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O. Have you seen it on other occasions? A. I have, but not 

 to mark it so distinctly. 



O. What would you judge the height of the highest part to 

 be? A. I would judge it to be 30 feet at all event. 



Q. Did you observe this island when you were coming past 

 on the 26th ? A. Yes. 



Q. Was the water breaking over it? A. No, there was no 

 water breaking over it. The surf was breaking around the shore, 

 the same as any other island. 



Q. Did you see Capt. Morin take the bearings he has spoken 

 of? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you do anything to verify the correctness of them? 

 A. Yes, I looked at the compass immediately afterwards. I am 

 prepared to say that they are correct. 



Q. How did you find them correspond ; the north part of it 

 ■■ cuid bear how? A. White Island bore W. N. W., and Liscombe 

 Light bore N. E. ^ N. 



Q. Will you look at the chart and tell us if the places from 

 which you took the bearings are correctly laid off on the chart? 

 A. (After looking at chart) Yes. 



Cross-examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



Q. You did not lay down the lines on the chart ? A. No. 



Q. Were you present when they were laid down? A. No. 



Q. Yet you swore that they are correct? A. I swore that the 

 bearings are correct. 



Q. In this chart it is called "Gull Ledge," is it a ledge or an 

 island? A. I would call it a small island. 



Q. What is it composed of? A. The same material as the 

 rest of the coast. 



Q. That is, rock? A. Rock, and there may be vegetation on 

 the top. 



O. I am asking what it is composed of, from your own per- 

 sonal knowledge? A. Rock. 



O. There are two rocks which, together, are called Gull Ledge? 

 A. There is only one to my knowledge. 



O. Will you look at this chart and see; that is a ledge is it 

 not? A. Yes. 



Q. And according to the chart they are separate and distinct? 

 A. Yes, there are two ledges, one inside the other. 



