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Les diagrammes suivants illustrant la mAthode. rata elure. < 1 2 i 3 f- 1 2 3 4 5 e ^'1 * 1 .1 .-■ Re MEMORIAL RESPECTING THE y JX.?3f'.F8 T92rt DECLARATMS IN SUPPORT OF FOLLOWING CLAIMS: THOMAS EARLE, WILLIAM MUNSIE, HALL, GOEPEL & CO'Y, THE PACIFIC SEALING CO'Y, Limite CERENO L KELLEY, E. B. MARVIN & CO'Y, GEORGE COLLINS, RICHARD HALL, on Acct. of Charterc 'KjPPER, peters & POTTvS, Victoria, B. C. Solicitors for all above named part T?^' -■SI lABRAKv? / Am/ ■'.! >=3 ) V NOTE. It will be noticed that the claim for moneys paid out in respect of interest upon the bonds given to obtain the release of the skins and vessels, and also the sums paid for litigation in the Courts of the United States, have all been paid oui through Messrs. R. P. Rithet & Company, Limited, and their repetition in the claims that we now forward, is merely for the purpose of showing what proportion of this sum should be paid to each claimant. Full and detailed particulars of the sums so paid out have already been forwarded to you by Messrs. Bodwell & Duff, Solicitors for R. P. Rithet & Company. The same may be said with regard to the claim for extra moneys paid for charter money, which was also paid through R. P. Rithet & Company. ' ^ DOMINION OF CANADA, j PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respocting Their Claim Arising Out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam." 1, ThoiiuiH Earle, of Victoria, one of tli.i Higners of the iiUove memorial, Moleinnly declare as foUowK : — 1. I was tlie manager of the schooners "Fawn" ami 'Walter A. Eaile " in the year 1892. 2. There were on hoard the steamer " Cotinitlam " at the date of her seizure 1,225 seal skins, trnn'ferred to her on the open sea from the " Walter A. Earle," and 472 skins, transferred to her on the open sea from the schooner "Fawn," in all sixteen hundred and ninety-seven skins. This numher is proven by the libel filed in the District (Jcturt at Alaska. :{. By reason of the seizure of the said steamer and the said skins, 1, as manager of said schooner, suffered the followiiiL' losses: (a) I had to pay, and did pay, through Messrs. R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited, my propor- tion toward the interest on the money reiiuired to furnish bonds and for legal and other expens.s connected with Me.ssrs. R. P. Rithet & Co. The sum actually paid by me under this head was the sum of 8o,484-.5.S, which sum I claim together with interest, which, up to the :U.st July, I HOS, amounts to the .sum of S1.34S.!)0. This amount of interest is arrived at by calculating interest on the several sums advanced by me from the time they were so advanced up to the ;nst July at seven per cent, per annum ; in all my claim under this head is the sum of $(),78:{.4:{, :)n which sum I also claim interest from lilst July, IS'JH, until p.iid at seven per cent, per annum. (b) The skins taken were detained at Sitka from the ilate of seizure, namely the 22nd June, 1W)2 (as appears by sai.l libel) until the I'tth Sep- tember following (as appears by the order of release which is dated on that day) and they did not arrive at Victoria until the 2Hth September. During this delay the skins became to a certain extent damaged and de- teriorated in value ; this deterioration in value is, I believe, fully the sum of 82.50 per skin, which on l,()i)7 skins amounts to the sum of $4,242,50, which sum I claim with interest up to the ;}lst July, IHOS, at seven per cent, per annum, namely, *1714.45, in all the sum of S5,!)5G.95. I also claim interest upon this sum from the .Slst July, 1H9.S, until pail at the said rate. (c) When the " Cotjuitlam " returned she claimeil a larger amount of freight on account of delay. Her seizure also prevented her