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Before the Hon. James Macdonald, Judge of the Court, at 

 HaHfax, June 29th, 1896. 



Appearances : 



W. B. A. Ritchie, Q. C, for Plaintiff. 

 W. F. MacCoy, Q. C, for Defendant. 



CAPT. CHARLES KNOWLTON, called and sworn: 



Examined by Mr. Ritchie: 



Q. You have been engaged in the fishery protection service 

 of Canada? A. I have. 



Q. For how many years have you been so engaged? A. This 

 is my tenth season. 



Q. You are in command of the steamer Aberdeen engaged 

 in the fishery protection service? A. I am. 



O. You have been in command of her how long? A. For 

 over a year and a half. 



O. Since you have been employed in the fishery protection 

 service, you have been acting as a justice of the peace and fishery 

 officer in connection with that service? A. I have. 



Q. How many years' experience have you had as a master 

 mariner, Capt. Knowlton? A. I have had 21 or 22 years' experi- 

 ence. 



O. You seized the vessel in question in this case, the Fred- 

 erick Gerring, Jr.? A. I did. 



O. On what date? A. On the 25th day of May past. 



Q. Where was the place that you seized her? A. It was in 

 the vicinity of — well, it was close to the island called Gull Ledge, in 

 the vicinity of Liscombe, I suppose you would call it, or Mary 

 Joseph, off the coast of Guysboro' county. 



Q. Now% on that date, the 25th May, prior to this seizure, 

 whereabouts had you been cruising? A. I had been cruising from 

 the vicinity of Sambro to the place of seizure. 



Q. You left Sambro in the morning? A. No, I left Meagher's 

 beach in the morning. 



Q. That is near Halifax? A. Yes. 



Q. You went how far east ? A. We went as far east, I think, 

 as Pope's Harbor. 



Q. Is that in the vicinity of Liscombe? A. No. 



