Harbor Grace Standard, 1879-03-15

              AND
CONCEPTION   SAY   A8VE*Tls£ft.
VOLUME XX.
HARBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1870.
NCTMBER 15.
Advertisements.
QUEEN
Insurance Company.
CAriTAL—£2,000,000  Sterling.
QUEEN INSURANCE BUILDINGS
60  GRAsJECHUROH STREET,
LONDON.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
Tlic Report and Accounts for tlie
year ISTS.prveiitt.d to tfa,- Slistieli. l-'u-rs
*vil tfae Anniiiil .Meeting, on Tu.-mIuv^OiIi
May. 1ST,!.at wl.n-i) Bernard Hull, Esq.,
presided, slio wed, in tho
TIUE BRANCH.
Tliat tbo  Premiums ior   1875, after
deducing   IUr-inaurancM,   amounted tn
i'.'ITn.">'■'. fat ing un incifiuio of il'l.".,:!"-"'
over the Premium Income-uf 1ST I ; nn.l
tfa,.   l...ssca   to   .£221,111,   being   •">'->■"'''
per cents on tfao Premiums of tl.e  Year.
IN THE LIFE DEARTMENT.
Tlmt  New   Policies  hnd   been  is mod
for £ ITO.'All ;  nnd tbnt the Life   Fund,
l.y tlie adelitit-ns made ts, it as tfae result
Advertisements.
(',.-.:
.1 tin- ClltWjP't Pre
eryPulicy inW
balance  in tfae,' Fi
wn tu lie £Sl,tW
•o!,ci.-.l.    A'l.*'.-t'.»l being ctir
Thompsons
MEDICAL HALL
ESTBALISHED 1855v-
TN thanking my many friends for thoir
A libera] patronage during tho. p at
twenty-cne years, I beg to call their
ciirefttl ut ten tiou to tlio following list of
some of the princi->al items of my atock.
Of several ol tfau anicles bcrein enumerated, 1 am by far tlio largest importer in
Harbor Grace. - My eniiro stock which
is very lurg,*, viiriod, nnd complete, and
is being constantly replenished, is pur
chased for CASH in ilio best markets
tmtl otfer il to my cliunls ut correspond-
ingly low rate*:—
Bay Kant. Ueiisiii.., Hi-it.■• Snn 1:1 is l.losn!
Jiikeys Dlackli-od, Blacking
Hronio. Gold Leaf, Uruiiswick Blick
Ieear's Elastic India Rubber
Varnish Iei Harii.-ut. l>r.i.s l'..lis!i
Clothes Url.shea, U'tii  iJrushi-s
Nail do I'ui.tli    do
Shaving     do.   Breast Relievers
Breast Glasses, Oaio.au.ilu Flowers
Castor Oil per gallon   tlo. in bottles
distiii,iis -.kms Oli! .ride oi Limo Camphor
Court Plaster, Cold Cream
Cod   Liter Oil per gnllfjn do, in bullies
Die.ssins- Cmfas. I-'iiiu t.'"in!,s.Canary Seed
Cnciiitrateil  Lye, It..ttie Cork.
Cream ..f  I's.r-.er,   Knet.ias, (ilycerino
I'.iiiiitnre r..lish. (ilu.-, iiiiiiisir.il.ic, II..:ii-.v
I.viand JI...S.   Iiifanl.sKeu.lii.it Hetties
B....ne, Glue, Kav'aJL'.-sgiilino, Lemon
Lime Juico, Li.pio'ici-. Mncliino Oil
Miii-ifaigv. Nipples for Feeding Bottles
RULES
Mutual Insurance Society
OF BBIGUS,
(Adopted at a Sleeting of Ship-Owners held
nt tho Brigais Tavern on Saturday, the
16th doy of February, A.D., 1879.
I_This Society shall consist ol all such Owners or legal representatives of such Oavners of
registered decked Vessels belonging to tbat part
of Conception Bay. 1st—As well within
limits, tbnt is to siy, from Holy Bond
Roberts, both inclusive. 2nd—As without audi
limits us bereiiinlter provided, employed iu the
Trade, and Fisheries of tliis Islam), who shall,
fay themselves or ibeir Agents, subscribe and
conform lo tfae Rules hereinafter mentioned, for
tfao purpose of communicating nm] receiving reciprocally tfao faenotits of MUTUAL Isst'itA-scE.
