Earthquake Relief Committee
Of the Government of Newfoundland
Hon. President: Hon. Sir R.A. Squires, K.C.M.G., M.H.A., Prime Minister
Hon. Chairman: H.B.C. Lake, Esq., M.H.A., Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Hon. Corresponding Secretary: Hon. H.M. Mosdell, M.B., M.H.A., Chairman Nfld. Board of Health
Hon. Members: Hon. A. Barnes, Paed. D., B.Sc., Colonial Secretary
Hon. Alex Campbell, M.D., F.R.C.S. (E), M.H.A.
Malcolm Hollett, Esq.,, B.A. (Oxon), S.M.
Sudbury Building
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Burin North
June 14, 1930
Captain Davis
Schooner Ianthe
Burin.
Dear Capt. Davis:
I am in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Horwood, Chairman of the South Coast Disaster Fund Committee, asking me to instruct you to return to St. John’s on completion on this trip. You will therefore act accordingly.
I must take this opportunity of thanking you for the very able manner in which you have discharged your duties in taking around to the various harbours and coves the large amounts of materials which the Committee has placed in your charge. You have brought us one load of lumber from St. John’s and seven trips of round timber and various quantities of lumber and dories on these eight trips and I consider that you have done wonderful work. For example: On this last trip of the Ianthe I have asked you to unload material at eight different places, to wit; High Beach, Lamaline, Point au Gaul, Taylor’s Bay, Lord’s Cove, Lawn, Corbin and Burin and I have received word from Mr. Foote to state that you have called at each place and discharged the requisite amount of lumber and timber and it has been done very expeditiously.
We all quite realize the difficulty and danger to your ship in discharging at places up the Coast which are situated on a wild shore.
Please accept my thanks and the thanks of the Committee for the energy which you have put into this work.
With kindest regards,