858 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



and bringing- np the total cost of the " Agnes McDonald," exclnsive of 

 wear and tear, to tlie snui of 11,204 dol. 71 c. 



8. The " Agnes McDonald'' is less than two years old, 107.09 tons, 

 bnilt for a Government lisliery cruizcr on the Atlantic coast and cost, 

 when first ready for service, about 9,000 dollars. 



9. That immediately upon the arrival of the "Maud S." at 

 226 Victoria in 1891, she was litted up and equipped for a sailing 

 voyage. The total sum expended in such fitting up and equip- 

 ment amounted to 4,653 dol. 82 c, made up as follows: 



On linl] ami equipment $1, 137. 55 



Insurance -. 210. 00 



Provisions 1, 212. 16 



Ammunition 374. 80 



Guns 773.25 



Boats 916. 06 



Making, as the cost of outfitting for the sealing voyage, 

 a total sum of 4, 653. 82 



10. That the " Maud S." sealing voyage in 1891 lasted five months, 

 and upon her return to port there was paid to the master and crew in 

 c.ash, for wages, the sum of 3,250 dollars. In addition to this, the 

 hunters, six in number, were paid for their services at an average rate 

 of 2 dol. 90 c. per skin for the number of skins caught, and the master, 

 in addition to his monthly wages, was paid 50 cents per skin on the 

 total catch of the vessel. 



11. That the cost of fitting out the " Agnes McDonald" for the seal- 

 ing season of 1892, after her arrival at Victoria, amounted to 5,448 dol. 

 25 c, made up as follows, namely: 



On hull and equipment $1, 240. 13 



Insurance 742. 85 



Provisions 1, 233. 72 



Ammunition 555. 40 



Guns 800. 50 



Boats 875.65 



Making a total of 5,448.25 



The wages paid in cash to the master and crew on the return of the 

 "Agnes McDonald" from her sealing voyage amounted to 3,226 dol. 

 41 c, and the amount paid to the hunters for their " lay," or share, was 

 3,852 dollars; this included 50 cents per skin to the captain. The 

 actual running expenses of the "Agnes McDonald" on her sealing 

 voyage aforesaid, exclusive of ammunition, cost of guns or boats, 

 averaged the sum of 1,278 dol. 22 c. per month. 



And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

 same to be true, and by virtue of " The Act respecting Extra-Judicial 

 Oaths." 



(Signed) Geo. Henry Brown. 



Subscribed and declared by the said George Henry Brown before me, 

 a Notary Public duly commissioned, and residing and practising at the 

 city of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, this 20tli day of 

 December, a. d. 1892. 



[seal.] (Signed) Arthur L, Bel ye a, 



Notary Fuhlic, 



