufacturer
at
Lingerie,
H
done
to
build
up
spawning
reserves
on
!
tbe
southern
banks
such
as
those
of
l
Hecate
Straits.
To
meet
with
varying
I
conditions
on
various
banks
and
at
various
points,
new
regulations
would
have
to
be
flexible.
It
was
a
difficult
situation
and.
while
regulatloas
would
have
to
be
extensive,
they
would
have
kppfteVh.
.greatest
Jn
concluding.
Mr.
Thompson
TLSSerted
that
he
was
proud
ot
the
work
that
had
been
done
by
bis
staff.
Tbe
commission
now
had
an
abundance
ot
Information
and
material
at
lta
command
and
It
had
been
gathered
efficiently
and
with
painstaking
care.
Mr.
Pound
stated
that.
It
additional
information
were
desired,
Mr.
Tnomp-
inquired
as
to
what
chicken
grounds
It
bad
been
proposed
In
Ketchikan
to
close.
If
the
Hecate
Straits
grounds
were
closed,
it
would
put
many
f
..
.
.
.
..
...rki,l
small
rnnce
nupert
ooau
out
ot
mission.
.
Mr.
Found
replied
that
the
Timber
Island,
Massett
and
Cape
Addtngton
grounds
had
been
specified
at
Ketchi
kan.
Capt.
Morrison
spoke
in
favor
ot
the
extension
of
tbe
close
season.
By
doing
so.
tbe
smaller
Prince
Rupert
boats
would
not
be
seriously
affected
for
they
generally
ceased
operations
about
the
end
of
October.
Capt.
Morrison
referred
to
the
tact
that,
owing
to
brokerage'
"apd
charges,
duties,
etc..
It
was
almost
pro-
TST
vW
hav
to
be:lilhii,ve
for
Canadians
to
build
large
tdoiw
to
uf
t
a
suction
such
u.
-bit.
'boit.
make
long
trips
to
the
westward
Millinery
ichmond's
"Louvre"
IS
Third
Avenue
NOW
IN
FULL
SWING'
ai
We
have
made
a
very
special
purchase
of
a
large
manufacturers
stock.
We
have
secured
a
very
special
price
on
this
purchase
for
cash.
This
enables
us
to
pass
on
bargain
prices
to
our
many
customers.
This
is
a
genuine
sale
in
every
respect
and
affords
you
one
of
the
greatest
opportunities
to
purchase
at
bargain
prices
for
the
winter
season.
Ladies
Coats
Ladies
Dresses
ose
and
ALL
OFFERED
AT
RIDICULOUSLY
LOW
PRICES
Here
are
hundreds
of
Ladies'
Coats
and
Dresses
to
choose
from.
Marvellous
Lingerie,
Hose
in
all
shades
and
sizes,
and
Ladies'
Hats
of
all
de-criptions.
-
-
-
.
'
Do
not
delay,
but
get
yours
while
the
choice
is
good.
This
$1P,000
stock
is
being
offered
at
fractional
prices
of
their
original
worth.
It
will
pay
you
to
make
your
selection
now
and
cut
the
cost
of
being
well
dressed.
Take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
as
we
can
hardly
hope
to
secure
such
bargains
for
our
customers
very
often.
RICHMOND'S
He
ventured
to
say
that
the
supple-
,
nientlng
of
the
present
close
season
1
would
prove
beneficial.
It
also
seemed
1
necessary
that
something
should
be
i
Third
Avenue
Dr.
Alexander
Smith
Block
Phone
575
--
"LOUVRE"
and
land
catches
at
Alaskan
ports.
Capt.
Johnson,
operator
of
a
three
man
boat,
favored
the
extension
ot
the
I
close
season
as
proposed.
He
favored
'nmlivtlnff
th
jrmall
fish
and
would
son
would
be
pJeaeed
to
give
It
as
farj
of
thelr
Unded.
He
as
possible.
He
suggested
tnat
tne
audience
ask
any
questions
It
desired.
GENERAL
llCl
SSlOV
J.
M.
Morrison,
agent
ot
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union,
Inquired
where
the
Hecate
Straits
fish
disappeared
during
the
winter,
leaving
in
the
fall
and
returning
in
the
spring.
In
reply.
Mr.
Thompson
stated
that
while
Hecate
Stralta
halibut,
might
move
to
some
unknown
grounds
during
the
winter,
he
was
more
inclined
to
tbe
theory
that
they
were
merely
not
feeding
and
thus
were
not
caught
during
the
winter.
Capt.
David
Ritchie
of
the
Unome
was
not
In
favor
of
closing
one
bank
and
allowing
another
to
remain
open
In
Seattle,
banks
and
businessmen
helped
fishermen
to
build
large
boats.
It
waa
different
here.
Fishermen
had
to
take
what
they
could
get
in
Hecate
Straits,
Mr.
Found
pointed
out
that
even
the
taking
of
small
fUh
could
not
be
continued
Indefinitely.
Oapt.
W.
Doucett,
American
boat
master,-
referred
to
the
difference
of
views
that
would
exist
between
operators
ol
large
and
small
boats.
He
urged
that
adequate
surveys
be
made
of
the
Pacific
Coast
fishing
grounds
as
was
done
on
the
Atlantic
coast.
Capt:
John
Hanson
was
favorably
dls-
a
.
size
limit.
The
closing
of
tainiTr6undi
might
also
be
practic
able.
If
It
was
necessary
to
let
botH
Chickens
and
"whales"
go.
there
would
be
little
left
for
the
fishermen.
SIZK
Of
HOOKS
Capt.
Charlie
Edwards
brought
up
the
point
of
the
use
of-
various
sited
hooks
and
gear.
Mr.
Thompson,
In
reply,
showed
that
the
smaller
hooks
were
tbe
more
damaging
to
all
aizes
of
fUh.
Capt.
Edwards
felt
that
he
might
be
favorable
to
tbe
limiting
of
hooks
to
larger
sizes.
"capt
Dave
lutcble
thought
that
smaller
books
caught
smaller
fish.
He
(continued
on
page
six)
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