262 LABRADOR 
Following is the essential matter of the charter contract: 
Lonpon, 6th July, 1907. 
It is hereby agreed between the Owners of the good steamer 
“ 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 portin NORTH NORWAY 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 catilemen 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 catilemen (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. 
