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papers, including logs of vessels, pertaining to the enforcement of the 

 regulations respecting fur seals, adopted by the Governments of the 

 United States and Great Britain, in accordance with the derision of 

 the Tribunal of Arbitration .convened at Paris, and the regulations 

 under Avhich such reports are required to be made, etc. 



I desire to state, also, that I have to-day transmitted to the honorable 

 the Secretary of State two copies of a statement j^repared by Prof. 0. 

 H. Townsend, of the Fish Commission, wherein is given farther informa- 

 tion as to the latitude and longitude in which seals were taken by 

 pelagic sealers in Ameri(;an vessels during the season of 18U4, one of 

 which copies, it was suggested, should be transmitted for the inforina- 

 tiou of the British Government in compliance with article 5 of the 

 Bering Sea arbitration award. 

 Hespectfully, yours, 



J. G. Carlisle, Secretary. 



Sir Julian Pauncefote, 



British Ainbatmador, Washington, D. 0, 



[luclosure.] 



Treasury Department, 

 Washington, £>. C, February 11, 1895. 

 To the President: 



Referring to Senate resohition of January 8, 1895, calling for all reports, docu- 

 ments, and otlier papers, including logs of vessels, relating to the enforcement of 

 the regulations respecting fur seals adopted by the Governments of the United 

 States and Great Britain, in accordance with the decision of the Tribunal of Arbi- 

 tration convened at Paris, and the resolutions (regulations f) under which said 

 reports are required to be made, as well as relating to the number of seal taken 

 during the season of 1894 by pelagic liuuters and by the lessees of the Pribilof and 

 Commander islands, I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement taken frour 

 the logs of vessels showing the latitude and longitude in which fur seals were taken 

 in Bering Sea. It will be noticed that only 10 of the 32 American vessels engaged 

 in fur-seal Ashing have made returns as to said latitude and longitude. The collector 

 of customs at San Francisco reports that the captains of the other vessels deposed 

 under oath that they cleared without notice of the regulations and thereibre made 

 no record of the places of cajiture. 



I have further to state that during the season of 1894 about 142,000 seals were 

 killed by pelagic hunters in the North Pacific Ocean, including Bering Sea. Of this 

 number about 60,000 were taken either in Bering Sea or on the American side of the 

 North Pacitic Ocean; 15,033 seals were taken on the Pribilof Islands by the North 

 American Commercial Company, lessees under the contract with this Government 

 dated March 12, 1890. This Department has no official statistics of tlie catch on the 

 Commander Islands, but is unofficially informed that it amounted to 27,285. 



I also transmit herewith extracts from the logs of the United States Revenue- 

 Marine steamers Bush, Corwin, and Bear, with relation to the enforcement of the 

 regulations respecting fur seals as determined by the Paris Tri))unal of Arbitration. 



The papers above referred to constitute all the rejiorts and documents in this 

 Department which it is deemed compatible with the jiublic interests to transmit to 

 Congress at this time. 



I have the honor, etc., 



J. G. Carlisle, Secretary. 



Treasury Department, 



Washington, I). C, May 6, 1895. 

 Sir: The experience of the past sealing season — the first under the 

 provisions of the Paris award of Augnst 15, 1893 — has disclosed cer- 

 tain defects both in the form and scope of the award and of the legis- 

 lation, especially that enacted by the British Government, for carrying- 

 out its provisions. I deem it my duty to call these defects to your 



