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Q. How far did you find that she was outside of the three- 

 mile limit? A. She was a good half mile. 



O. Can you give us the bearings? A. Liscombe Lighthouse 

 bore N. E. by N. j^ N., and Little White Island, the middle 

 part, N. W. 



Q. Are these the bearings at the time the seine was set, or 

 at the time that the schooner came alongside? A. Those are the 

 bearings at the time the seine was out. Those are the bearings 

 where the Vigilant was. 



Q. About what time of the day was that ? A. It was between 

 4 and half past four in the afternoon. 



Q. Did you take bearings after that? A. No, I went to the 

 westward then. 



O. You say that you w^ere close to the Gerring when she 

 came up to the seine boat? A. Yes. 



Q. How long after you took the bearings did the Gerring 

 come close to the seine boat? A. It was about ten minutes. 



O. Shortly after that you went away? A. Yes, I went right 

 along to the westward. 



Q. How long after you left that vicinity and went to the 

 westward was it before you saw the Aberdeen? A. It would 

 be over an hour; an hour or an hour and a half. 



O. Did you see the Aberdeen go alongside of the Gerringf 

 A. Yes. 



Q. How long would it be from the time you left the Gerring 

 until the Aberdeen came alongside of her? A. I think it would 

 be about 2 hours, but I was not very particular about it. 



Q. Did you take any bearings at the time the Aberdeen went 

 alongside the Gerring? A. Yes, I did; I wanted to see how she 

 bore from me. As near as I can recollect it was E. N. E. 



Q. Was the Gerring in the same position at the time the 

 Aberdeen went alongside as when you left her? A. No. 



Q. Was she nearer inshore or further off? A. She was 

 nearer inshore. 



Q. How did you observe that? A. By my own position. I 

 know that she was inside the limit of the Gull Ledge. I had 

 drifted in myself. The current was drifting me in all the time. 



Q. Can you tell us what it was that drifted you in? A. There 

 was a heavy swell from the south and no wind. There was a 

 westerly set. 



