George Bell salvaged wrecked vessels from North Cape to East Point, his largest job was. the Marco P010 in 1883 at Cavendish.

Wharfs were built at Bay View, Stanley Bridge, Walford Mac- Ewens, Clifton, Margate, Long River, French River and New London

Harbour.

Harbour Master and Customs Officers were Edward MacEwen and John C. Sims, the latter reports 34 vessels clearing the harbour in 1862.

9 to Nova Scotia, 20 to New Brunswick, 2 to Liverpool and 3 to the U.S.A.

In 1864 there were 29 vessels leaving with 7,185 bus. barley, 1,300 lbs. Pearled barley; 52, 669 bus. oats; 25,250 lbs. oatmeal; 2,341 lbs. butt-er, 962 doz. eggs, 36 bbls. pork, 1,150 lbs. dressed pork, 1,535 lbs. pork hams, 666 lbs. lard, 9,158 bus. potato-es, 672. bbls. mackerel, 189 bbls. herring and 228 quintal (112 lbs.) cod fish.

Imports 1864 were 85,000 ft. boards, 245 M shingles, 13 M laths, 4 spars, 427 ton salt, 483 bbls. flour, 192 ton limestone, 186 bbls. herring,

12 pkgs. ironmungry, 234 lbs. tobacco and 1,167 lbs. sole leather.

The railway came to Kensington in 1875 and a lot of the shipping was done by rail after this date.

From 1840 to 1870 were the big ship building days in New Lond— on; between 1857 and 1870 the following were built:

Alma, 101 ton by Wm. and John Cousins.

Flying Cloud, 170 ton, James and Duncan MacIntyre. Scud, 163 ton, Sam Brown and Alex MacMillan.

Ann MacKi-e, 122 ton, Henry MacKie.

Northern Light, 247 ton, Hugh MacKay and Richard Taylor. John Garland, 77 ton, Donald MacLeod.

Hannah, 82 ton, George MacKenzie.

Chatham, 97 ton, Thomas and Richard Pillman.

Polly Hopkins, 269 ton, Orr Brothers.

Eyo, 62 ton, Orr Brothers.

Janet, 144 ton, Orr Brothers.

Black Fox, 72 ton, Orr Brothers.

Greenoch, 69 ton, Orr Brothers.

Black Hawk, 179 ton, Orr Brothers.

A.C.S., 119 ton, Bell Brothers.

Acadian, 211 ton, Bell Brothers.

Catherine, 207 ton, Bell Brothers.

Robert, 147 ton, Bell Brothers.

Agnas, 293 ton, Bell Brothers.