The port charges are similar to those made in other Canadian ports, namely, sick mariner's dues and harbour masters' dues. The harbour opened on the 1st April and closed 22nd December in 1910.

ARICHAT HARBOUR, Richmond county, N.S., is a capacious harbour and is extensively used for shelter. It has two entrances, of which the northern is the least difficult although narrow; depth of water in this entrance is from 9 to 10 fathoms at low water; rise and fall of the tide, 5 feet spring and 4 feet neap. The southern entrance is three cables wide but lies between shoals. Jerseyman island east and west lies between the northern and southern entrances. The depth of water in the harbour is from 7 to 10 fathoms up to within a cable's length of the shore on both sides. The harbour is about two miles in length and from a half mile to three quarters in width. There are five starboard buoys and two port buoys in the harbour and three can buoys on the outside of Chebucto bay, leading into the harbour; one 3 foot conical buoy off Hautfond shoal; black can off Henley ledges; 5 foot conical off the shoal extending westerly, from Jerseyman's island, southern side of Cr b Passage, northern entrance to Arichat. The harbour contains six private wharves, and one Government wharf and shed were recently built, the epth of water at the head of each wharf being 10 feet at high water; a short distance from these wharves the water is 20 feet deep. The bottom in the harbour is mud and affords good anchorage. There are no railway sidings leading to the wharves nor sheds upon the wharves with the exception of the Government wharf.

Drinking water and ship's stores and provisions are easily obtained. The harbour is practically open all the year round.

Lights.-West Arichat, one red fixed light on inner end of beach on north side of harbour, latitude 45 31 24 N., longitude 61 5 17 W., the other on shore of mainland 1,800 feet 62° from front, white fixed, one white fixed light on West Arichat wharf; one red fixed on Jerseyman island on Beach point, Arichat harbour, latitude 45 30 20 N., longitude 61 3 10 W.; one white fixed light on Marache point S. entrance to Arichat harbour, latitude 45 29 0 N., longitude 61 1 50 W. See List of Lights on the Atlantic Coast for 1913. Port charges same as other Canadian ports, viz: harbour master's and sick mariners' dues.

Pilotage charges, when pilots are employed, are according to rates of the Richmond county pilotage authority, as Arichat is in the Richmond pilotage district. Fishing and other vessels find shelter and get water and provisions. The total tonnage of vessels which entered and cleared during the fiscal year 1911-1912 was 233,054.

Sailing Directions. Southern entrance.-When bound to Arichat from the eastward, pass Hautfond shoals by keeping the southern end of Green island in line with cape Hogan, or open of it, until the beacon on Jerseyman island is in line with the cupola of the convent; keep that mark on until the lighthouse on Marache point bears S.E 34 S., thence steer E. 14 N. so as to make a direct course towards Litt'e Barachois at the head of Capodiette bay; and when the Roman Catholic church bears N. 4° E. (the road just westward of the church is then open), run towards it until the southern end of Crichton island opens northward of Beach point. Then haul to the westward, and anchor anywhere northward of the line from Poule islet to Beach point. Southward of that line, in the bight of Jerseyman island, is Cage shoal, with only 7 feet water, and much foul ground.

To go to the eastern part of the harbour, stand well over to the northern shore and run to the eastward along it at a cable from the ends of the wharves, until Marache point is shut in by Kavanagh point, when there is deep water and bold shores to 14 cables from the entrance of the cove at the head of the harbour.

The foregoing, with the assistance of the buoys, are safe directions, but with local knowledge it might be expedient to pass eastward of Hautfond Shoals with the Roman Catholic church and Marache point in line bearing N. 26° E., until a quarter of a mile from the point; then, after rounding the point and the shoal water off its northern side, proceed as above directed.

Northern entrance. From the westward, after passing Peninsula shoals keep Bear head open of Peninsula point until the Roman Catholic church at Arichat is open southward of Crib islands, to clear Crichton shoal; this mark also leads clear to Picard reef and of the shoal water off Crichton island; avoid also Cerberus rock.

Having passed Crichton shoal, bring the Roman Catholic church to bear S. 84° E., when it will be in line with the middle of Crib pass. Keep it so until in the pass, then round Beach point at any distance between 60 and 200 yards, and steer into the harbour. See St. Lawrence Coast Pilot and Chart No. 2,727 (1,317).

BADDECK HARBOUR, Victoria county, Cape Breton island, N.S., is located on the western shore of Baddeck bay, between Kidston island and the main. Baddeck bay is on the northern side of Little Bras d'Or lake. Vessels from the gulf and Cabot strait enter at Big Bras d'Or entrance and pass along the channel between Boularderie island and the main. Depth of water in the harbour is from 41⁄2 to 6 fathoms and anchorage is good. Kidston island in front of the harbour affords good shelter in all winds.

