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J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited fonds

J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited fonds, 1907-1982 (predominant dates, 1940-1980)
10.6 metres of textual material

Administrative history
The Hiscocks were fish merchants and general dealers of Brigus, Conception Bay. The firm has the distinction of being the last of the old the fish merchant firms engaged in the production and export of salt fish. The business was founded 1894 by Edmund Hiscock and his sons William J. Hiscock and John Wilcox Hiscock at Comfort Bight, Labrador, with a branch at nearby Holton, and, as with so many firms in Conception Bay, the Labrador fishery was the cornerstone of its business. Each spring, the firm supplied, on credit, fishers who made the annual trek to the Labrador coast from the island of Newfoundland. At the end of the season, the fishers paid their accounts by returning the season's catch to the firm. Hiscock Fisheries then shipped the produce on the firm's vessels, Edmund and Snow Queen, to Harvey & Company Limited of St. John's. This was a typical arrangement: many smaller outport firms in this era had a "connection" with a larger St. John's firm that supplied them with credit and exported their fish.

After a couple of years, the firm was reorganized as a result of a disagreement between William J. and John W. With their father's consent, William acquired the Holton branch and the schooner Edmund, while John W. took over the Snow Queen and the Comfort Bight operation along with newer branches at Hiscock Islands and American Harbour. Edmund subsequently retired from the business, and died May 23, 1918. His will confirms the earlier division in the business.

Harvey & Company Limited became more directly involved in the business in 1910 by purchasing the Frederick G. Jerrett property in Smokey, Labrador for John. He paid back the debt to Harvey & Company Limited over a nine year period from the proceeds of fish sales which was the traditional method of payment. He moved the headquarters of the firm to the new site but maintained the branch at Comfort Bight. Some time later, John W. turned the Comfort Bight operation over to William's son, Edmund, who operated it as a separate business. Ned, John's son, took over the Comfort Bight branch in 1941.

By 1925, John W. had purchased two additional schooners, the Vendetta and the Vickers-Vimy, to transport fishing crews, salt, goods and fish between Labrador and Newfoundland. The schooners were essential for the success of John's next venture, building a plant at Brigus in the 1930s. Henceforth, fish was brought back to Brigus on the firm's schooners to be stored and packed for subsequent shipment. About this time John's son, Graham Smith Hiscock, entered the firm. After the move to Brigus, the firm diversified. It became involved in both the general coasting trade, using primarily the schooner Mary Ruth (with engine), registered in 1938 to Graham S. Hiscock, and the banks fishery with the motor vessel Harriet and Vivian, registered in 1946 to Edmund Hiscock. The firm also began purchasing "shore" fish, which was more lightly salted than "Labrador" fish, from Trinity and Conception Bays.

Shortly after incorporating in 1941, the firm purchased a mechanical dryer to assist with the fish drying process. Over the next few years, the business purchased two more dryers and, at a time when the traditional industry was giving way to fresh frozen production, J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited became one of the largest producers of dried salt cod in the province. In 1947, the Newfoundland Associated Fish Producers Limited (NAFEL) was established as a non-profit marketing agency for Newfoundland salt fish producers, and J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited became a member.
 

In 1963, Graham Hiscock's son, David Graham Hiscock, joined the firm, and worked in the areas of purchasing and production. Four years later he was joined by his brother, Charles Archibald Hiscock, an accountant, who worked in the office. A devastating fire destroyed the Brigus plant on March 2, 1969, temporarily halting the business. The fire prompted Graham to retire but his sons decided to carry on the business, building a larger plant that could accommodate both salt fish and fresh frozen production. In the next few years the firm expanded its sphere of operation, establishing buying centres at many locations where fish was purchased from fishermen and shipped to Brigus for production. The firm also opened a plant at Trout River on the island's west coast, where fresh fish was purchased from local fishermen and salted before being sent to Brigus for washing, drying, and packing. During the 1960s and 1970s the firm acted as agent for the insurance company W.A. Munn & Co., selling homeowner and vehicle policies. In the mid 1970s Hiscock's sold gear to fishermen under the Newfoundland Department of Fisheries 'Fishing Gear Subsidy Program.' Many of the company's files documenting these sales were later seized as part of an RCMP investigation into that program.

