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where Capt. MacKenzie placed her to where she was found by Cap- 

 tain Knowlton? A. In my judgment it is not possible. I have 

 been in fishing vessels for 27 to 30 years. When bailing fish 

 out we always have to keep the vessel going ahead a little. When 

 bailing fish, we have to have the booms out and the further they are 

 out the further the vessel will go ahead. We have to keep the 

 booms well out or she will back down on the seine. 



O. The booms being on the starboard side, would that indi- 

 cate the direction of the wind? A. The wind was from the east. 

 You can bail fish on either side. The wind would be on the opposite 

 side to the side that the booms were out over, 



O. Now with the current she would have to drift north by 

 west? A. Pretty near, 



Q. She would have to go against the wind, and in a straight 

 direction to the point where she was found ? A. Yes. 



O. And that v/ould be north by west? A, Yes. 



Q. Now at the time she was found by Capt. Knowlton, she 

 was heading off shore. What is the depth of a seine when it is 

 pursed up? A. They vary. The depth would be from 25 to 30 

 fathoms at first, and then they purse up to 15 or 16 fathoms. 



Q. When a seine is pursed up, is the vessel brought alongside ? 

 A, Yes, she must be. The seine is fastened fore and aft to the ves- 

 sel, so as to make her lie square or you cannot bail out. 



Q. Have you pursed up seines in this locality? A, Yes, or not 

 far from it. 



Q. What effect has the seine, after it is pursed up, upon the 

 drift of the vessel? A. She would tend the way the current goes. 

 The current goes in a westerly direction, the seine would drag the 

 vessel that way. 



Q. With very little wind from the east, and the seine in the 

 water as you describe, and the current running as you describe, in 

 what direction would the vessel drift in your judgment? A. She 

 would drift west by south. She would drift from half to three 

 quarters of a mile an hour. It would depend on the wind. She 

 would go fully as fast as the current. 



Q. There being very little wind, and a heavy swell on shore, 

 would that have a tendency to carry her in, or would she still drift 

 in the direction you speak of? A. The seine would have a tendency 

 to keep her in a westerly or south-westerly direction. 



