56 squatters who refused to pay rent) were not tried. Another interesting fact is that the Beaton 's and MacDonalds and consequ¬ ently their descendants were related to the proprietors, the 517 Stewarts. Still many homes in the area still have the conch 518 shell which was used to call men to arms/ The Guardian reported in 1914 that Mayflowers were picked in March at East Point . " The shape of East Point has consistently changed through erosion. Brooks which were six or seven feet deep seventy years ago 520 are now merely a trickle. which used to harbour 521 ships is now a land lacked Pond. The erosion at East Point and Beaton 's Point are particularily obvious. Beaton 's Point someone recalled once had hocks thrown up on it during a storm and it is 522 six or seven feet high now and it was higher then. The effect of erosion can be seen in the picture of the lighthouse taken ten years ago. Since then at least seven or eight feet have been washed away. The trees along the bank south of the lighthouse produce a horror - 525 like "Krumholtz effect". In that area is also a colony of cormor¬ ants. These pelican - like birds are very interesting to watch. There are also colonies of herring gulls and terns nearby. The area is rich in marine life. The recks on the East Point beach are fairly recent. Forty years ago there was a sandy area instead of the racks. No one knows what changes in natural history the next hundred years will bring. The homes at East Point which are over one hundred years J old and still habitable include the Victor Beaton house (built by James Beaton ) , and the Stewart Cameron house (built about 110 years ago by Bernard Creamer for Alex Beaton ). ^ The Danny MacLean house which was lived in until last year is 160 years old and was built by 324