The firm moved into fresh frozen production in 1978, converting a portion of the plant for that purpose. Production began in 1979 under a wholly owned subsidiary known as Brigus Frozen Foods Limited. David and Charles Hiscock also formed Hiscock Enterprises Limited to deal in frozen squid, caplin , mackerel and dried squid. At about the same time, J. W. Hiscock Sons Limited also entered into a partnership with Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., a Nova Scotia Company, to produce and export blueberries and partridgeberries, a move that lengthened the plant's production season. Still, the firm did not abandon salt fish production. In fact, to satisfy market demands for access to product earlier in the year, the firm began to invest heavily in new technology, installing a heat pump drying system to replace the conventional artificial dryers. The firm installed two additional heat pumps in 1991, but the imposition of the ground-fish moratorium in the following year eliminated the supply of codfish and terminated that aspect of the business. The firm continues today as a seasonal operation.

Custodial history
Mr. John Walsh, a local stamp dealer and collector, made arrangements with David G. and Charles A. Hiscock to have the company records donated to the Archive.

Scope and content
The fonds consists of the accumulated business records of the firm J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited which operated a fish business at Brigus with branch operations at Smokey Labrador and Trout River on the island's west coast. The majority of the records cover the period from the 1940s through to the 1980s with the earliest material being from 1907. The fonds contains financial records including ledgers, journals, banking records, fishermen's accounts, fish books giving the amount and value of each fisherman's yearly catch, customer orders, inventory records and statements on account for all areas of operation including Labrador, Gooseberry Cove, Grand La Pierre, Hr. Mille and Little Hearts Ease; Hiscock's accounts with Harvey & Company Limited and Beothic Fish Processors; general correspondence files containing invoices, plant output summaries, payroll statements, records of employment and saltfish inspection certificates; Newfoundland Fish Trades Association circulars, Bulletin published monthly by the Fisheries Council of Canada and Memo published by the Fisheries Council of Canada and other published material from various fishery related organizations and government agencies; labour records of the firm's store employees and its fishermen as well as fishermen's earning records including earning summaries which include incomes by species caught; Insurance records relating to the firm's own insurance policies and its insurance sales as agent for W.A. Munn & Co.; fish collection books containing the quantity, grade and price of fish purchased from individual fishermen, fish shipment records documenting the quantity and cull for individual shipments, plant output reports compiled by the Canadian Salt Fish Corporation listing the production and markets for each shipment; expense accounts for the firm's vessels Mary Ruth, Harriet and Vivian and Lady MacDonald and a salt barge used for storage; records of the sale of coal; Records of the firm's membership and affiliation with the Newfoundland Associated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL); income and expense records for the firm's Blueberry Division; files relating to the Newfoundland Department of Fisheries Gear Subsidy Program, many of which were later seized as part of an RCMP investigation into that program. Two photographs which were in this fonds have been removed and are filed in MHA photograph file PF-308.

The fonds is arranged in eleven series: Financial records, 1907-1982; General office files, 1930-1980; Newfoundland Fish Trades Association circulars and enclosures, 1960-1968; Labour records, 1940-1979; Insurance records, 1950-1976; Fish purchase and shipment production books, 1950-1980; Vessel records, 1946-1976; Coal sales records, 1941-1963; Published material; Accounts, 1910-1921, 1949-1976; Miscellaneous records 1912-1917, 1944-1978.