from carrying .lown till' skin- fruni iiiimy other sfliountTH wli. I iiitfiulrd to iimki- use of Irt iiikI \v1).. all woiiM liavi- lontrilMitt-d towiinis the charter nimicy. It was caljMihit.il that if the vessel Imil heeli alli.weil ti. carry out lier vnyno;.. the freif,'lit wi.ulil have aiiiouiileil to fifteen ci-nts per skin. In orMer to meet thi" i-laini I was compelle.l to pay into the Supreme Court ..f British Cohnnhia »-2,o50, part of which was aftcrwanls paiil hack. 1 claim for less umler this head as follows: Money ilepositeil Supreme Curt 1 1 Oct . IM'.fi $2,r)50 00 Interest to 31 July, !H9« 1.02:i H) *:{,.=)73 10 Less freight I shoulil have paiil '^=^'-^ ^^-^ Si3,3b> 15 Less refunil from Court, June, 1S93 .^l.^ai'i +(i Interest to M July, WJH i W +5 2,4.S2 01 Loss under this head .^ ''■•*'• -"+ (d) I al.so claim to lie reimliursed for the reiisonahie e.\penses incurred hy me in prepariuf,' mid presentiili; tliis claim. For the sake of convenience, the costs of the Memorialists Thomas Karle, William Munsie, Hall, Uoepel & Co., Georgy Collins, John L. I'eimey and Cereno L. Kelley, and of K. B. Marvin & Co., who intend pieseiitinj,' a claim, although they were not actually mentioned in the memorial, except l>y having signed it, are included in my claim. I estimate that such c >sts will amount to about S!.')()0.00 at the least. 4. I summ II ise my claim as follows : — (a) For costs, interest on lionds, etc., ami interest thereon * ^'■^'-^ *^ (li) Deterioration and loss value of skins and interest .■).!•.•)() 0.5 (c) Loss on freight and interest 1^30 24 (d) Legal expenses presenting claim -lOO 00 S14,07() 02 Interest from 31st July, IhOS, at 7 ' per annum. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true ami knowing that it is of the same force and ert'ect as if made under oath and by virtue of the (,'anada Evidence .\ct, I.S03. Declared before me at Victoria, in i the Province of British Colum- | bia, this 22nd day ot August, I WW. Frkd. 1'kteu.s, Notary Pulilic for British Columbia. ) 1 DOMINION OF CANADA. | PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. • In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising Out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam " Claim kok Ceutaix Ooods Shipped <>s Uoaud the " Cotn'iTLAM " os C;iiAUTEUEits' Accor.NT Intenmei) Foil Asv ScHooNEus Which MifiiiT llEyriiiE Them. I, Riclinrd Hall, of Victoria, a member of the tirm of Hall, Goepel & Co., sifjners of the .sairiUMl t^ iny pivtieular vessel. So far as I can ascertain the said goods were -.(i on hoanl the • L'uquitlain " at the time of seizure an.l were lost to the chnrterers with the exceptions herein- after noted. 2. Tlie following are the goods so shippeil and the claim made in respect thereof : 1S92. June 7— To 203^ tons of coal " H. P. Rithet & Co., merchandise " E. B. Marvin & Co.. rope " W. F. Say ward, luml)er ■ " Hall, Ross & Co., empty sacks " Loss in consequence of non-delivery, '20 % " R P. Rithet & Co., Ms. nierehanx, of Victoria, ill British CoUiniliia, ont( of the lueiiihers of the tirm of K. H. Marvin & Co., soieiiiiiiy declare and say us follows :— 1. In the year lSi)2 the tinii of Iv I!. Marvin & Co. were the iiian- ajrers of the following,' .sehooiiers, namely, the ' K. B. Marvin," the " Annie E. Faint," the " Ariioko," the "Sapphire," tUr. " Triuiiiph," and the " Car- lotta (1. Cox." 2 ill the month of .lune, A.D. IH92, the said (inn .shipped on hoard the steamer " Coiiuitlam " for delivery to the said several ve.s.sels (roods, the particulars whereof are set out hereafter. The whole of the said jroods were on hoard the said steamer when she was seized, as statod in the annexed nieinorial, and were Inst to the said E. IS. Marvin & ('o. 