The Government wharf is 250 feet long by 40 feet wide, water 21 feet at the head; freight shed 46 by 24; there is also on the wharf a building 30 feet by 22 with waiting room and office. McDonald's wharf is 200 feet by 30 with 18 feet of water at the head; this wharf has also freight shed and office buildings.

No railway sidings are laid on the wharves nor are there cold storage buildings. There is no dry dock nor machinery loading facilities. Port charges are sick mariners' and harbour master's dues similar to other Canadian seaports. The entrance of the harbour is buoyed by two spar buoys on the port hand side entering. Provisions and water are easily obtainable.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1911-12 was 79,069 tons.

Light. The light is red, fixed, and situated on N.E. point of Kidston island lat. 46 5 58 N., long 60 44 20 W. See List of Lights on the Atlantic Coast for 1913.

Directions. There are two entrances into Baddeck harbour but the eastern entrance is preferable, the western being very narrow.

Pass Red point which is bold to at about 2 cables distance, and steer N. by W. for the church, which, situated close to the shore at about half a mile eastward of the village, is prominent. Continue on this course until the two western churches at Baddeck village are in line N. 73 W.; keep this mark on which leads northward of the 311⁄2 fathoms shoal, and when Kidston island lighthouse bears W. by S., steer for the anchorage and moor in 41⁄2 fathoms, mud bottom, at N. by W. one cable from the lighthouse.

With beating wind, haul close round Red point and work up on the eastern shore of the bay, as it is free from shoals, tacking by the lead. See St. Lawrence pilot and chart No. 2,727.

BAIE VERTE, Westmoreland county, New Brunswick, is 9 miles wide at its entrance from Northumberland strait and 21⁄2 miles at its head. There is no harbour in baie Verte, it is completely open to easterly winds and shallow at its head. The water is from 21⁄2 to 6 fathoms at low water, spring tides. There are several shoals directly in the fairway entering the bay; Aggermore shoal, with 18 feet least water, lies N.E. 2, E. 2.7 miles from Cold Spring head; Laurent shoal, rock and sand, with 16 feet least water, is about 3/4 miles long and 3 cables wide, its shoalest part is S.E. by S. 234 miles from cape St. Laurent. The shoal is steep to on its eastern side close to which is a depth of 4 fathoms. Aggermore rock and Laurent shoal are the shallowest parts of an extensive bank which extends southward from capes St. Laurent and Spear so as to leave a deep channel about 2 miles wide between it and Cold Spring head. A depth of 31⁄2 fathoms at low water is left between Aggermore rock and Laurent shoal and also between Laurent shoal and the banks off the northern shore of the bay. Spear shoal is a bank of sand and stones more than a mile long east and west and 3 cables broad with depths of 15 to 18 feet except on a patch near its eastern end where there is a depth of only 10 feet which bears S.S.E. 34 E. 134 miles from cape Spear. The lead gives little warning from the eastward on which side there is a depth of 34 to 44 fathoms close to; but it is avoided by keeping in 411⁄2 fathoms; there are 314 fathoms between it and cape Spear.

Heart shoal, lying about a mile west north westward from Spear shoal and south-west by south 14 miles from cape Spear, has 6 feet least water within

the 3 fathom line of soundings. Boss spit extends three-quarters of a mile from the southern shore between Boss and Jackson points, is dry at low water to its edge where it is steep to having 17 feet of water close to its outer point. See St. Lawrence Coast Pilot. Light at Fort Monkton near the point in lat. 46 2 38 N., long. 64 3 55 W. white fixed. List of Lights Atlantic Coast including Gulf of St. Lawrence for 1913.

Directions. In entering baie Verte, keep the Nova Scotia coast aboard, running up to 7 fathoms water, till off Cold Spring head, where, at the distance of about 11⁄2 miles from the shore, the water deepens to 8 and even nearly to 10 fathoms, southward of the banks and shoals extending southward from cape St. Laurent. At about 3 miles northward of Cold Spring head, the depth of water decreases to less than 5 fathoms, and continues to shoal gradually, with mud and sand bottom, to the head of the bay. Do not go into less water than 314 fathoms until past Boss spit. Farther up the bay is clear, excepting two patches of stone with 3 and 5 feet water, at N.N.E. 1⁄2 E., a half and three-quarters of a mile from Tidnish head, and there are several ballast heaps at the entrance of the channel of the river, but all within the 2-fathoms line of soundings.

