30 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



Q. What license has your vessel got ? A. She has a mackerel 

 license. 



Q. Who is the license issued by? A. It is issued by the 

 American Customs Department. 



O. It is a license authorizing you to engage in mackerel fish- 

 ing? A. Yes. 



Q. That is the only license you have? A. Yes. 



Q. You have no modus vivendi license? A. No. 



Q. When you were fishing there, what depth of water were 

 you in ? A. \\' e had about 28_fathom. 



Q. When did you measure that? A. I measured it after the 

 captain of the cutter came on board. I had not done so before. 



O. Could you get an idea of the bearing of Gull Ledge from 

 your boat when you were taking out the fish? A. No, I could 

 not. 



Q. Now, if I understand your evidence, at the time you were 

 taking the fish out your boat was nearer to the shore than either 

 the net or the schooner? A, Yes. 



O. How far would your boat be from the line that the Vigi- 

 lant was on when she was there? A. It looked about the same 

 to me; I should think that we v/ere about 150 yards from it. 



Q. There would be a difference between the boat and the 

 schooner? A. There would not be over 12 feet difference; I think 

 we were from 150 to 200 yards from the line that the Vigilant 

 was on. 



O. How long had you seen the Aberdeen before the cap- 

 tain came on board? A. We saw her when the Vigilant was 

 there. We saw her as the Vigilant left, about ^ of an hour 

 before she boarded us. 



O. Did you know at the time what vessel she was? A. I 

 had a pretty good idea of it. I had seen her the previous day and 

 I surmised that it was her. 



0. Where did you see her the previous day? A. I saw her 

 off Halifax; in fact we saw them every day. 



Re-examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



O. At the time you went on the Haskins' boat, I understand 

 that she was outside of and to the south of the Haskins f A. 

 Yes. 



