44 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



(Objected by Mr. Ritchie that this is not re-examination.) 



Mr. MacCoy:- 



Q. Were you on deck when the captain of the Aberdeen 

 was in your boat and the captain of the Gerring said he would 

 tow his own log in order to ascertain the distance? A. Yes. 



Q. What answer did the captain of the Aberdeen make? 

 A. He said it was not worth the trouble, it was no use to take the 

 trouble. 



Q. Did you hear the captain of the Gerring say that when 

 the Gerring got under way he would put the log overboard? A. 

 Yes. 



Q. What did the captain of the Aberdeen say to that; did 

 he give any instructions to anybody? A. He said he would not 

 allow it. 



Q. Have you any idea what hour it was that the Gerring 

 was seized? A. I cannot say exactly, I think it was between five 

 and six o'clock in the evening. 



Q. Were you there when the captain of the Gerring asked 

 the captain of the Aberdeen to go up to the Vigilant and 

 ascertain from her whether the instructions he had given that they 

 were outside the three-mile limit were correct? A. Yes. 



Q. What was the captain of the Aberdeen's answer? A. 

 He would not bother about it, it was not worth the trouble. 



Re-cross-examined by Mr. Ritchie: 



Q. Did you see a patent log on board the Gerring? A. I 

 do not know what a patent log is ; I saw a log. 



Q. What do you mean by a log? A. A little thing that moves 

 round to tell the distance. 



In the Exchequer Court of Canada. 

 Nova Scotia Admiralty District. 



No. 72>. 



The Queen, Plaintiff, 



Against 



The Ship Frederick Gerring, Jr.. Defendant. 