'A. Thejroods intendeil for the " E. B. Marvin " and seized were, and the claim in respect thereof is, as follows : — 4 .sacks new potatoes •tSl l:,' * H 4:1 I " onions lOS " I 07 Cartaj^e and wge ■ fjO I chart Nth. Okhotsch Sea :' 00 I •■ 8th " " 3 00 18 sacks potatoes 2124 IS 1!) 12 Ciirtnu'e and wm I 00 $ 87 02 Loss to .schooner by rea.son of non-delivery, 20% 7 41 9 44 48 Interest to July 'M, 1898, (£ 7% p. a 10 1« Total » (iS 5!) -^-« 6 4. The goods intemleil for the schooner " Carlotta G, Cox " and seized were, and the chiim in respect thereof is, as follows : — 4 barrels iieef 4 sacks potatoes 1 " onions $12 00 $ 48 00 505 IJ '♦Ho 102 I 79 Cge. and wge 50 1 chart Nth. Okhotsch Sea, $3.00, 1 chart Sth. Okhotsch Sea,$:).00 C 00 2 sk.s. gran, sugar 200 « 12 00 CVe. and wge 50 18 .sks. potatoes 2124 18 10 12 Cge. and wge 1 00 Loss to schoonei- by reason of non-delivery, 20% Interest to July 31st, 1898, ® 7% per annum Total -8 98 76 19 75 $118 51 51 12 S109 CO 5. The goods intended for the -ichodner " Triumph " and seized were, and the claim in re.spect thereof is, as follows :— 4 sacks potatoes 1 " onions 517 11 ■? 9 00 106 I 80 Cartage and wge I chart Nth. Okhotsch Sea 1 " Sth. " " Loss to scliooner by reason of non-d for the schooner " Annio E. Paint " and seized were, and the claim in respect thereof is, as follows: To Cowan & Wilson's account for grocery and provisions. .891 22 To coal l)ill 15 00 Loss to schooner o;'a non-delivery 20 /o Interest to 31 July. 1898, at 7 /c 8106 22 21 25 8127 47 54 98 $182 45 9. I summarise the whole claim of E. B. Marvin & Co. as follows; Schooner E. B. Marvin 8 03 59 Carlotta G. Cox 169 03 Triumph 29 94 Sapphire 64 11 Arnoko 3. 13 Annie E. Paint 182 45 8543 85 With interest at 7 % from 31 July, 1898, until paid. 10. The said E. 11 Marvin & Co. will also have to pay legal expen.ses in connection with tli(! preparation and presentation of the Memorial and this claim, but for the sake of convenience this is included in the claim of Thomas Earle. Anil 1 make this .solemn deelarntirn conscientionsly believing it to be true anS, amounts to the sum of 812(1.07. This amount of interest is arrived at by calculating interest on the several sums ndvanced by me from the lime they were .so advanced up to the 31st July, 1898, at seven per cent, per annum, in all my claim under this head is the sum of S?()i4.G7, on which .sum I also claim interest from 31.st July, 1898, until paid, at the rate of seven per cent, per annum- (I)) The skins taken were detained at Sitka from tlie date of seizure, namely the 22nd June, 1892 (as appears by said libel), until the 19th Sep- teml)er following (as appears by the order of release which is dated on that day), and they did not arrive at Victoria until the 28th September. Dur- ing this delay the skins became to a certain extent damaged and deterior- ated in value ; this deterioration in value is, I believe, fully the sum of per skin, which on 171 skins amounts to the sum of 8 , which sum I claim with interest up to the 31st July, 1898, at seven per cent, per annum, namely $ , in all the sum of $ . also claim interest upon this sum from the 3l.st July, 1898, until paid, at the said rate. ^^^*p I 9 (c) When the " Coquitliim " returned she claimed a liirger amount of freij;ht on account of dehiy. Her seizure aliso prevented her from cnrryins down the skins from many otlier schooners who intended to make use of her and who all would have contrilmted towards the charter money. It was calculated that if the vessel hail heen allowed to carry out her voyage the freij,'ht would have amounted to fifteen cents per skin. In order to meet tiiis claim I wms compelled to pay into the Supreme Court of British Columl)ia $256..")0, part of which was afterwanls paid back. I claim for lo.ss under this head us follows : Money deposited