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a doctor. The Mission had driven the liquor traffic off 

 the sea, built homes at the seaports, and provided for 

 religious services, for good reading, and for the care of those 

 in trouble and want. The Mission Council, at the request 

 of Sir Francis Hopwood, one of its members, had sent their 

 medical superintendent to see if similar work were needed 

 among the Bankers and Newfoundland fishermen. The 

 Mission yawl Albert, of one hundred and fifty-one tons bur- 

 den, sailed out, and after a season among the fishermen 

 of the Labrador coast, called into St. John's to report be- 

 fore sailing back to England. The governor of the colony 

 called a meeting at Government House of all the principal 

 men, to receive the report. As a result, on the proposal 

 of the Prime Minister, the following resolution was passed 

 unanimously : 



" That this meeting, representing the principal merchants 

 and traders carrying on the fisheries, especially on the 

 Labrador coast, and others interested in the welfare of this 

 colony, desires to tender its warmest thanks to the direct- 

 ors of the Deep-sea Mission for sending their hospital ship 

 Albert to visit the settlement on the Labrador coast. 



"Much of our fishing industry is carried on in regions 

 beyond the ordinary reach of medical aid, or of charity, and 

 it is with the deepest sense of gratitude that this meeting 

 learns of the amount of medical and surgical work done. . . . 



11 This meeting also desires to express the hope that the 

 directors may see their way to continue the work thus begun, 

 and should they do so, they may be assured of the earnest 

 cooperation of all classes of this community." 



The government of Newfoundland promised to excuse 

 the Mission from paying any duties on bringing in goods, 

 except any for sale. 



