PERIOD FROM 1854 TO 1871. 



599 



6. 



You will regulate your cruising according to the information 

 you may obtain from time to time giving your principal attention to 

 that part of your Station on which you find the United States 

 fishermen are chiefly engaged, and unless detained by stress of 

 weather you are not to remain in harbour more than 48 hours at one 

 time. During the night, where strong currents prevail and during 

 fogs, it will be well to anchor whenever the weather, depth of water, 

 and other circumstances permit, using your steam for the purpose 

 in deep water. 



7. 



In reference to the second paragraph of marginal note G. in the 

 annexed letter (A), the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have 

 decided that one previous warning will be sufficient before seizing any 

 vessel fishing in violation of the Taw. (See also Article 1.) 



On board any Foreign fishing vessel for the purpose of warning 

 her, the boarding officer will inform the master, in the presence of 

 a competent witness, that if he is again found fishing or having 

 fished within the prescribed limits, he will be subject to seizure. 



8. 



You will keep a list of all vessels boarded in the following form, 

 and you will take every opportunity of furnishing lists of the 

 Foreign vessels which you may have warned to H. M. Ships and 

 the Colonial Cruisers, in order that the law may not be evaded. 



Yon are to cruise as much a po rible under sail, bul you arc to keep 

 your fire banked in order that y<>u may be prepared <o use steam 

 whenever the Bervice renders it requisite thai you should do 



You will keep me fully informed of yiiur intended movements in 

 order thai I may be able to communicate with you should I desire <<> 

 do so, and on arriving at each place <>f call you will send to the 

 Telegraph Office, to ascertain if there are any orders for you there. 



10. 



Your proceedings are to be reported weekly for my information, 



accompanied by your Log and Track Chaii for the week. In every 