in court re charter of ' Coquitlam," Oct. 1 1th 1H!)2 ^^'i^* •''0 Interest from Oct. 1 Ith, 1H!)2, to July 31st, 189.S, 7% 99 20 S35.5 70 Less legitimate freifjht if ' Coquitlam " hail not hcen .seized, 171 skins at 15c 8 25 fi.i Less money refunded hy court June 2!), 1893 18+40 Interest from June 20, 1893, to Julv 31, 1898, 7 % 65 03 275 68 Loss uniler this head S 80 02 (d) I also claim to be reimVmrsed for the reasonaV)le expenses to be incurred by me in preparing and presentin,' this claim, but this claim I have for the sike of convenience included in Thomas Earle's claim. 4. I summarise the claim of the Pacific Sealing Company, Limited, as follows : Cash paid for interest on bonds, legal expen.ses, etc S 498 55 Interest at 7 ' ■ to July 31st, 1898 126 07 Difference in value between sound skins and damaged ones, 171 skins at S2.o0 427 50 Interest from Oct. 21st, .892, to July 31.st, 1898 104 60 Loss on freight 80 02 81,296 74 Interest at 7 per cent, per annum from 31st July, 1898, until payment. And I make this solemn declarati :'n conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act, 1893. Declared before me at Victoria.! John L. PennBY, British Columbia, this 22nd day r Managing Director Pacific Sealing of August, 1898. 1 Company Limited. Geo. a. Stewaut Potts, A Commissioner for taking affiilavils to be used in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. I mm 10 DOMINION OF CANADA. ) PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ) ^ In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting their Claim Arising out of the Seizure of the Steamer ••Coquitlam." Claim of William Mcnsie Akisino out of the Seizuiie of the Steamer " Coquitlam. " I, Frederick Carne, Junior, of Victoria, partner of the above named William Munsie, .solemnly declare and say as follows : 1. The said William Munsie is at present absent from Victoria and is in Alaska and cannot be got at to make a declaration in this matter. 2. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein stated. 3. The said William Munsie was in the year 1892 the managing owner of the British sealing schooners "Viva," " Mary Taylor," " Pioneer," and " City of San Diego," all of which in the month of June, 1.S92, were engaged in fur seal hunting in the North Pacific ocean. 4. At the time of the seizure of the " Coquitlam," namely, on the 22nd day of June, 1S92, there were on board her sixteen hundred and fifty fur seal skins transferred to her on the open .sea from the schooner " Viva." This number is proven by the lil)el filed in the District Court at Alaska, and these skins were seized with the said steamer. 5. In the month of June, 1892, the said William Munsie shipped on board the steamer " Coquitlam " for delivery to the .said several vessels, c'oods, the particulars whereof are set out hereafter. The whole of the said goods with the exception of tiio.se intendeacon 120 lbs. 1 box apples •''() 2 firkins butter 243 " 1 sack onions 105 2 kejjs suj.ar 200 " 8 cases r. Iieef 1 " evaporated vegetables 2 J bbls. Hour 2 boxes p. bread 2 mats rice 2 doz. b. powder 1 bbl. pork, ?22.00; 1 bl.l. beef, $16.00. . 1 case .sundries for Jas. Cas.sfonl 1 " " " Joe Carey 1 " " " Capt. Harris 8 4 . 15 . 11 . 23 . U. si. 2 00 . 6 00 . 2 00 . 5 00 . 8 22 50 5 20 3 25 10 00 7 00 IX 00 5 50 55 89 1 57 10 50 16 00 5 00 15 00 4 00 4 00 10 00 38 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 8251 41 8. The goods intended for the schooner " City of San Diego " and seized were as follows : — 2 doz. baking powder 15 sacks potatoes IHOO lbs. 1 beans 145 " 1 case cottee 40 " 1 " milk 1 " bacon 160 " 1 box dra. apples 2 firkins butter 243 " 1 sack onions 105 2 kegs sug 200 " 1 bbl. beef 1 " porlf 1 case evaporated vegetables 55 00 8 10 00 l\ 22 50 4 5 80 25 10 00 7 00 15 24 00 11 5 50 23 55 89 1| 1 57 5J 10 50 16 00 22 00 5 00 ^ ■ 10 sacks Hour 2 liiixrs pilot hreiid . 