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Q. Give some notion of how long? A. It might be three- 

 quarters of an hour. 



Q, How long were you taking the fish out after the Aberdeen 

 came alongside? A. I cannot say exactly, I should think half 

 an hour or so; it might be an hour after the Aberdeen came 

 alongside. 



Q. How far away was the Haskins at the time the Aberdeen 

 came alongside? A. I cannot say. 



Q. Was she further away than the Vigilant? A. She had 

 stood out to sea, I cannot say the distance. 



Q. You cannot tell me which was the furthest away when 

 the Aberdeen came alongside, the Haskins or the Vigilantf A. 

 I cannot say. 



Q. The Vigilant may have been just as far away as the 

 Haskins? A. Perhaps so and perhaps not, I do not know. 



Re-examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



Q. Did you hear your captain propose to the captain of the 

 Aberdeen to tow the log on shore to measure the distance? A. 

 Yes. 



Q. Did the captain of the Aberdeen assent or refuse? A. 

 He refused. 



Q. Were you present when the captain of the G erring pro- 

 posed to the captain of the Aberdeen to take the Aberdeen's 

 or the Gerring's boat and the logs of either or both vessels, and 

 tow them ashore to ascertain the distance? A. Yes, I was present. 



Q. Did the captain of the Aberdeen assent or refuse? A. 

 He refused. 



Q. Were you present when the captain of the Aberdeen 

 asked the captain of the Gerring for his compass? A. Yes, I 

 was present. 



Q. Where was the compass? A. It was below. 



Q. In the binnacle? A. Down in the binnacle. 



Q. Were you present when the captain of the Aberdeen 

 asked the captain of the Gerring for his chart? A. Yes. 



Q. Were you present when the captain of the Aberdeen threw 

 it down and told the captain of the Gerring it was no good? A. 

 Yes, I was. The captain of the Aberdeen threw it down saying 

 that it was no good. 



