86 EGGERS OF LABRADOR. 



made the coast of Labrador their summer residence, and unless they 

 follow the persecuted tribes to the northward, they must renounce their 

 trade. 



Had not the British Government long since passed strict laws against 

 these ruthless and worthless vagabonds, and laid a heavy penalty on all 

 of them that might be caught in the act of landing their cargoes in New- 

 foundland or Nova Scotia, 1 might 