2 iniits rice I liox tea I foresail 12 2il)bls. S6 00 » 1ft 00 2 00 4 00 2 uO 5 00 10 lbs. ;} 25 75 2 coses sundries to Capt. Leblaiic 20 00 1 " " " (Jeo. French 5 00 »82.i 76 : ! 9. By reason of the seizure of the said steamer and the skins of the " Viva " the said William Munsie suti'ered the followint^ losses as I verily believe : (a) One hundred of the said skins were attached whilst at Sitka by one Clarke, who claimed to be a creditor of Munsie's, but whose claim was disputed ; in consequence of this fifty of the skins valued at §14.70 each were entirely lost to said Munsie, never being returned, and he was oblit;ed to incur an expense of fiftj* dollars in jjetting back the other fifty. (b) The said William Munsie had to pay and did pay through Messrs. R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited, his proportion toward the interest on the money required to furnish bonds and for legal and other expenses connected with defen0 ])er skin, which on lti04,the number returned, amounts to the sum of 84,010, which sum the said William Munsie claims with interest up to the 31 St July, 1898, at .seven per cent, per annum, namely, the further sum of 81,()84.20 ; in all the sum of $.J,(J94.2() The said Munsie also claims interest upon this sum from the 31st July, 1898, until paid at the said rate. (d) When the "Coquitlam" returne vessel had been allowed to carry out her voyage till! freight wtuild have amounted to 15 cents per skin. In order to meet this claim Munsie was compelled to pay into the Supreme Court of iiritish Colundiiii the sum of as nearly as 1 can calculate §2,410, part of wiiieh was afterwards j)aid back. The said Munsie claims for loss under this head as follows : luay 13 Money . Together with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent, per annum for .six years up to the 31st July, 1n9>S, equal to the sum of $ (\t) lie also claims that hy reason of the seizure of the said goods the City of Han Diego was left witho\itthe necessary supplies to proceed on her voyage to the Copper Islands where she intended to seal, and that in con- sequence thereof the voyage was hroken up, and he claims that the loss in respect of sucl. Vireaking up of the voyage would amount to the sum of say- Si 0,000.00. (c) He also claims interest on whatever amount may be allowed from the time of the seizure until the 31st ilay of July, 1808. 13. I sunniuirise the claim of the said William Munsie as follows: Re Schooner " Viva." Fifty skins lost at $14.70 each 8 735 00 Interest thereon to the 11th July, 18!».S Legal expen.ses in recovery of other skins 50 00 Interest thereon to the 11th July, 1898 Proportion of interest and costs paid 4,343 88 Interest thereon Personal expeMises 250 00 Legal expenses of preparing this claim included in claim of Thomas Earle Total claim for " Viva." Re Schooner "Mary Taylor." Goods seized 8 251 41 Interest thereon to 31st July, 1898, six years at seven per cent Breaking up of voyage on accou!it of want of supplies, .sa^ , «10,000 10,000 00 Total claim for Mary Taylor. Re Sohooneh " Pioneer." Goods seized * 250 t)7 Interest thereon to the 3lBt July, 1898, at seven per cent Breaking up of voyage on account of want of supplies 10,000 00 Total claim for " Pioneer." f 111 IS Re Schooner "City of San Diego." Giioils Hui/eil S 323 76 Intt^rost for six yeiirs to thiA 3lst July, l.H(3fS Broukiiifi; uj) of voyaifi- on acoount of want of si!Iil)li.'