Notes
Copyright is held by the creator or his/her heirs
Donated by David and Charles A. Hiscock, 1994
Maritime History Archive finding aid 119
Accession number 1994 0019 and 1994 0024
Location storage banks 69 & 70

Series and sub-series listing

Series 1.0 Financial records, 1907-1982
1.01 General journals, 1965-1982
1.02 Ledgers, 1925-1953
1.03 Ledgers, 1949-1980
1.04 Ledgers accounts payable, 1947-1980
1.05 Ledgers accounts receivable, 1952-1980
1.06 Ledgers - Labrador, 1928-1960
1.07 Ledger index, n.d.
1.08 Purchase journals, 1941-1979
1.09 Revenue journals, 1952-1979
1.10 Cash books, 1907-1919
1.11 Cash disbursements books, 1952-1967
1.12 Cash receipts books, 1952-1979
1.13 Cheque registers, 1952-1979
1.14 Day books, 1922-1968
1.15 Inventory books, 1947-1954
1.16 Accounts, working papers, 1977-1980
1.17 Statements on account, 1961-1979
1.18 Orders, 1944-1968
1.19 Gas books, 1974-1980
1.20 Fisherman's accounts, 1947-1959
1.21 Fish settlements accounts, 1967-1976; predominant 1967-1970

Series 2.0 General office files, 1930-1980
2.01 General correspondence, 1930-1978
2.02 General correspondence, 1973-1980; predominant 1979-1980
2.03 Telegrams, 1958-1967; predominant 1958-1961

Series 3.0 Newfoundland Fish Trades Association, circulars and enclosures, 1960-1968

Series 4.0 Labour records, 1940-1979
4.01 Labour books, 1940-1953
4.02 Payroll sheets, 1951-1973
4.03 Fishermen's earnings records, 1973-1979

Series 5.0 Insurance records, 1950-1976
5.01 Firm's insurance records, 1950-1976
5.02 Insurance records, W.A. Munn & Co., 1961-1971

Series 6.0 Fish purchase & shipment/production books, 1950-1980
6.01 Fish collection books, 1950-1980
6.02 Fish Shipments/production records, 1953-1980
6.03 Fresh fish purchase book, 1956

Series 7.0 Firm's vessel records, 1946-1976
7.01 Mary Ruth, 1948-1966
7.02 Expense accounts/supplies - schooners, 1946-1965
7.03 Salt accounts/barge expenses, 1976

Series 8.0 Coal sales records, 1941-1963
8.01 Coal orders books, 1946-1963
8.02 Coal account books, 1941-1952

Series 9.0 Published material

Series 10.0 J. W. Hiscock Sons Limited, in account with, 1910-1921, 1949-1976
10.01 Harvey and Company Limited, 1910-1921
10.02 Bank of Nova Scotia, 1949-1952
10.03 Beothic Fish Processors Ltd., 1974, 1976

Series 11.0 Miscellaneous records, 1912-1917, 1944-1978
11.01 Newfoundland Associated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL), 1972
11.02 Miscellaneous accounts, 1912-1917, 1958-1977
11.03 Gear supplement program, 1977
11.04 RCMP investigation, 1974
11.05 Blueberry division, 1978
11.06 Salt sales books, 1944-1952

Series and sub-series descriptions

Series 1.0 Financial records, 1907-1982
5 m (149 v., 117 folders)

Bank 69, Shelves A-C

Scope and content
This series contains the firm's financial records, including General journals 1965-1982, Ledgers 1925-1980, Ledgers - accounts payable 1947-1980, Ledgers - accounts receivable 1952-1980, Ledgers - Labrador 1928-1960, Ledger index n.d., Purchase journals 1941-1979, Revenue journals 1952-1979, Cash books 1907-1919, Cheque disbursements books 1952-1967, Cash receipts books 1952-1979, Cheque registers 1952-1979, Day books 1922-1968, Inventory books 1947-1954, Accounts, working papers 1977-1980, Statements on account 1961-1979, Orders 1944-1968, Gas books 1974-1980, Fisherman's accounts 1947-1959, Fish settlements accounts 1967-1976.

