856 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Canada, Province of British Columbia, City of Victoria. 



I, Jolin Lambert Peuuey, of the city of Victoria, in tlie Province of 

 British Cohiinbia, trader, do solemnly declare: 



1. That I am the INIanaging Director of the Pacific Sealing: Com- 

 pany (Limited), of Victoria, British Columbia, and have lull knowl- 

 edge of all the matters hereinafter stated and referred to. 



2. That the said Company are the owners of the schooner "Victoria," 

 built for said Company at A'ictoria in the early part of 1802. 



3. That the contract price for the " Victoria," including hull, spars, 

 sails, and rigging, was 8,550 dollars. That, in addition, tliere was i)aid 

 to the builders for extras, cost of model and inspection, the sum of 450 

 dollars, and for ship furniture the sum of 500 dollars, making a total 

 cost of 9,500 dollars. 



4. That the " Victoria " was fitted out in 1802 for a sealing voyage at 

 a cost of 5,000 dollars (in round numbers), made up as follows: 



6 sealing-boats, at 100 dollars $600. 00 



1 ship's boat 85. 00 



14 cnus, at 60 dollars 840.00 



1 rille 15. 00 



Provisions aud other su2)plios 3, 460. 00 



Total 5,000.00 



5. That the said Company are the owners of the sealing-schooner 

 " Oscar and Hattie," bought in Sau Francisco by me in 1800 for the 

 sum of 7,500 dollars. 



The total cost of the " Oscar and Hattie" at Victoria was 9,500 dol- 

 lars, made up as follows: 



Purchase price $7, 500. (X) 



Expenses and connnission of purchase 500. 00 



Alterations, repairs, and iittings for sealing purposes 750. 00 



Canada customs duty 10 per cent 750. 00 



Total 9,950.00 



In addition there was put on the "Oscar and Hattie" for sealing 

 l^urposes the following: 



Water-tanks $570. 00 



7 boats 685.00 



14 guns, at 60 dollars each 840. 00 



nuiking a total cost for the " Oscar and Hattie," when ready for receiv- 

 ing jnovisions aud stores for sealing, the sum of 11,595 dollars. 

 225 0. That neither of the said vessels have ever been used for any 



other purpose than sealing, and, in fact, there is no other trade 

 or use they can be put to on this coast. They are too small for either 

 the coal or lumber trade, and there is no fishing trade worthy of mention 

 in which these vessels could engage. Without the sealing, the sealing 

 fieet of British Columbia would be on the owners' hands almost worth- 

 less. Already the values of sealing vessels at Victoria are somewhat 

 depreciated by the closing of Behring Sea under the modus inrendi, and 

 the course pursued by the liussian Government last season (1892) on 

 the Copper Island grounds. 



7. That, for a catch of 2,000 seal-skins per season of eight months, it 

 will cost to pay the crew and hunters of either the " Victoria" or " Oscar 

 and Hattie" 13,000 dollars at least, made up as follows: 



Captain, at 50 dollars per month $400. 00 



50 cents per skin on 2,000 skins 1, 000. 00 



6 hunters, at 3 del. 50 c. per skin 7, 000. 00 



Mate, at 45 dollars per month 360. 00 



13 seamen, at 30 dollars per month 3, 120. 00 



1 boy, at 15 dollars per month 120. 00 



Cook, at 65 dollars per month 520. 00 