>t 10,000 00 Total claim for " City of San Diei^o." Interest on tliis aiiiou'it from 31st July, 1S!),S, until paiil at the rate of 7 % per annum. And I make tliis solemn ili flaratioii conscientiously lielievirif; it to lie true and knowing that it is of the same force and otteet as if made under oatli and hy virtue of the Canada Kvidencu Act, l!Si)3. Declareil liefore me at Victoria, I British Columl.ia, this 23rd day- Fueijerick Carne, Jr. of August, 1898. J Frederick I'eters, Notary I'uljlic for Hritish Cdlumliia. DOMINION OF CANADA. | PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ' In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising Out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam." Claim ok Ham,, Coei'ei, & Co. I, Richard Ffall, one of the mcmhers of the firm of Hall, Goepel & Co., who signed tlw said memorial, do solemnly declare : 1. 'I'liat on the seventh day of June, IS!)2, we slii[)ped on lioard the steamer " Co(|uitlam " at Victoria, B.C., goods for the schooner "Ocean Belle " to the amount of 8207.07, and goods for the schooner " (leneva " to the amount of $24.07. Annexed her(?to are inviiices showing what the goods Were, and the prices stated thei'ein are collect. 2. All the said goods were on hoard the steamer "Coquitlam " when she was seize7 * 24 07 DOMINION OF CANADA, [ PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. J In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising- Out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam " Claim ok C. J. Keli.ev Arisino oct of Seizi-ue of " Coquitlam." I, CeriMio J. Kellov, ot' V'ictoriu, British Coliiinliiii, one of tln^ sifjners of the said Memorial and master mariner, snlomnly declare and say as follows : 1. In the year 1892 I was owner of anil manager of the British seal- ing schooner " C. H. Tnppor," wiiich schooner was in the month of June, 1«!)2, in the North Pacific ocean on a sealing voyage. 2. In the month of June, l.S!)2, I shipped on hoard i,h." steamer ' Co- quitlam " for delivery to the said schooner ' C H. Tupper " goiids, the par- ticulars whereof are set out hereafter. The whole of the said goods were on hoard the .said steamer when slie was seized as stated in the .said Memorial and were lost to me. 3. Tile goods shipped by me as aforesaid were, and the claim in respect thereof is, as follows : 1802. June 7 -To Simon Leiser, groceries . .§ 74 !).S •■ S— " 4 50 " R. !'. ilithet vV ("o., suit 20 00 " E. B. Marvin & Co., .ship chandlery, ... 31 01 Loss in conse(iuence of non-delivery, 20 7 27 89 C J. Keliey's pass.ige from Sitka •')0 00 Interest to'july, 18i)8, ^ 7 ;„ 01 "27 8308 (iO Legal expenses with interest at 7 % from ;U July, 1898, until paid. 4. I will also have to pay legal expen.ses in connection with the pre- paration and presentation of this claim and said Memorial, but for the sake of convenience this is included in the claim of Thomas Earle. 1.S And I iniiki' this -,(il(?iiiii dcclfiratiDii cuii.scientiuusly believin<( it to be triio mill kiiDwiiif,' tlmt it is of iIr- saiin' imvM uml effect hs if made under imth urid liy virtue of the C'anuda Evidtnce Aet, l!S!)3. •tiirinA ti '1(13' '. Declared liefore me at Victiirin, li itish CJiihimlim, lids lOth of Auf^uat, IHO.H. (jEoiuje a. Si'EWAiiT I'oris, A t-.'oniinis'iioner for taking; affidavils to ho uscii in the Suiiroine Ci)iirl nf Hrilisli I'oluiiiliiu. C. J Kelley. DOMINION OF CANADA. | PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising Out of the Seizure of the Stearrer "Coquitlam." Claim of George Collins. I, Georijfe ('ollins, of Victoria, Mawtur Mariner, one of the signers of the aliDve Memorial, solomrdy declare a.s follows: 1. I was owner of the schooner " Sea Lion " in the year 1892. •2 . Tiiere were on lioard the " Co(|uitlam " at the date of her seizure sis hundreil any the libel filed in the District Couit at Alaska. '•]. Ry reason of the seizme of the said steamer, I as owner suti'ereay into the Supreme Court of liritish Cohunbia $948.50, part of which was afterwards paid back. I claiiM for loss under this head as follows : Money ilejmsited in Court re cliarter of " Coquitlam" (21st October, 1802) 804.