1.01 General journals, 1965-1982
6 cm (3 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
General journals containing aggregate entries of revenues and expenditures for the year including the closing entries for March 31 of each year.

1.02 Ledgers, 1925-1953
60 cm (12 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Ledgers containing fishermen's accounts, listing purchases of equipment and supplies by each fisherman for the season.

1.03 Ledgers, 1949-1980
45 cm (19 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf A, Boxes 1-2

Scope and content
Ledgers containing the firm's operating accounts as well as the Hiscock family's personal accounts.

1.04 Ledgers accounts payable, 1947-1980
18 cm (13 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf A, Box 3

Scope and content
Ledgers including accounts for all the businesses and individuals from which the firm purchased goods and services.

1.05 Ledgers accounts receivable, 1952-1980
18 cm (17 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf E, Boxes 4-5

Scope and content
Ledgers containing the accounts of all customers who purchased goods from the firm.

1.06 Ledgers - Labrador, 1928-1960
6 cm (3 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Ledgers containing itemized customer purchases and account balances at the end of the fishing season.

See also Day Book, 1.14. which includes Ledger Smokey 1943-1944

1.07 Ledger index, 1951
.5 cm (1 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Ledger index, possibly for Labrador, including the names of customers for 1951.

1.08 Purchase journals, 1941-1979
22 cm (7 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Daily records of goods and services purchased from suppliers by the firm. Amounts are posted to the appropriate accounts in the journals.

Note: See also 6.02.001 for purchase journal 1951-1952.

1.09 Revenue journals, 1952-1979
12 cm (5 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Daily amounts of payments received from customers.

1.10 Cash books, 1907-1919
4 cm (2 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf B

Scope and content
Daily record of the firm's cash receipts.

1.11 Cash disbursements books, 1952-1967
18 cm (6 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf C

Scope and content
Daily record of cheques issued by the firm.

1.12 Cash Receipts Books, 1952-1979
25 cm (16 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf C

Scope and content
Daily record of cash received at the firm, including cheques and payment on account for both Brigus and Labrador.

1.13 Cheque Registers, 1952-1979
30 cm (19 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf C

Scope and content
Cheque registers listing chronologically by date and cheque number all cheques issued by the firm. Cheque amounts are listed in the appropriate accounts in the register. Registers are also included for the firm's operations at Gooseberry Cove, Trout River and Leading Tickles and Smokey, Labrador.

1.14 Day books, 1922-1968
40 cm (56 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf C

Scope and content
Daily accounts (sometimes referred to by the firm as fishermen's orders) of transactions carried out by the firm. These records are site specific and list goods usually "taken up" by individual fishermen. These entries were subsequently transferred to the appropriate account in the ledgers. Some of these books were also used for other purposes usually at different time periods and include fish shipment accounts, fish sales, and charges and receipts (see Folder list below). Several day books for operations at Smokey, Labrador are also included.

Note: 1.14.002 also includes fish shipment accounts, 1939-1941.

1.15 Inventory books, 1947-1954
4 cm (3 folders)
Scope and content

Bank 69, Shelf E, Box 6
Lists of equipment left at the end of the fishing season at Smokey and Comfort Bight, Labrador.

1.16 Accounts, working papers, 1977-1980
3 cm (3 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf E, Box 6

Scope and content
Various financial working papers on accounts. Included are quarterly account summaries, cash purchases and sales and accounts receivable lists.

1.17 Statements on account, 1961-1979
1.4 m (56 folders)
Bank 69, Shelves E-F; Bank 70, Shelf A, Boxes 6-16

Scope and content
Copies of statements on account with J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited. They are broken down by year and in most cases, specific geographic areas. The exception is "Shore" which represents all areas where the firm did business outside Labrador.

1.18 Orders, 1944-1968
10 cm (8 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf B, Box 17

Scope and content
Orders placed by the firm's customers listing the goods they needed.

