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lost with the vessel on board of which they might be. The 

 other plan is for boat-owners to agree among themselves to 

 pay each other, in the event of a loss of nets or gear, 

 certain sums of money, or to give each other proportionately 

 a certain number of nets. Whatever is done in this manner, 

 however, must be done in the spirit that " it is more blessed 

 to give than to receive." 