IL—No person ihall become u Memoorofthis
Society who does not put fais bund and senl to
those Rules, wliich signature- shall bind hi.n to
cuter fais Vessel or Vessels, provided tfae Committee approve of the s nio. Every person intending to insnro in tfais Society sfanll sign tlie
Rule* on or before the Tw.-nt.v--.ixth duy of Fefa-
rustiy. nfter wliieh period no Vessel shall be admit.ed eiw.t'j witb the approbation of any Five
of tfae Committee, agreeing in tfao prcsenco of
e.icli other. Each underwriter shall sign for
each Vessel resjKCtiniy. provided tl.at no Second bund Vessel sliall l.e iusured iu tfais Society
whoso Ownera shall faave u First class Vessel or
Vessels in any other Society for Mutual Insurance.
Wh'-re the registered Owner or Owners of a
Vessel nio-prevented fay distance or otherwise
f-roui signing tlio Rules in person, bo or tbey
sliall appoint tin Agent or Attorney to sign in
liis or their helm!'', avfaiii Authority shall be in
writing and left willi tfao Secretary
the SetJrstary of all sneb loss or wreck a? afore-
said, ln all eases where tbere is right of afaan-
ilonnie.U, and he elect so to do, tbe Owner shall,
after knowledge of particulars of the wreck,
wiibout unnecessary delay give notice thereof to
the Sri-rotary. Tfao Master shall extend pretest
with all particulars and furnish tin) same to the
Secretary with a full inventory of tbe wro«k
syhavod arid all surveys beforo the claim is payable
and aa soon as can be aftor tbe loss. Expenses
ol nil documents to bo borne fay the Owner, the
special Surveyors in all ctaee of Survey to make
the neceaaary declaration according to law.
VII.—The duty of tbe Secretary fdiall be,
after receiving the Surveyor's report, to notify
the Commitieeo to value tfae Vessel proposed for
admission or to reject tbn same; bo shall deliver
tbe Owner or Broker a cortiticato of her hnving
been received, stating the sum thoy value lier
in; which Certi'jcatu "shall fao security to the
Owners, ani ss valid us a policy issued ut Lloyd's.
Tlio Secretary is also to collect from each Member monies due, at the time hereinafter menlioued, naimly : upou losses occurring on or bo-
fore Uio Fiist day of May, lie is with nil possible dcsp.tci after the que is decided by tfao
Committee tc collect front each liablo tlierefor,
fais proportios of tlio total amount awarded and
pay thc same over to   tlio  lawitil claimant, re-
and upon loa.es occurring subsequent lo the
above date, heis on t.ho 15th day of November
to collect tho fell amount ol euch Member's proportion ol tho summer losses decided prior to
tliat date and piy tbo same over forthwith to
the lawful cl.iuinnt, reserving 10 per ceut., as
aforesaid ;>nd on or immediately after tfae 15tfa
day of December he is to collect such further
sums of money as muy then bo duo yppu any
decision of- tlie Committee and pay tfae samo
over lo tbe lawful claimant, reserving 10j>ci'
cent., as aforesaid, of tba sum insured, utfuTull
claims fir tl.o current year aro decided as nfore-
Any claims against tfais Society altur tfae
UOtlx day of January shall not be collected or
il the month of Msy next ensuing,
provide all stationery, to givo eacb
Mem bei nf tfae Sictety, uud ono for each Master,
a copy of tfaeso Rules in print, wlicn practicable,
In-fore the Vessel proceeds on. a Sealing Voyage.
Ho ahnll ou or before tlio 1st elay of Muy, furnish to each Member trora his book ol records, a
list of tun names and valuo of all Vessols iusured,
the time of sign.tuif ; tiie t.nitv  sst signing   "ind'itl'. tri-tV* fawfnl Attorney of tho Society.
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bt, I'iirre.
.1 .,'.■.
JAELS3 WARREN
W.:eei-Wrif*lit   and   Csirnugo  Builder.
.  llEsritSIHHEU fa
V£
,r Ome.- and
edte. build-Ji
Carriages, Wagons, &c.
