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There being no representative from Labrador, which, 

 however, is politically a part of Newfoundland, it was 

 claimed that there should be no duties ; they were there- 

 fore paid under protest to the judge and collector, James 

 Winter, Esq., who had published under date of Nov. 

 1 2th, 1863, a report entitled " Impolicy and Objection- 

 able Nature of Levying Duties upon Bread and Biscuit 

 Imported from Hamburgh. By James Winter." 



It appears that he had left Newfoundland (St. John's) 

 June 15th, and was prevented by the ice from reaching 

 Blanc Sablon before the 20th of July ; where he reported 

 that, there were forty vessels, of which thirty-five sailed 

 from Nova Scotia,- the remainder being vessels belonging 

 to the "rooms," and which brought out salt and manu- 

 factured goods from England. This harbor (Blanc 

 Sablon) is perhaps the most important port on the Labra- 

 dor coast. According to Winter's report the trade at 

 Blanc Sablon is very extensive, consisting of two large 

 supplying and fishing establishments belonging to Jersey, 

 Messrs. Boutellier and De Quetteville & Co., and two 

 smaller houses, also from Jersey, engaged in the fishery. 

 This is the chief place of resort of the large number of 

 fishing-vessels from Nova Scotia and other colonies 

 which annually arrive at Labrador. 



The 17th was spent in harbor at Domino, which to 

 the geologist is one of the most interesting points on the 

 coast. While walking over the barren Domino gneiss 

 worn down by the glaciers, a flock of twenty-five curlews 

 flew overhead, but they were late, as was everything else 

 this year. 



The 1 8th we set sail from Domino Run for Henley 

 Harbor in the face of a southerly storm, and beat to 