1.19 Gas Books, 1974-1980
8 cm (7 folders)
Bank 69, Shelf B, Box 17

Scope and content
Records of gas, oil, antifreeze used in the firm's vehicles, or such products sold by the firm to others. This is a day book/journal style of record with the entries presented in chronological order. The entries provide the name of the vehicle or its driver/owner, quantity of substance used and price.

1.20 Fisherman's accounts, 1947-1959
10 cm (8 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf B, Box 18

Scope and content
Seasonal account books which are site specific and list, for the most part, supplies "taken up" by fishermen just before and during the fishing season. Also included is a Sealing supplies book.

1.21 Fish Settlements accounts, 1967-1976; predominant 1967-1970
3 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf B, Box 18

Scope and content
Saltfish settlements and summaries of fish accounts. Listed are fishermen's names, quantity and quality of fish sold and total amounts of fish for the season.

Series 2.0 General office files, 1930-1980
1.6 m (122 folders)
Bank 70, Shelves B-D, Boxes 19-28

Scope and content
General office files generated by the firm between 1930 and 1980. From 1930 to 1978 these records were filed chronologically, and from 1979 to 1980 they were filed alphabetically. Included are correspondence files, general files, and telegrams.

2.01 General correspondence, 1930-1978
90 cm (62 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf B, Boxes 19-23

Scope and content
Includes letters (1930-1978) to and from companies, individuals, organizations/associations, and government departments (federal and provincial). The letters are filed chronologically.

2.02 General correspondence, 1973-1980; predominant 1979-1980
70 cm (57 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf C, Boxes 24-27

Scope and content
General files collected by the firm in 1979 and 1980. Included are invoices, correspondence in & out, sales slips, bills of lading, plant output summaries, commissions, tax forms, payroll statements, bank memos, records of employment, and saltfish inspection certificates. The records are arranged alphabetically by year.

2.03 Telegrams, 1958-1967; predominant 1958-1961
8 cm (3 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf D, Box 28

Scope and content
Telegram books (1958-1961), and two exercise books (1967), listing people at Smokey, Labrador, to whom telegrams were sent, and the charged amounts for each telegram.

Series 3.0 Newfoundland Fish Trades Association, copies of circulars & enclosures, 1960-1968
72 cm (26 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf D, Boxes 28-31

Scope and content
Newfoundland Fish Trades Association circulars, a copy of Fisheries Report from Department of Trade and Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Branch; Bulletin, published monthly by The Fisheries Council of Canada; Memo, by Fisheries Council of Canada. These records were originally filed with general correspondence but because of their bulk have been arranged separately in this series.

Series 4.0 Labour records, 1940-1979
44 cm (4 v., 18 folders)
Volumes: Bank 69, Shelf C
Folders: Bank 70, Shelf E, Boxes 32-33

Scope and content
Labour records of the firm's employees and its fishermen. It is divided into three sub-series: Labour books, 1940-1953; Payroll sheets, 1951-1973; and fishermen's earnings records, 1973-1979.

4.01 Labour books, 1940-1953
5 cm (3 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf C

Scope and content
Labour books listing the firm's employees, hours worked on each project, rates of pay, and total pay.

4.02 Payroll sheets, 1951-1973
18 cm (9 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 32

Scope and content
Weekly payroll records indicating the number of hours worked, rate of pay, gross pay and deductions for the firm's employees.

4.03 Fishermen's earnings records, 1973-1979
22 cm (1 v., 9 folders)
Volume: Bank 69, Shelf C
Folders: Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 33

Scope and content
Records pertaining to fishermen's earnings, including earnings summaries which list incomes by species caught, and the firm's copies of the fishermen's T4 and T4F forms.

Note: A part of folder 4.03.008 is oversize and is stored separately.

