Show mage of 1 1 Ig hennen the french fishermen leave prance france tor for newfoundland in lit march and do not return till september the wages of these fishermen is proportionate to the number of cot cod taken rarely will it exceed for the tile season and it often will sink below them figures whatever be the condition of engagement ga gement whether the crew has acce accepted apted payment by the cod the seasons reasons work will not give them a more remunerative salary than the above As a rule the conditions of engagement are the following one third part of the proceeds of the sale of the fish is set aside for the payment of the crew this third la Is divided into as many parts aa as there are sailors on board plus two tw 0 according to their functions and independently of their parts as fishermen the captain has tour four tenths the and second lieutenant tit each one tenth the salter one oue tenth the cabin boy two tenths the rest Is divided among the fishermen proportionately with the selling price new york led ledger zer |