{ 50 Interest 'M 10 J9.S2 60 Less money returned from Court $G78 51 Interest 92 75 7/1 26 *2U ;54. Loss estimated freifjlit if " Coquitlam " had not been .se'zed @ 15c. per skin S?4 32 »1I7 02 (d) I shall be put to some exi)ense in connection with the preparinj^ ami presentiii}^ of the memorial in this matter and of my claim, but for the sake of conveniiiice tlie.se (expenses are included in the claim of Thomas Earle. 4. I summarise my claim as follows: (a) For costs, interest on bonds, etc., and interest thereon $2,270 H5 (b) Difference in value betweeiisound anddamajfed skins at *2.50 per skin (629 skins), and interest tu 31st July, 1898 2,244 71 (c) Loss on freiii;lit and interest 1 17 02 $4,632 58 (d) fjeyal expi'nses included in Thos. Karle's claim. Interest from .'list July, 1898, at 7 „ per annum. ■f '^ '*'■ 20 And I iniike this solemn duclarntion conscii'iitiously believing it to be true, and knowing that it is of the same force and ettect as if made under oath and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act, 1803. Declared before me at Victoria, Biit-j ish Columbia, this 22nd day of f August, 1898. B'liEDERicK Peters, Notary I'ulilic for British Ci)luiiil)ia. Georoe Collins. DOMINION OF CANADA, ] PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBifl. I In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam." Claim of C. J. Kelley. I, Coreno J. Kelley, one of the Memorialists, do solemnly declare and .say as follows ; 1. In the claim put in by me in my declaration which accompanies this, I make the following charge : C. J. Keli 'v's pa,ssage from Sitka to Victoria S50 00 The explanation of this charge is as follows : I was a passenger on board the " Coquitlam," having gone up in her for the purpose of looking after my sealing schooner " < '. H. Tupper." That owing to the fact that the " Cixjuitlam " was .seized and taken into Sitka 1 wa,r compel led to take passage in a schoi ner from Sitka to Victoria, for which 1 had to pay the hu.ii of SoO. And 1 make this solemn de.-laration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowiiin' ihat it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of the " Canada Evidence Act, I8S)3," Dechii-ed before me at Victoria,! British Columbia, this 2;iril day j of August A, 1), 1808. t'RBlt. I'ETEUS, Nolnry I'ulilic for Hritish Columbia. C. J. Kelley. ^ I 21 DOMINION OF CANADA, ] PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ' In the Matter of the Memorial of Thomas Earle and Others Respecting Their Claim Arising Out of the Seizure of the Steamer "Coquitlam." Claim of Wm. Grant. I, William Grant, of Victoria, Ma.ster Mariner, solemnly declare and Ray as follows ; 1 was the owner of the Ainoko, a sealinc; schooner mentioned in the declaration of John G. Cox anne.xed hereto. I was a passenger on board the steamer " Coqnitlam " on her voyage to the North in the month of June, 1892. I went up in the sind steamer for the purpose of looking after my sealing interests and the said schooner owned by me as aforesaid. Owing to the seizure of the " Coquitlam," I was taken to Sitka, and in order to return home to Victoria I was compelled to take a pa.ssage in the .steamer " City of PueVila," for the passage I was compelled to pay and did pay the .sum of $50.00. This sum I claim shouhl be paid to me in addition to the sum already claimed on behalf of the said schooner by E. B. Marvin & Company. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath and by virtue of the '■ Canada Evidence Act, 1893." Declared before me at Victoria, British Columbia, this 2;kd day of August, A. D. 1898. FuED. Petkks, Notary I'ulilic for Uritisli Culumljia. Wll.I.IAM r.UANT.