Series 5.0 Insurance records, 1950-1976
18 cm (11 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 34

Scope and content
The firm's insurance records, 1950-1976, and records relating to insurance sold by the firm, 1961-1971.

5.01 Firm's insurance records, 1950-1976
15 cm (9 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 34

Scope and content
Insurance records regarding the firm's vessels, employees' pensions and papers regarding the firm as agents for W. A. Munn & Co. Included are correspondence, copies of policies, invoices, and statements.

5.02 Insurance records, W.A. Munn & Co., 1961-1971
3 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 34

Scope and Content
Insurance policies sold by J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited - on commission for W.A. Munn & Co. insurance - for property and vehicles.

Series 6.0 Fish purchase & shipment/production books, 1950-1980
1.7 m (71 v., 7 folders)
Volumes: Bank 69, Shelf E
Folders: Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 35

Scope and content
fish collection books, 1950-1978, fish shipments books, 1960-1980 and a fresh fish purchase book, 1956.

6.01 Fish collection books, 1950-1980
1.6 m (62 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf D

Scope and Content
Fish collection books list the quantity, grade and price of fish purchased by the firm from individual dealers (fishermen). The books are arranged in ledger format which means the details are provided under the accounts of dealers instead of appearing in chronological order as in a journal format. In essence these books can be thought of as J. W. Hiscock Sons Limited in account with fishermen - instead of the reverse - since the fish purchased appears as debits while the payments are listed as credits.

"Shore" refers to fish procured on the island, primarily in Conception Bay, Trinity Bay, Placentia Bay, and Fortune Bay ports - as opposed to procured in Labrador.

6.02 Fish shipments/production records, 1953-1980
11 cm (9 v., 6 folders)
Volumes: Bank 69, Shelf E
Folders: Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 35

Scope and content
Diaries listing salt fish packed in drums, casks, or boxes, and includes quantity, cull and shipment number, Plant Output Reports compiled by the Canadian Saltfish Corporation listing salt fish production and markets for each shipment, including fish shipped to NAFEL listed by date, the quantities and qualities of fish sold, price, revolving work fund and NAFEL stock declaration sheets. Also included are records of shipments of salt fish made by the firm via trucking/shipping companies, listing for each entry the date, name of trucking company, and vessels, and quantities of fish shipped. Intended destinations for the fish are usually provided.

Note: There were two types of drums used, ½ quintal drums which held the small fish, 1 quintal (112 lbs) drums which held medium size fish. Casks held 4 quintals of large and extra large fish. The other type of barrel used was called a butt. These were bigger around and held the largest fish. Rectangular wooden boxes were also constructed and held 1 quintal of fish. In the 1950s NAFEL introduced 50lb cardboard boxes to the industry and eventually all Salt fish were shipped in these containers (fish was also shipped in brin bags as well as bulk).
Note: Fish shipment accounts, 1939-1941, are contained in 1.14.002.

6.03 Fresh fish purchase book, 1956
1 cm (1 folder)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 35

Scope and content
Fresh fish purchase book which records fresh fish bought from fishermen in Brigus. Included are lists of fishermen's names, quantity and quality of fish, price and date.

Series 7.0 Firm's vessel records, 1946-1976
16 cm (23 folders)
Bank 70, Shelves E-F, Boxes 35-36

Scope and content
Records of the Mary Ruth, the firm's vessel used in local trade, as well as their vessels Lady MacDonald and Harriet and Vivian. It also includes barge accounts for the barge used by the firm to store salts for its fishermen

7.01 Mary Ruth, 1948-1966
6 cm (7 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf E, Box 35

Administrative history
Official registration number 138649, the Mary Ruth was a wooden vessel built in Shelburne, Nova Scotia in 1918. She was rebuilt in Fortune, Newfoundland in 1945 and was then registered as 108.4 ft long and 144 gross tons. Her owner was listed as Graham S. Hiscock, Brigus, NFLD.

Scope and content
Bills of lading, statements, invoices, diary, and accounts, including one sealing voyage, of the vessel Mary Ruth.

