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half Explanation through an e.g.: there are 4 men in a cre, including the skipper-owner. 100 quintals are caught: i.e. 4 shares of 25 q. each. The skipper takes 1 share; he also takes 1/2 of the 25 q share of each of the 3 sharemen. This fives him an extra 12 1/2 q from each, or 37 1/2 total. He now...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33918 |
| Summary: | half Explanation through an e.g.: there are 4 men in a cre, including the skipper-owner. 100 quintals are caught: i.e. 4 shares of 25 q. each. The skipper takes 1 share; he also takes 1/2 of the 25 q share of each of the 3 sharemen. This fives him an extra 12 1/2 q from each, or 37 1/2 total. He now has 62 1/2 q out of 100. Eack shareman has 12 1/2 q to his own hand. G. M. Story May 1955 Used I and Sup Used I Not used This seems to be a general explanation of how the form is used. |
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