Having faad   five   years'   experienr
porter of first-class
CARRIAGE STOCK,
he fueh confident of giving every satis,..,-
tion, uue! -.i.nild r. -p-.-'i'iiiy .si.licit a share
of the public patronage.
ff Outport eir.lt.-rs specially ntteutle.l !
Place or i-1'siskss- No— Water Strc
—mar Martin's Brook.
JjVMES warren.
May 17
Fisheries for 1879.
THE UNDERSIGNED arc prepared to
supply tlie  Newfoundland ri.faerie*
(throuc-h the   Importentl  with the  li'iidicst
grade CO 1*1 O.N   tVAIt lis, to wit
HERRING NETS—pnt np in tho bestman-
SAI Mt'.N NE*ltl, TRAPS and POI'N'DS,
C'ODSKI VES-fa.-iivv. nie.li.i.n and light—
barked or steam-tarted.
HERRING an.l CAPLIN SEINES,
LANCEtBUXT, iVe, &c.
All the^ahove, we assure our friends, will
bo made from the best grade.of American
Cotton; anel every improvement tfast will
Increase thc catch, nnd extend tho service,
jrill be adopted.. Wo aim fot the best. In
- all the fisheries of the Unit,,I Slates, w>f one
immrt yard of hemp netting
dbtten.
AMERICAN NET & TWINE Co
Agency Card.
■THE underslinied thankful fnr not f.vnr.. In-
form. hi. friend, tnd lhe trail., thnt   hs .ute.
McLean's Vermifuge.  Meelictmiintum
Steer'. Opodeldoc, Mustang Liniment
M.rcliiaii's Magnetic P'aster
l'e.i.r Mini's   t-rien I, lion's Rat Poison
Russia Salve, Spirit Glasso
Slu.-ri.lau's ('■•miuion l'owder
Ri.n.iiel't Lime Juice and Glycerino
A large assortment ..f Riin:uoii's porfumo
Singletons Golden Eve (.Hutment
Wilsons Cherry Balsam,  Vi'det Powder
d»       Soothing Syrup, P/rent'c Salin
Win-slow, do Citrate Magresia
Smoking Tobacco, Pipe. Penknives
Taper Envelopes, Pens, PunciU
Wiping in,. Marking Inks
Tobacco Pouches, Camel H»ir Pencils
Sealing Wax, Cigars
Avery, Hr.eivn.fc Cos Aniline Dyes   in Cd.
psckaaos,
Groceries:
Best Gronnd Coffee, Cnlnvanco.,-Sago
Arrowroot, Pearl llatloy
i;.i"eliuii (litis.n Peel, Flavouring Essencci
do.      I. ■iiii.ii do.
do.      Orange do.    Bettlod Fruits
Jains, Jellies, \| .riiiala le. Canned Oysters
f...,JimiH>d .ildk, rr-.u.v»J Ibwf
Pi-caerved Mutton, S«jup and He uilli
I'.,tted Tongue, Bolted liniin, Pottotl Beef
Ct.ru  Klour. I'.-pp.-r, .Spiee, Cinnamon
Carroaay Seed, Clove.. Picklci. t>auces
Cc.rrio Powder. Thyme. Sago, I'ariley
Mnrjorain, Mate. Tab e Vinegar, Nutmogi
Cayenne Pepper, Capon. Matches
Ne'ton's Gelatine and   Diuglass
Wood ill's Baking Powder. Prepared Hops
Kofainson't Patent Barley, Epps Cocoa
do. do     Gr '.it.        ,
Neave'i Food for InfanU, Ball Blue
Mu.larJ in packages and bottlea
Peck,  Fruaiu   &  Co's celebrated   Biscuits
in 21b tim.
Preiur/cd Salmon, Sardines
do.     Lobttor, Pertian Sherbet.
A large atock of Kerosene Oil and Cl.i.nnic-s
etc, etc,, alwayi on hand.
 W. H. THOMPSON.
loundUntL   Sescnirily
ise.rlL-.eo-s   on   |jrnpe,ta
made—eiur.tiostanswrre-1 AHI'Utl
•triad ronSdeatltl No |rre»Ie, public!!
wn mtKvmaarj givt-n lo any mstter.
