512 OFFICIAL REPORTS. 



United States Consulate, 

 British Columbia, Victoria, April 27, 1892. 

 I, Levi W. Myers, consul of the United States at Victoria, British 

 /Cohunbia, do hereby certify that the si,2:nature of W. 

 ccrtificateof consul. j_ g^^,^,!,^,,,, .^^ tlie' Ibot of the Writing- hcrcuuto at- 

 tached, is his trne and gennine signature made and aclcnowledged in 

 my presence, and that the said W. J. Stephens is person;^.l]y known to 

 me; and I do further certify that he is a ship and scliooner builder of 

 many years experience, and fully competent to judge as to the value of 

 vessels. 



In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aftixed the seal 

 of the consulate at Victoria, B. C, this day and year next above writ- 

 ten, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred 

 and sixteenth. 

 [l. s.] Levi VV. Myers, 



Consul of the United States. 



[W. J. Stephens, ship and steamboat hnikler. Spratt's Shipyard, opposite Albion 

 Iron Works. Residence, 34 .lohn street.] 



Victoria, B. C, April 22, 1892. 



L. W. Myers, Esq., 



United States Consul: 

 Dear Sir: Your favor duly received, and I would state that in my 

 statenunt by W.J. judgment the annexed valuation of schooners named 

 Stephens, shipbiiiia'tT. is fjiji- aiid approximately correct. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



W, J. Stephens. 



United States Consulate, 



Victoria, B. C, April 27, 1892. 



I, Levi W. Myers, consul of the United States at Victoria, B. C, 



do hereby certify that the sig'nature of C. A\ McDon- 



CertiflcateofcoHsui. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ Writing hereuuto attaclied, is his 



true and genuine signature, and that the said C. A. McDonald is 

 personally known to me; and I do furtlier certify that he is a ship and 

 scliooner builder of many years' experience, and fully competent to judg'e 

 as to the value of vessels. 



In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and aftixed the seal 

 of the Consulate, at Victoria, B. C, this day and year next above writ- 

 ten, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and 

 sixteenth. 



[L. s.j Levi W. Myers, 



Consul of the United States. 



Victoria, B. C, A2)ril 25, 1892. 

 This is to certify that I am a master shipbuilder and do consider 

 «tot^... , f 1,,. n A that T am a (competent i)erson to judge of the value of 

 AicDouaid, ship- vcsscl or sliips, aud 1 do tliuik that the value ])lacea 

 *"'^'^'"'" upon the schooners of the list shown me is a fair, im- 



partial value of them, 



0. A. McDonald, 



