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trolled McGregor's Bay and arrived at Squaw Island at 6 p.m. Total distance, 

 thirty-five miles. Left Squaw Island the folloAving day at 6 a.m., calling at Club 

 Island, arrived at Fitzwilliam's Island at 2 p.m., seized a net and a quantity of 

 hooks. Total distance, twenty-two miles. Leaving Fitzwilliam's Island at 8 a.m., 

 we called at Noble's Fishing Station, arrived at Little Current at 9 p.m. Total dis- 

 tance, forty-five miles. Spent the next day at Little Current awaiting orders, and 

 the following day also, on account of s'torms blowing from the northwest. Sunday 

 and Monday the storm continued and we were unable to move out. 



On Tuesday, July 6th, we left Little Current at 8 a.m., and rowed to Gore Bay, 

 where we stayed till Thursday, repairing engine. Then ran to Bum's Harbour, and 

 arrived there at 6.30 p.m. Total distance, thirty miles. Left Burn's Harbour at 

 6 a.m., called at Cockburn Island, arrived at Meldrum Bay at 4 p.m. Leaving 

 here at 6 a.m., patrolled the shore down to Clapperton Island and arrived 5 p.m., 

 and left at 7 a.m. for Little Current, reaching there at noon, where we remained 

 all day Sunday. 



Monday, July 12th, gale blowing from the west, obliged to remain in Little 

 Current till Tuesday 8 a.m., and reached Killarney at 2 p.m. Total distance, 

 twenty-five miles. Left here at 5 a.m., called at Bustard Island and saw Overseer 

 McKenny, arrived at Byng Inlet 3 p.m., and left at 6 a.m. Overseer Knight could 

 not go. Took his launch and patrolled amongst islands near lighthouse. Could 

 not go out in lake on account of storm. The next day a gale was blowing, we pa- 

 trolled amongst the islands in vicinity of lighthouse and seized a large seine. Left 

 Byng Inlet light at 5 a.nj., called at Point au Baril and several tourists' residences. 

 Arrived at Franklin's Island at 5 p.m. Total distance, forty miles. Left here the 

 next day, and the strong gale carried away boom of yacht ; we reached Parry Sound 

 at 7 a.m., making total distance fifteen miles. 



On Monday, July 19th, we remained at Parry Sound, having boom repaired and 

 waiting for Mr. Knight. Left the next day and patrolled half way tO' San Souci ; 

 here we were obliged to wait over on account of storms. We left San Souci at 

 6 a.m., with Overseer Dusang, and patrolled to about 10 miles from Penetang. 

 Then he ran home and we to Penetang, in a severe gale blowing. Total distance, 

 forty miles. Saturday we stayed in Penetang on account of rain, and Sunday also. 



On Monday, July 26th, at 9 a.m., we left Penetang and arrived at Parry Sound 

 at 6 p.m. The next day we patrolled to jib way Hotel and arrived at 6.30, a dis- 

 tance of fifty miles. Left here for Byng Inlet and on reaching here we were com- 

 pelled to stay over on account of fog, and left on Friday at 5 a.m., called at Bus- 

 tard's and Killarney and arrived at Little Current at 6 p.m., where we sl^ayed 

 awaiting orders. Spent Sunday in Little Current. 



On Monday, August 2nd, we set out at 1 p.m., and arrived at Kagawong 5 p.m., 

 called at Spanish and patrolled down to Wells Island and Whitefish, arriving at 6 

 p.m. Total distance 45 miles. The following day we patrolled McGregor's Bay 

 and Big Finn; then to Little Current, arriving at 6 p.m. Total distance, forty 

 miles. From here we went to Killarney and called at Bustard's and Point au Baril, 

 and arrived at Ojibway Hotel at 7.30 p.m., a distance of sixty-five miles, thence to 

 Parry Sound, where we spent Sunday. 



On Monday, Aug. 9th, we patrolled to Ojibway House; then to Point au Baril, 

 arriving 6 p.m., a distance of forty miles. The following day we started for Byng 

 Inlet, but the wind got u]) so we had to run back, and we went to Parry Sound, 

 from here we called at San Souci and Copperhead, where we met Mr. Jones and 

 Overseer Dusang. We left for Parry Sound; from there we returned to Copper- 



