20 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



Q. You are the master of the schooner Frederick Gerring, 

 Jr.? A. Yes. 



O. She has been recently seized for an alleged violation of the 

 Fisheries Act? A. Yes. 



Q. Where was she seized ? A. She was seized between White 

 Island and Liscombe. 



Q. The owner belongs to Gloucester, Massachusetts ? A. Yes, 



Q. When did you leave there? A. We left there on the 13th 

 day of May.' 



Q. That is the present month ? A. Yes. 



Q. For what place did you leave? A. For the Cape Shore. 

 off shore, Nova Scotia. 



Q. You came fishing? A. Yes. 



O. What time did you arrive off White Island? A. We got 

 there about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, May 25th. 



O. When you arrived off White Island, did you see any 

 American vessels there? A. Yes, there were a dozen of 15 sail. 



O. Did you see the Dominion cruiser Vigilant there? A. 

 Yes, she was inshore, standing up to the v^estward. 



O. What sails had she on ? A. She had on 4 In .ver sails and 

 the main top sail. 



Q. W'as there any vessel laying to between the Vigilant and 

 your vessel? A. Yes, there were four vessels l)ctwecn us and the 

 Vigilant. 



O. Do you remember seeing the schooner Margaret Haskins 

 there? A. Yes, she was there. 



O. Who was her master? A. It was Capt. Charles Hardy. 



Q. When you arrived, after you came to, did you see him any- 

 where? A. Yes, we saw mackerel rise between us and the Vigi- 

 lant and Capt. Hardy went in his boat to speak the Vigilant. 



O. Did he hail the captain of the V^igilant? A. Yes. 



(Mr. Ritchie: — Did you hear what was said? A. Yes, quite 

 plainly. He asked him how these mackerel were, pointing towards 

 the schools; the schools were to the south of Hardy. The cap- 

 tain of the Vigilant made the remark that he was jogging on the 

 line, and that the fish were all right. 



O. He said that the Vigilant was jogging on the line, and 

 that the mackerel were all right? A. Yes. 



Q. You heard that remark? A. Yes. 