7.02 Expense accounts/supplies - schooners, 1946-1965
10 cm (16 folders)
Bank 70, Shelves E-F, Boxes 35-36

Scope and content
Expenses incurred by vessels of the firm (Mary Ruth and Harriet and Vivian), such as food, maintenance and repairs. In some books crew cash advances are listed as well as unloading reports.
Note: See also 1.14.025, Lady MacDonald crew expenses, 1951.

7.03 Salt accounts/barge expenses, 1976
.5 cm (1 folder)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 36

Scope and content
Account information on the barge that was used by the firm to store salt used by the firm and its fishermen. Included are actual barge expenses such as crew's wages, and information on stocks of salt at various locations including an inventory, price per bag, costs and salt allowance.

Series 8.0 Coal sales records, 1941-1963
18 cm (8 folders, 6 v.)
Volumes: Bank 69, Shelf E
Folders: Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 36

Scope and content
Records relating to coal sales including customer lists and accounts. The series is divided into two sub-series, coal orders books, 1946-1963, and coal account books, 1941-1959.

8.01 Coal orders books, 1946-1963
6 cm (8 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 36

8.02 Coal account books, 1941-1952
12 cm (6 v.)
Bank 69, Shelf E

Series 9.0 Published material
36 cm (36 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Boxes 36-38

9.0.001 Annual Review 1968, Fisheries Council of Canada.

9.0.002 Annual Report, Bank of Nova Scotia, 1966.

9.0.003 Arthur W. Gilmour, Income Tax Handbook 1963-1964, Richard De Boo Limited, Toronto.

9.0.004 Business Directory and Buyers Guide, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1968.

9.0.005 Canadian Atlantic Herring Fishery Conference Proceedings, May 5-7, 1966, New Brunswick.

9.0.006 Canadian Fisheries Reports, No. 6, July 1966, The Department of Fisheries of Canada, Ottawa.

9.0.007 Catalogue, Caterpillar D334 Diesel Engine.

9.0.008 Catalogue 67, Marine Equipment, Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering Limited.

9.0.009 Catalogue, Wellinger & Dunn, 1968, Harris & Hiscock.

9.0.010 Decca Radar, Canadian Service Depots, issue No. 4.

9.0.011 Federal Incentives for Industry in Designated Regions and Special Areas, DREE.

9.0.012 Fisheries of Canada (formerly Trade News), October, 1967. Department of Fisheries of Canada, Ottawa.

9.0.013 Fishing Net Rope & Gears, Taito Seiko co., Ltd.

9.0.014 Fishery Investigations, Groundfish Landings, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1963.

9.0.015 Fishery Investigations, Groundfish Landings, circular 14, Newfoundland 1966. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Biological Station, St. John's, NF.

9.0.016 Fishery Investigations, Groundfish Landings, circular 15, Newfoundland 1967. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Biological Station, St. John's, NF.

9.0.017 Food and Drug Regulations, Canada, Fisheries Council of Canada, 1965.

9.0.018 Furuno Techinical Information, Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Japan.

9.0.019 Gleniffer Diesel Engines

9.0.020 General Review of the Fisheries, Report, Newfoundland Fisheries Board, 1930-1938.

9.0.021 Handbook of Compliance, Fish Inspection Regulations Schedule D, Department of Fisheries of Canada, Ottawa.

9.0.022 6^th International Fisheries Trade Fair, Esbjerg, 1968.

9.0.023 Marine Search and Rescue in Atlantic Area, Marine Operations Branch, Department of Transport.

9.0.024 Meat and Canned Foods Act, The Canadian Gazette Part II, Vol. 101, July 26, 1967.

9.0.025 Meeting Minutes, Fisheries Council of Canada, No. 10-68, November 15, 1968.

9.0.026 Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, Standing Committee, Fisheries and Forestry, October, 17, 29, November 1, 5, 8, 14, 15, 21, 1968.