Tlee-pr .jeri-ior ed.ny ,iem.|»p«r oopylnr (h
ir.1 will h.y. bU unrtpaper Mil.eolleeud a. i«j
 Tly insertion, in tho piper ted
*   'aV. B. HIBBLIBi
Newfoundland   Lights.
[No. 1,  1879.1
NOTICEU hereby given that the fith
Order Dioptric Apparstu* and Single
Argand   Burner   be.retofore   exliibited   at
Cape St. Frauoia have been removed, and a
4th  Order Apparatus, illuminated   by  a
Two-Wick Concentric Lamp,  Biibstituted.
Henceforth this more powerful Light will
be  exliibited from sunset to sunrise, and
will be Reel, a* heretofore.
By order,
JOHN STDART, Secretary.
Board of "Work'sOfflce,   }
SL John's, Newfoundland,>■
33rd Jan. 1879, )
*i
to fan jiaid
lawful demands of ifae Boeiely, on ll... party for
whom lie is acting, to tin: Ss-cri-Ury in B.igus,
at tl.o periods faereinat'ler ir.s-utioned.
In ilio event of any party fasiviiii; signed tho
Bnl". httd neglecting to scud for tfa.) Surveyor.
for fais Vessel on or iMifo.u tlie fifth d.v of
March, it sfanll Iw lawful fcr Five of tlio Committee to direct tfae Surveyors to go on board,
survey such Vessel, and make leport to tin.*
Secretary, and at tliu valuation to bo then tilu.l
fay tlie Committee sbo sfanll bo accountable for
l.er proimrliou of any loss that may-occur in
tfae S..<:ictv.
III.—Eacb Member shall underwrite on each
particular Vessel tfae Valuation at which sue is
entered in the Society nnel faear reciprocally the
proportions of any total loss tfaat may liapj
whether at sea or in port, arising from tho
winds, urua, rocks, shouls, ico and nil other
dangers and accidents ol navigation,
from lightnings, tiie, e-i.iniis, pirates,
provided tbo Master fans done fais duty lo pro-
• vcirt (he snme ; and also nf such lou'l il loss to
tlio Hull, Tackle, and apparel of tlio Vessel (if
the Vessel bc stranded at tho time of such partial loas, but not otherwise), excluding all claims
for losses in cases of jettison or genera! average
as shall, with tfae necessary incidental charges,
nmotint to 15 per cent, on tbe Committee's
Valuation, where that Valuation shall amount
to Fivo Hundred Pounds, and as shall with Uie
likn charges amount to -23 por cent, on tl
Valuation where such Valuation shall be und.
Fivo Hundred Pounds. A majority of the
wholo Committee aro empowered to entertain
claim* for utiuiidiiig, tbat may not amount to
lft or 25 por cent, as above. No member
shall be. accountable tor more than bis own Vessel or Vessels' pro'iortion ol nny loss tfaut may
happen, nnl Ior all contriliiitions reeiuired undor
tbis rule, tlio Society and particular claimant
shall have n lien on eacb Vessel for her Owner's
respective proportion of nil losses.
IV.—This Society does not insure .gainstnny
loss arising from illicit trade or barratry of tfao
Master or any of lho crew, or where the Master
is accessory to tbo setting lire to tho Vessel under bis command.
Ibould a Vessel, descried by her crow
eminent danger ef total loss, bo afterwards recovered nnd found on a just appraise-
■usluincd t}amnge to tlie amount
of 50 per cent, on ber original valuation, the
Owners may abandon to' tbo Society, and if tfao
Vessel bo not J a in a god to that amount the
Owners shall not abandon, but in inch case tbo
Society shall settle with salvors, if any, for
their claims on the said Vessel. Tn no cas
shsll any-Vessel be abandoned without a sm
vey fay competent persons, when practicable,
who shall duly certify and declare according to
Law that it will require al least 50 per oent. on
hag valuation to complete the repairs occasioned
by the particular damage aforesaid.
