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to take passage to Newfoundland, for he was bound for home. 

 The Nain Band came out in a boat and played farewell tunes as 

 they circled the Kyle, finally tackling 'God Save the King' as she 

 sailed away. 



There was a Justice of the Peace onboard Kyle and the trial 

 of Renatus was arranged. It was expected that Baker would 

 prosecute, but to the surprise of the Court Baker elected to 

 defend Renatus as he had no other onboard who could befriend 

 him. Renatus' defence was that he had caused the disturbances 

 at Hebron as he thought the Eskimos were being badly treated 

 by the trader there and he wished to cause an investigation of these 

 injustices. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and 

 Buck and Renatus parted firm and lasting friends. 



Challenger completed the survey by sounding out a good ap- 

 proach channel to Nain from seaward from the vicinity of the 

 Hen and Chicken Islands and by sounding the coastal passages 

 southward from Nain. She carried out a running survey through 

 the Port Manvers Run, and sounded out a narrow route south- 

 wards from Port Manvers through the labyrinth of islands which 

 had been mapped by the winter party outside Aulatsevik. 



The latter part of the season was spent doing a survey of Cart- 

 wright Harbour and approaches, both boats being left in camp 

 there to progress the work while the ship visited Quebec for fuel 

 and stores, this being a pleasant change from Halifax which the 

 ship's company now knew so well. On 1 5th November, with the 

 survey of Cartwright complete. Challenger sailed away from 

 Labrador for the last time, reaching Portsmouth on 24th Nov- 

 ember, 1934. 