9.0.027 Progress Reports of the Atlantic Coast Stations, No. 35, March 1944.

9.0.028 Regional Development Incentives Act, 1970-1971, and Regional Development Incentives Regulations, 1971.

9.0.029 Report of The Fisheries Reconnaissance Mission to Italy, Spain and Portugal, October 22 - November 14, 1965, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, Canada.

9.0.030 Report and Recommendations of The Newfoundland Fisheries Commission to the Government of Newfoundland, April 1963.

9.0.031 Review 1965/1966, Fisheries Research Board of Canada.

9.0.032 Situation and Outlook, Industrial Fishery Products, 1967 Review, United States Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service.

9.0.033 Tariffs, Fisheries Council of Canada, 1965.

9.0.034 Twentieth Annual Report of the Fisheries Prices Support Board, 1966-1967.

9.0.035 William M. Nicholls, Views on Rural Development in Canada.

9.0.036 What it is and what it does, The Fisheries Research Board of Canada.

Series 10.0 J. W. Hiscock Sons Limited, in account with, 1910-1921, 1949-1976
5 cm (6 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 38

Scope and content
Records of J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited in account with other firms. The series is arranged in three sub-series: Harvey and Company Limited, 1910-1921; Bank of Nova Scotia, 1949-1952; and Beothic Fish Processors Ltd., 1974, 1976.

10.01 Harvey & Company Limited, 1910-1921
2 cm (3 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 38

10.02 Bank of Nova Scotia, 1949-1952
1 cm (1 folder)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 38

Records J.W. Hiscock's transactions made through the bank, with payments for goods and services on the credit side, and revenues (primarily from NAFEL) on the debit side, 1949-1952

10.03 Beothic Fish Processors Ltd., 1974, 1976
2 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 38

Scope and content
Statements of crab purchases made by J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited as agents for Beothic Fish Processors Ltd., a crab processing company situated in Valleyfield, Bonavista Bay, including quantity and price paid, plus commissions paid to J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited.

Series 11.0 Miscellaneous records, 1912-1917, 1944-1978
22 cm (18 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Boxes 38-39

Scope and content
This series contains six sub-series: Newfoundland Associated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL), 1972; Miscellaneous accounts, 1912-1917, 1958-1977; Applications to the Gear Supplement Program, 1977; Files used by the RCMP in their 1974 investigation of the Government's Gear Replacement Program; Income and expense records of the Blueberry division of the firm, 1978; and Salt sales books, 1944-1952.

11.01 Newfoundland Associated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL), 1972
1 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70 Shelf F, Box 38

Scope and content
J.W. Hiscock Sons Limited had been a member of NAFEL and was one of 12 members left in the organization during its final liquidation in May 1972. These records contain the firm's copy of the Balance Sheet and Statements of Assets Available for Distribution, as issued by Read, Son, Watson & Leith, Chartered Accountants.

11.02 Miscellaneous accounts, 1912-1917, 1958-1977
12 cm (10 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Boxes 38-39

Scope and content
11.03 Gear supplement program, 1977
3 cm (1 folder)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 39

Scope and content
Application forms by inshore fishing vessel skipper owner/operators to the Newfoundland Provincial Gear Supplement Program which was run by the Fishing Industry Advisory Board.

11.04 RCMP investigation, 1974
3 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 39

Scope and content
Files used by the RCMP in their investigation of the Gear Replacement Program.

11.05 Blueberry Division, 1978
1 cm (1 folder)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 39

Scope and content
Income and expense records of the Blueberry Division of the firm, including bank statements, phone bills, freight charges, and invoices.

11.06 Salt sales books, 1944-1952
1 cm (2 folders)
Bank 70, Shelf F, Box 39

Scope and content
Sales of salt to fishermen and includes date, quantity, individual's name, and where purchased, store or firm's vessel Mary Ruth.

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