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the waters from Kirkfield to Beaverton and ran to Beaverton on account of heavy 

 wind. Here we were detained for the next few days. 



On Monday, October 4tb, patrolled the waters of Lake Simcoe from Beaverton 

 to and around 'Jliora Island and Georgina. Distance iifty miles. The following 

 day we went to Eoach's Point, from there to Jackson's Point to meet Mr. W. W. 

 Holden, and we went on to Orillia and Barrie, patrolling the waters from Eoach's 

 Point to Georgina Island, then to Port Boulster, and from there on to Beaver- 

 ton. Mr. Holden left us at Belle Ewart at 7.30. The next day we went from 

 Beaverton to Overseer Thompson's and from there to Thora Island, and at Jack- 

 son's Point we left ofl' Overseer Thompson, and cnme to Georgina Island and grap- 

 pled on shoal, and then ran on to Beaverton. In the afternoon we walked about 

 a mile and a half towards Kirkfield Canal and on the way came across a seine 

 about two hundred feet long, in fairly good condition and carried it to the steamer 

 '•' Naiad," lying in Beaverton harbour. 



On jMonday, October 11th, we patrolled the waters around Thora Island, but had 

 to run back to Beaverton on account of a heavy east gale. This laid us up the rest 

 of the day, and in fact for the rest of the week, as the wind continued. 



On Monday, 18th October, we patrolled the waters of Lake Simcoe from Bea- 

 verton to Thompson's Point, and took on Overseer Thompson, but had to run to 

 Beaverton on account of high wind, and we were windbound here all Tuesday. The 

 next day we left for the lift lock, arriving there at 6 p.m. We patrolled the waters 

 from the lift lock to Nicholl's Island and laid up there for the night. The follow- 

 ing day we patrolled the waters from Nicholl's Island to Peterboro and to Eice Lake, 

 where we spent Sunday. 



On Monday, October 25th, we patrolled the waters from Jubilee Point to the 

 Trent Eiver, from there to Idyl Wild, thence to Harw^ood and to Gore's Landing, 

 and to Sugar Island, back to Jubilee Point and on to Peterboro. Distance of 

 seventy-two miles. 



Tuesday, October 26th, we started laying up steamer and for the next four days 

 we were thus engaged; on Saturday the engineer left for home. 



REPOET OF THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE YACHT "VEGA." ON THE 

 NOETH CHANNEL OF LAKE HUEON, DUEING THE YEAE 1909. 



On Monday, the 17th of May, we left Little Current at 8 a.m., and arrived at 

 Killarney at 1 p.m., and left there at 1.30 for Bustard's, where we arrived at 9 p.m. 

 Here we met Overseer McKenny, travelling a distance of 32 miles. Leaving Bus- 

 tard Island at 7 a.m., we arrived at Byng Inlet at 1.30 p.m., a distance of twenty 

 miles, and waited there for orders. On Thursday we left Byng Inlet ^^th Over- 

 seer Knight, at 5.30, and called at Duck Island clubhouse at 9, then at Point lau 

 Baril at 12, and at Shawanaga Bay at 3, and seized a boat steel and seine. Dis- 

 tance of 35 miles. Leaving Stoker's Dock at 6 a.m., we cruised around between 

 there and Dillian's Port, a distance of twenty-five miles. The next day we left 

 Dillian's Port at 7 a.m., arriving at Parry Sound at 3 p.m., and met Overseer Mr. 

 Laughington, and travelling a distance of twenty-five miles. We remained in 

 Parry Sound all day Sunday. 