Port Charges are harbour master's dues, 50 cents for vessels of 50 tons and under and increasing up to $5.00 for all vessels over 700 tons, paid twice yearly in the two first ports entered, and sick mariners' dues, 12 cents per ton, paid only three times yearly in Canadian ports.

Tonnage inwards and outwards 9029 for fiscal year 1911-12.

BARRINGTON BAY, Shelburne county, Nova Scotia, is a spacious inlet; its points of entrance are Baccarro point on the east and cape Sable on the west. Near its head is an anchorage accessible by two channels, one east, the other west of Cape Sable island; the island affords partial protection to the anchorage. The western channel is difficult of entrance except to one having local knowledge, owing to its dangers. The anchorage has a depth of 6 fathoms. Rise of tides, 812 feet springs and 612 feet neaps. Shotpouch shoal is a rocky shoal 2 cables in extent, the centre being 3 cables westward of Baccaro lighthouse. Bantam rocks, 1 1-10 mile south-west from Baccaro lighthouse, uncover at low water and nearly always break, they are half a cable apart and form the highest part of a dangerous rocky ledge nearly a quarter-of-a-mile in length. White Knoll ledge is a shoal with less than 6 feet on it on the western side of the entrance to Barrington bay. The eastern channel is more easily entered than the western, and can be approached on either side of Bantam rocks, but if passing between them and Baccaro point, vessels will have to do so by bearings of the land as no leading marks are available. There is room to work a vessel in this channel to the anchorage.

There is a gas and whistling buoy anchored off south-west ledge cape Sable, and a lightship moored in 6 fathoms about 4 cables eastward of Wesses point in Barrington bay. There are 36 spar and other buoys in the two channels and vicinity.

Directions, Eastern Channel. After passing clear of Shotpouch shoal, a course can be shaped up the bay to pass Mud channel between the shoals extending from

Clam point and those of the mainland. Lighthouse rock should then be seen near y n line with the light vessel and by steering for it on a N. 30° W. bearing, the shoal will be avoided, and after passing the lightvessel anchorage will be found in 6 fathoms with North East point of Cape Sable island, bearing West. See Nova Scotia (S.E. Coast) and Bay of Fundy Pilot and Admiralty Chart No. 352.

Lights. One white light Baccaro east side Eastern channel entrance to Barrington bay, lat. 43 26 54 N., long. 65 28 12 W., one white light and fog alarm on cape Sable, lat. 43 23 19 N., long. 65 37 15 W., and Barrington East bay lightship white and red fixed light, lat. 43 31 5 N., long. 65 34 25 W. See List of Lights on the Atlantic Coast for 1913.

The port charges are harbour master's and sick mariners' dues, similar to other Canadian ports.

1912.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port was 77,786 tons in

BATHURST HARBOUR, Gloucester county, New Brunswick, is entered from Chaleur bay. The harbour is at the mouth of the Nipisiguit river, is 41⁄2 miles long and 21⁄2 miles wide and is nearly dry at low water, excepting the channels of four rivers which converge and make one main channel to the entrance. Rise and fall of tide 7 feet springs, and 4 feet neap. The harbour is well sheltered for small vessels with from 14 to 2 fathoms at low water inside the entrance. There is a bar at the entrance with only 7 feet of water at low tide springs, at its shoalest part. The entrance is about 2 cables wide; there are two starboard and port hand buoys leading to it. Outside the entrance large vessels load in the "Roads"; 4 can buoys are kept in position outside the entrance and 1 ballast ground buoy 3 miles from entrance. Inside the harbour 5 starboard and 7 port buoys lead to the public wharf and from the forks of channels to Nipisiguit bridge 3 starboard and 5 port buoys are maintained.

There is only one public wharf at Bathurst village; length 250 feet with 10 feet of water at low tide; several wharves are owned within the harbour by the Bathhurst Lumber Company and the Nepisiguit Lumber Company, having 10 feet. water at low tide. There is a railway spur from the Caraquet Railway to the wharf of the Nipisiguit Lumber Co.

The total tonnage entered and cleared at this port for the fiscal year 1911-12 was 139,435 tons.

The Light is one white, fixed, on Carron point, west side of entrance to harbour, lat. 47 39 20, long. 65 36 40 W.; one red fixed 360 feet N. 28° from other light. See List of Lights on the Atlantic Coast for 1913.

Port charges are harbour master's dues and sick mariners' dues, similar to other Canadian ports.

Directions.-Local knowledge is necessary to enter Bathurst harbour and the bar should not be attempted without a pilot. Good pilots can be obtained for Bathurst harbour.