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five miles off Johnson's Harbor, ran to them and lay by one of them for two hours 

 while they lifted their nets. I found that McGaw was fishing for a party who 

 had a license to fish in that locality, so proceeded to Southampton, where I found I 

 had interviewed tlie wrong man; 7th, returned to Johnson's Harbor, accompanied by 

 Officers Jermyn and Kobeitson, and seized a gasoline boat and nets, which I 

 towed the next day to Southampton and left in charge of Mr. Eobertson; 10th 

 left and ran to Rattlesnake Harbor, thence to Little Current and Gore Bay; 13th 

 left, calling at Little Current, Tobermory, Southampton and Kincardine and 

 arrived at Goderich on the 15th; 16th left with Mr. W. W. Holden on board, ran 

 to Sarnia where Mr. Holden was engaged balance of day; 17th patrolled down 

 the river to Walkerville; 20th and 21st patrolled Lake St. Clair with W. W. Holden 

 and V. Chauvin on board ; 22nd and 23rd cruised among the Canadian Islands of 

 Lake Erie to Kingsville, and returned to Walkerville; from 26th until 28th 

 patrolled the waters of Lake Erie to Port Stanley, calling at Kingsville and Rondeau. 

 Mr. Chauvin left the nhip at Port Stanley; 29th, 30tli and 31st called at Port 

 Burwell and Port Dover; October 2nd left and ran to Port Colborne where Mr. 

 Holden left: 3rd returned up the Lake calling at Port Maitland and Port Dover; 

 4t}i was storm-bound and anchored under Long Point; 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th 

 cruised up the Lake calling at all ports where many matters were attended to 

 and arri\'«d at Walkerville on the above date; 10th left with Mr. Holden and 

 Mr. V. Chauvin on board and patrolled up Lake St. Clair and River to Sarnia; 

 11th cruised along the shore as far as Blue Point to examine the pound nets, 

 thence to Goderich, where Mr. Holden and Mr. Chauvin left. From 12th to 

 15th patrolled from Goderich to Gore Bay, calling at Kincardine, Southampton, 

 Tobermory, Rattlesnake Harbor, South Bay Mouth, Duck Island and Meldrum 

 Bay; 19th left Gore Bay, called at Cockburn Island, Hilton and arrived at the 

 Soo on the 20th, where lay for three days ftorm-bound; 24th passed through 

 the Soo Lock and proceeded up the River and Lake (Superior), met gale, ran 

 for Goulais Bay for shelter ; 25th on account of fog and wind only made to Batch- 

 awana ; 26th ran to Mamaise Point but found that the reported illegal fishing 

 there was not true, so returned to the Soo ; 27th left and cruised down the River 

 and the Xorth Channel to Thessalon and Blind Ri^^r; 28th after interviewing 

 Officer Bradbury, left for Gore Bay; 31st continued cruise to Little Current 

 and Killarney: ISTovember 1st left, but on account of wind and sea had to return 

 and lay in that and the following day; 3rd and 4th patrolled the North Shore 

 of the Georgian Bay calling at all ports to Penetang; 5th, Mr. Holden joined 

 the ship and we nan to Collingwood; 6th, snow-storm all day; 7th, ran to Owen 

 Sound calling at Meaford; 9th, departed, but had to run for shelter "under White 

 Cloud Island; 10th to 13th, continued stormy; 14th, reached Tobermory; 15th 

 ran to South Bay Mouth and Rattlesnake Harbor; 16th patrolled to Killarney 

 and Little Current. When three or four miles out of Killarney saw two pound 

 nets, ran to them and concluded to return next day; 17th left with D. Irwin on 

 board and found that one of them was fishing, ran into Killarney and saw the 

 owner who accompanied us back to the nets ; the fish were liberated by Mr. Holden ; 

 18th left for Gore Bay, calling at Kagawong; 21st and 22nd having heard of 

 illegal fishing at Fitzwilliams Island went there to investigate; Mr. Holden and 

 D. Irwin went one way and I the other, around the Island, but did not find any 

 indications of fishing; 24th left Rattlesnake Harbor and ran to Club Island, 

 thence to Killarney and Little Current and arrived at Gore Bay on the 25th. From 

 that date until the end of the month continuous storms prevailed. On the 30th 

 handed over the ship to the owner. 