VI.—In all coses of wreck it shsll bo tbe duty
of 'lie Master and crew to uso every possible effort to save tbe Hull and materials; and in tbe
event of a total lon tbe Owner or'Master shall
call in two or more special Surveyors (Members
ol tbe Society if possible), and if deemed advisable by the Surveyors and Master, nnless other-
wire directed by the Seoretnry; or on behalf of
tbe Society, to employ an Auctioneer to sell tbe
wreck on tfao spot or freight the same to Brigus
or as neat tberero aa possible, snd place it
disposal of the Secretary, provided that tbo Master or Owner shall, wben practicable, witbout
delay and before disposal of the wreck, spprue
._   -. cs.ll and attend sil  n.eetings wbeu
ed b.v either tfae Coiiuuiuee or tl.u  party
interest.""!.    He  shall f.iruudi an 'inventory  of
i.uv ares I: in case ol* loss.     In consideration of , tl.e Owner
' is service! being duly  performed  he is to io
.•ive twenty shillings f-iini tl.o Owners of eacb
'essel that sfanll enter the Society.
VIII.—Tfae duty of tfae Committee, of whom
ve sliall form a quorum, wlicn notified by tfae
Secretary, shall be to valuo all Vessels otitored
into tfais Society, and to detcide all losses tfaat
mny arise ilierein; tboy shall bo satisfied that
the' Master is competent to take cliargo of tbo
Vcasol; no change of Msisters sliall tnke placo
witliout the consent of three of tlio Committee,
exprcssetl on tl.e back of lho Certificate,
ore t> survey and mark one boat wiih eacb Veaael. Every Vessel shall be insiwctejl by not
leas thnnBtbree Surveyors, and no person shall
survey a Vessel in which ho is interested. For
the dne performance of tbeee duties the Surveyors are to receive from tho Owners, Fire
Shillings foreach survey fnr eacb Vessel siirreyt.l
and adtiiittoel into tho Snoioty. Vessels entering in the Spring must bo surroyod beforo tfaey
proceed on the Sealing Voyage, und a-^tin pre-
I vfons to their sailing on a summer Fishing or
Coasting Voyage, Foreign, or' otherwise wiihin
tho limits prescribed by these Rules, and in
case of a Vessel sustaining damage at any time,
she sliall be specially surveyed. It is tfao duty
of Surveyors to deliver up their Record Book
to tbe Secretary immediately on tl.o surveying
time having expired, which is, for Veisels bound
on a Spring Sealing Voyage, until the, lust dny
of April, and for fishing and coasting only, uutil
tbo last day of August, after wliich time no
Vessel shall be admitted into tbo Society. Two
Surveyors ahull be deomed hufiicient for'n second
or Summer Survoy. Should tho Surveyor* bc
required to survey any Vessel readv for Sea on
or after tfae 23rd day of February they are hero-
fay authorized to do so ; sucfa Vessel aball not be
covered fay tho Society, nor shall sbo sail, nor
sliall any Certificate bo given, until 8 A.M. on tbe
First dny of Maroh.
X.—This Socioty shall not insure any one,
Vessel at more than "n.* Thousand Pounds currency. Should auy vessol be valued at moro
Hutu tfaut sum by tfao Committee of tfae Society,
tfae extra valuu shall fae at the-risk oitlie Owner
who sliall bo at liberty to insure the oatne in any
othor Society of Undcrwrftl-rs uud entitled to
bui proportion of wreck tlfbt may be saved in
tho event of losj. Should tlie Owner or Agent
of such Vessel desire tliat sfae lie etiieredlfor a
less sum tliun Ono Tubmund Pounds currency,
suob Owner or Agent shall be nt liberty to lake
tfae risk of uuy stun nut exceeding one-third of
tlie said One Thousand Pounds currency, on
his own account, or should the Owner or Agent
of any other vessel desiro tbat bis vessel bo entered for a less sum tban bor anluation, sucb
Owner or Agent shall ulso be nt lihertv to take
the risk of any sum, not exceeding onei-thinl ol
tbo Committor's valuation, ou hi-, own account
In either of tliese cases hc must within twenty-
four hours after having received the Secretary's
Certificate, exchange tlie same lur one trom the
Secretary, stating the amount for wbicb sbe is
actually insured by tho Society, and a noto ab.il!
l.o uiade in tbe records of the Society, on the
Certificate given fay tfae Secretary, to show that
sucb  caso risks the difference ou
XL—In Ifae ovont ofaloss, iho Master of the , -•—
vrsiel, the Mate (if any), and at Iea.<it ttvo of tho    e'h
crew, if possible, ahull be examined ou oath, bo
fore the   Committee,   touching   tfao  said  loss.
