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appointment by our Government of counsel to represent m condemna- 

 tion proceedings for the forfeiture of said offending vessels. 



In this connection I would suggest that the question whether joint 

 regulations for the coming sealing season can be agreed upon by the 

 respective Governments be determined at once, as vessels will begin to 

 leave for the sealing grounds early in November, and there will conse- 

 quently remain very little time in which to agree upon joint resolutions 

 should such a course be determined upon. 

 I have the honor, etc., 



C. S. Hamlin, Acting Secretary. 



The Secretary of State. 



Department of State, 

 Washington, June 17, 1895. 



My Dear Mr, Hamlin: I beg to transmit to you herewith for your 

 immediate use a copy of a note of the 13th iustaut, from the British 

 charge d'affaires ad interim inclosing a copy of a minute of the Cana- 

 dian privy council, which is said to contain the information requested 

 in a letter of the Treasury Department of the ll>th of January last, 

 relative to Canadian pelagic sealing in 1893 and 1894. 



To complete the record a formal letter of transmittal, signed by the 

 Secretary of State, purporting to cover these inclosures will be sent to 

 your Department to-morrow. 



I am, my dear sir, very truly, yours, 



Alvey a. Adee. 



Hon. Charles S. Hamlin. 



[Inclosure.] 



Newport, Jtme 18, 1895. 

 Sir: With reference to the State Department note of the 23d .January last, marked 

 No. 17, requesting certain information with regard to Canadian pelagic sealing in 

 1893 and 1894, 1 have the honor, acting under the instructions of the Earl of Kimberly, 

 to forward herewith copy of a minute of the Canadian privy council containing the 

 information asked for. 



1 have the honor, etc., 



Hugh Gough, 

 Hon. E. F. Uhl. 



Extract from a report of the committee of the honorable the 'privy council, approved hy 



his excellency on the 26th April, 1895. 



The committee of the privy council have had under consideration the annexed 

 report from the minister of marine and lisheries, dated 20th April, 1895, in connection 

 with certain information touching Canadian pelagic sealing in 1893 and 1894, which 

 had been requested by the United States Government. 



The honorable committee advise that your excellency be moved to forward a cer- 

 tified copy of this report, together with its appendices, to the right honorable the 

 principal secretary of state for the colonies. 



All which is respectfully submitted for your excellency's approval. 



John J. McGke, 

 ClerTi of the Privy Council. 



