76 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



Q. Will you say that the measurement as shown on your own 

 chart is incorrect? A. No. 



Q. Then if it is not, and the island is only 30 feet high, how 

 do you say that you are correct? A. The measurement of 30 

 feet was taken at high water, while I took my observation at 

 half high. 



Q. Will you tell me how high the tide rises there? A. No 

 I cannot, I don't know ; it might rise six or eight feet. 



Q. That would not be sufficient to account for the difiference; 

 I think you were there after the last big rain storm? A. I was 

 there after the rain storm and before. 



ERNEST KINNEY, called and sworn. 



Examined by Mr. Ritchie: 



Q. You are the first officer of the Dominion cruiser Acadia? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. How often has the Acadia been in the vicinity of Gull 

 Ledge during the last month or so? A. She has been there three 

 times. 



Q. On the first occasion were any bearings taken? A. Yes. 



Q. Can you tell us the bearings that were taken? A. Yes, 

 Liscombe Light bore N. E., ^ N., and the North or North west- 

 ern part of Big White Island bore W. N. N. 



Q. And the Acadia was placed at the junction of those bear- 

 ings? A. Yes. 



Q. From the point of intersection of those two lines, what 

 was the distance to Gull Ledge? A. It was about a mile and 

 six-tenths. We took the distance with the Patent log. It was 

 a little over a mile and a half. 



Q. Have you ever been on the island? A. Yes, I have been 

 on the inner island twice. I was there last Saturday, and again 

 on Monday. 



Q. What would you say as to the extent of soil that you found 

 covered with grass? A. I should say that there was about half 

 an acre, or perhaps more on the inner island covered with grass. 



Q. What is the nature of the grass? A. It is long grass. I 

 brought a sample of it away with me. There were also some 

 kinds of wild flowers. 