Should tlie Committee refuse to allow tfao clnini
of tuiy individual who may in comequenco enter
iin'ncconnt.nt Law, each Member, iu proportion
to bis insured interest. <&^a,l*eur bis respective
portion ol tbe cost of defending sucb suit—tbe
party sued to submit  tbe nlccss
to the Com mi
ujecssary documents
ina foreign country, where the change of Masters is umivni'lable and tlio consent of tfao Committee cannot bo obtained. Tliis Society invests
full power nud authority in tlio five Committeemen forming *,.<-itoriini, to admit *>r reject any
' that*thsy tbink proper,
 bed liy'those ll.iiotj an	
tfaere be application from tlio Owners of Vessels, j of tfae Government of this Colony, including the
■esiding within tbe limits of this Society, for ] Banks and Labrador, (sare as excepted); also
ision, it shall be and hereby is lawful for tbu , vessels voyaging from tfais Colony and depou
-Tho Members of tho Committee shall
have access to the Record Book and othor documents iu tlio bands of tbe Secretary, whenever
tboV desire it.
XII I.—Tfais Society shall insure all vessels en-
limits \ terod and   approved   of for tbe Seal   and   Cod
Committee, not boing less tbsn Fiveaud all agreeing to admit such Vessel or Vessels as they
may approve of; tbey shall govern themselves
in tbeir decision by tbese Rules, end such decision shall bo Goal. It shall also bc tfaeir duty
to appoint an Auctioneer to sell auy wreck as
speedily as possiblo after' it shall come before
tbem. No mombcr of tlie Committee shall vote
in a caso wherein bc is interested. The whole
of the Committee must be Members of tbe So
ciety. Iu tfae event of any of ihose nominated
at this meeting as Committee men not Warning
Members, or not attending at tbe time appointed,
tbose attending'not being lea* than Ihreo are
empowered to elect a* many as may fao uecei-
sary tif completo tho number requisite for busi-
from among tbo otber Members of tbe Society. Aud in case ofthe death of tho Secre
taiy, or death( sickness or absence of ouo or
more of tbe Surveyors, it aba^l,be lawful for any
Five of the Committee agreeing in tho prSsenee
of each other to appoint a substitute or substitutes for the time being, as well as to appoint
Spe-ci il Surveyors in nny case where tlie services
of Surveyors are'required out of the District
and the service* ol the ordinary Surveyor*, shall
bo available. Any member of tbe Com
ee shall be eligible to act as a Surveyor on
a Summer Survey in tba absence of nny of the
ordinary Surveyor*.    Tbe aervices of the Com
denciee to or from any Port or Ports
Provinces ol New Brunswick and Nova Scotia,
including tbe Island ot Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Montreal, and in tbo
United States of America, as far south as Capo
Henry, inclusivo; also, to or ft*m any Poi
Porta in Great Britain or Ireland, Fn
Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean, (not
higher tban Naples), Hamburg, Copenhagen,
the Islands of Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey, Sark,
and Mnn, tho West India Island* and the Port,
of Denieran
from 8 a.m. ofthe Fiiat day of March, until
of the Fifth day of Deceiufaer; and vessels
admitted for the summer only, frjm 8 A.M. of the
Kth day ul April, until noon of tho Fifteenth
day of Deccinfaer. Vessels onco entered shall
continue the whole term, except those voyaging
beyond Iho litniti of tbo Society, which shall fae
withdrawn by written notico to tbe Secretary,
but shall be covered by tlio Society and acce-.mt-
afale toil for any losses-that may occur prior to
three day* or ssventy-two hours Imforo such vessel shall actually sail pn sucb voyago or voyages,
without tbe soid limits.
Vessels on Summer Sealing Voyages shall not
be insured by tfais Society.
