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ations of the Mission in Labrador. One merchant 

 present, Mr. W. Baine Grieve, presented to the 

 Mission a house at Battle Harbour for the first 

 hospital. 



The Albert soon after left for England. She reached 

 Yarmouth on December ist, where she received a 

 hearty reception from the many friends of the work. 



In the report of the Chamber of Commerce of 

 Newfoundland the following reference to the work 

 was included: 



" A new feature worthy of mention in this report, 

 affecting as it does, more or less, the comfort of 

 20,000 or 30,000 of our people, was the appearance 

 on the Labrador coast of the Mission to Deep Sea 

 Fishermen ship Albert, outfitted by a philanthropic 

 society in England, non-sectarian in its lines, and 

 intended to afford skilled medical aid to, and provide 

 to some extent for the mental and material wants 

 of our fishermen. This essay has been an unqualified 

 success, and has evoked from the recipients of its 

 bounty expressions of deep gratitude, while at the 

 same time it has engendered in the breasts of all 

 who are interested in the welfare and prosperity of 

 the Colony feelings that must strengthen the bonds 

 which bind this comparatively neglected dependency 

 to the Mother Country. The vivid portraiture, by 

 the doctor in charge, of his own personal experiences 

 on the coast is likely to result in well-organized co- 

 operation by the Colony next season upon the lines 

 on which the Mission ship is being worked." 



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