SCHEDULE 13G
Bowater Incorporated
Common Stock $1.00 par value
Cusip # 102-183-10-0
Item 1: Reporting Person Tiger
Management L.L.C.
Item 4: Delaware
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 3,221,100
Item 7: -0
Item 8: 3,221,100
Item 9: 3,221,100
Item 11: 8.0%
Item 12: IA
Cusip # 102-183-10-0
Item 1: Reporting Person Tiger
Performance L.L.C.
Item 4: Delaware
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 1,952,500
Item 7: -0-
Item 8: 1,952,500
Item 9: 1,952,500
Item 11: 4.8%
Item 12: IA
Cusip # 102-183-10-0
Item 1: Reporting Person Julian H.
Robertson, Jr.
Item 4: Delaware
Item 5: -0-
Item 6: 5,200,600
Item 7: -0-
Item 8: 5,200,600
Item 9: 5,200,600
Item 11: 12.8%
Item 12: IN
Item 1(a) Bowater Incorporated
Item 1(b) 55 East Camperdown Way,
P.O. Box 1028, Greenville, S.C.
29602
Item 2(a) This statement is filed on
behalf of Tiger Management
L.L.C.("TMLLC") and Tiger
Performance L.L.C. ("TPLLC"). Julian
H. Robertson, Jr. is the ultimate
controlling person of TMLLC and
TPLLC.
Item 2(b) The address of each
reporting person is 101 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10178
Item 2(c) Incorporated by reference
to item (4) of the cover page
pertaining to each reporting person.
Item 2(d) Common Stock $1.00 par
value
Item 2(e) 102-183-10-0
Item 3 TMLLC and TPLLC are
investment advisers registered under
Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership as of April 30,
1998 is incorporated by reference to
items (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover
page pertaining to each reporting
person.
Item 5 Not applicable
Item 6 Other persons are known to
have the right to receive dividends
from, or proceeds from the sale of,
such securities. The interest of one
such person, The Jaguar Fund N.V., a
Netherlands Antilles corporation, is
more than 5%.
Item 7 Not applicable
Item 8 Not applicable
Item 9 Not applicable
Item 10 By signing below, I certify
that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred
to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the
issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or
as a participant in any transaction
having such purpose or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
May 11, 1998
TIGER MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
TIGER PERFORMANCE L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
JULIAN H. ROBERTSON, JR.
By: /s/ Nolan Altman
Under Power of Attorney dated
1/27/95
On File with Schedule 13G for Kohl's
Corp. 2/7/95
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this
Schedule 13G dated May 11, 1998
relating to shares of common stock
of Bowater Incorporated shall be
filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned.
TIGER MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
TIGER PERFORMANCE L.L.C.
/s/ Nolan Altman,
Chief Financial Officer
JULIAN H. ROBERTSON, JR.
By: /s/ Nolan Altman
Under Power of Attorney dated
1/27/95
On File with Schedule 13G for Kohl's
Corp. 2/7/95