■     All vessels entered for tfae Spring Sealing voyage shall be liable for all losses of that voyage,
Sepleinbei in tfais year; nor ihall any veaael be
covered by Insurance in tbis Society or account-
aole to it fur any loaaes that may occur alter-
warJs, tfaat shall sail from tbis Island or Labrador or elsewhere, to or from or at any port or
•>orts in Europe, tfae United States of America,
Cauada, or the West Indies, ow waiter the 20th
day of November.
XIV.—A bond fide change of Ownership by
legnl transfer shall bo considered at cancelling the
insur-nec from tho timo of such trnntfer, tbo
Owner being itix-ouiitablofor hia proportion of all
losses up lo tlie lime of sticlitranafei.nudof ALL
losses at tlio S-.sil fishery, whether sucb losses occur before the change ot ownership or not, provid-
cd that written notice of such cfaange of ownership slmll l.e given to tbe Secretary by the instiled immediately on tie making of tbu transfer,
and on neglecting lo do so, he shall ba accountable for all future fa«scs to the Society.
XV.—Sliould tliere be application from tbe
Owners of Vessels fitting out for tho Sealing and
Summer voyages iu port! wilhout tho limits for
ifa.-ir ndinissitii into tfae Society,it shall be lawful
for any Five of tfao Committee to appoint a Surveyor or Surveyors, for tfae purpose of inspecting
•uch vetscl or vessels, and if, u(>oii tbo report of
the Surveyor or Surveyors, it shall appeal to the
Committee that such vessel or ves-jels nre well
nnd sufficiently provided with Sails, Rigging,
Gronnd Tackling, and every other requisite aa
required by the Otb P.ulo'of this Society, and
that tlio vessel is strong and well built, and of
tfae lirst class or description of vessels employed
in the trado in wfaich sfau is engaged, and ber
Master is a person wbom they approve,'thon the
snid Five Committer men shall bo und are here-,
fay empowered to admit such vessel or vessel*
into this Society, at a valuation to be fixed by
tbem ami  sufaj.'ct to llie provisions in tfae 10th
soil over seven year* old on bee .
first admission into tbis Society sliall be consider-,
ed first class.
XVI—No vessel shail be held to bo insured
in tbis Society, nor sfanll any uiemfacr be liable
to contribution Ior any vessel which sfaall not
have beon duly Entered, Ceri.if-.-J, Surveyed,
and wfaen necessary re-surveyed, iu accordance
with theso Rules.
XVII.—No vessel shall be held to be insured
in this Socioty noi shall any Member bo lisblo
to contribution for »ny vessel which sliall not.
from the time of lier entry to the time of tho
loss or dautsgo cfauiu.e.tl for, be duly provided
with nil nieH-essaries and materials as prescribed
by tbe 9th Rule, except iu cases whore the want
of any sucfa mat .-rials or necessaries sliall havo
ai i ,.ii fiuiu a peril insured against and could not
faave been supplied prior to tl.e happening of
the lo!,3iir'd.itii;i.gf for v.diich conti iliiitii'n is clnini-
or for any vessel tbe Master of which shall
vo been, changed in violation oi tbe 8th rule.
XVIII.—Every underwriter in thia Society
sfanll, if required, on entering a vessel, deposit in '
the bands of the .Secretary good and sufficient se-
rily in writing to the satisfaction of the C'om-
ttce Ior such vessel's proportion of all losses
. d expenses that may occur. Thote persons
wfao ut present tlute liavo not ->aiil tlie amount of
their losses for the past year's insurance ahall
not bo permitted to enter tbeir vessels in tbis
Society beforo tboy pay tbo said amount.
XIX.—A Shilling shall lio paid for each Ves-
sei to tbo Proprietor of the Brigus Tavern for tbe
uso of a room to liold Iboir Mocting* in. Incidental expenses shall be paid by tbo Socioty and
collected by the Secretary.
XX.—The Secretary sliall call a General
Meeting on tfao 25th day of Januaty, when be is
to be prepared to pass his accounts.
XXL—For tbe management of tbe husinesa
of tho Society, the following Officers are appointed, vi2 ;—
GEORGE GUSHUE,
Secretary i l'rtaturtr.
COMMITTEE:
Capt. N. Normas, Chairman.
be gratuitous, except in case  of ' from the first day ol March, wl.ether withdrawn
survoy when tbey ahall be entitled   to
their proportion of the fee* tlierefor.
