262 LABRADOR 



Following is the essential matter of the charter contract ; 



LONDON, 6th July, 1907. 



It is hereby agreed between the Owners of the good steamer 

 11 Anita," and Francis H. Wood, 181 Queen Victoria St., 

 London, Charterers, that the said Owners will, between 25th 

 November and 30th November, place at the disposal of the 

 said Charterers at a port in NORTH NORWA Y in charterers' 

 option, to be declared in good time before steamer's readiness, 

 the above-mentioned steamer for the conveyance of three hun- 

 dred head of reindeer and fodder, which the steamer shall 

 be fitted to carry under experienced Captain's supervision 

 to the satisfaction of Charterers' reasonable requirements to 

 prevent mortality. 



The Reindeer are to be supplied to the steamer as quickly as 

 they can be received by the steamer. 



As soon as the reindeer fodder and cattlemen are on board the 

 steamer is to proceed to ST. ANTHONY, Cape Bauld, New- 

 foundland, to land the reindeer; afterwards proceeding to 

 Lewis port to land 50 deer. 



It is understood that the Harbour accommodation at both 

 ST. ANTHONY and Lewis port is good and easy of access. 



For the carrying of the reindeer the steamer is to receive a 

 lump sum freight of ^1700 (seventeen hundred pounds) 

 sterling. 



Four cattlemen (Laplanders) are to be provided by the 

 charterers. Owners are to provide sufficient additional cattle- 

 men to assist in looking after the reindeer on the way out. 



The steamer is to be fitted under experienced Captain's super- 

 vision to the satisfaction of charterers' agents' reasonable 

 requirements to prevent mortality, for the conveyance of the 

 reindeer by Owners at their expense and in their time. 



