The Pauline

ADAMS, District Judge.

When this matter was formerly before the court (136 Fed. 815), it was remitted to the commissioner, March 31, 1905, to report the amount of wages due to the so-called pilots and whether they were employed in that capacity or as the actual masters of the boats. The report of the commissioner has now been returned. It is as follows:.

“The court has referred these cases back to me for a rehearing, directing me to take proof as to the amount of wages paid by the libellant up to and including the time when he took possession of the boats, and also to determine whether or not…