IX.^The duty of the Surveyors shall be,
when requested by the' Owners or Secretary,
(and being salis&ei tbat such Owners havo signed tbe Rules), by a note from the Secretary, to
examine tbo Vessel proposed for admission and.
aee tlmt th* is well found with two bower chain
cables, two bower anchors, one stream anohor,
one kc.lge, one towjino, ono warp, all of good
and suflioteint size and quality, according to the
tonnage of the Vessel ; it sfaall also be incumbent on tbem to see that she is -well found in
sail*, rigging, etc., and two good pumps, together
with every other requisite, and particularly to
ascertain that ibe bull'is light, staunch and
strong, aiid in nil respects lit to en*ounter tbe
dangers and difficulties of thc proposed Voyage.
And having in every roejtect satisfiedthemaelve*
that no impedimenta ex'st against her being received, they shall examine hcr register and copy
Uie bead* thereof in their Record Book.    They
nol; aud tboso enterc
shsll be accountable fur all losses Irom 8 A.M. of
tho 10th elay of April, until noon of tbo Fifteenth day of December ; whether such loss occur on tbe Sealing voyage, or otherwise.
No vessel afanll remain at tbe ice at the risk
of tbia Society sfter tbe 31st day of Mny, unless
unavoidably detained,' and, in case of loss after
that period, shall net be insured or paid for, unless it can be satisfactorily proved Uiat sfae ao.
fatally bore up for home on or beiore tbe aaid
31st dsy ol May, or waa unavoidab'.) proveiitcd
from so doing.
Vesasls entered in this .Society shall be subject to tbe following restrictions—thnt is to say :
That no vessel shall be covered fay lnsnranee in
tbis Society that sfaall sail rr..„i ihi. Islsnd, or
elsewhere, to Cow Bay, Capo Breton, before
noon ef the 15th day ot April, or fatter tfa
noon of the lSUi day of September, or that ahall
be at said Oow Bay on or before the said If,ifa
day of April, or on or after tbe aaid 15tu day of
Mr. Nathaniel Itabbitts,
•' 11. T. Bartlett,
" John Babbitts,
" Jofan Smitii,
S. Whelan,
Azariah Smith,
r. D. Percey.
' Samuel LeDrew,
' Joeeph Bartlett,
' Jamei Sprackliu,
' C. Dawe,
>. Smith (Cupids)
Mr. Georgo Smith (Brigus.)
SUB.VEYOES:
iMr. Thomas Wilcox,
Wm. Antle.
W. K. LeDrew,
James Delaoev,
Goorgc Bartlett,
William Kelly.
Jlr. C. Furey,
Fo
Isaac Richards,
Henry Dawe,
Benjamin Wilcox,
John Delaney,
Charlet Dawe,
Wm. Holland.
Hanson Mai.x.
I Mr. M. Rorko,
"   E. Flaherty,
I   "   T. St-Johu.
IlAltDOIt Okace.
I Mr. Oeorge Pike.
I   "   Patrick Kelly.
| Mr. John LeDrew,
Thomai Soper.
rr Bav.  .South Sion.
Pelly, I Mr. II. M. Koekwood,
Richard Penny,
Mr. Timothy I
»   A If red Pel,.
•■   Jofan Pelly. |   "   Joseph Hopkins,
Fort Trinity Hari-or.
Mr. Doherty, f Mr Facey,
Mr. Ceo. Stoneman.
For Catau-ta.
Mr. W. Normsn, Jr. Sir. Theo. Weill.
•■   Ueo. Pomeroy, |   "   John Diamond,
Bonavista Bay.
Mr. Samuel Windtfir,
"   Job Davit,
"   Jno. Voung,
Sopth Siok
Mr.D. A.Ryan.
"   Jno. Brown,
Twiu-ixoats
Mr. Job Luther.
"   A. Roberta,
I Mr. Bober
" Fred
I " EelGl
Bonavista K
Robert Barbour,
"   " White,
Bw"'
| Mr. T. Hanrahan,
NO CM-EN Bat.
I Mr. Luke Manuel,
" John Dalton.
.<   BlandfiArd.