82 ALASKA INDU8TliIES. 



Special Ayetit Bryant; shipping receipts for 1875. 



Treasuky Agent's Office, 



8t. Paul Island, May 28, 1875. 



I hereby certify that the Alaska Commercial Company has this day 

 shipped on board steamer Alexander, from this island, 3,850 fur-seal 

 skins, beiug the skins of seals taken for native food Irom July 18, 1874, 

 to this date. Chakles Bryant, 



Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Tkeasury Agent's Office, 



St. Paul Island, July 8, 1875. 



I hereby certify the Alaska Commercial Company has this day 

 shipped on board steamer Alexander, for transshipment at Unalaska, 

 39.aa6 fur-seal skius for the quota of 1875. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 

 St. Paul Island, August 7, 1875. 



This certifies that the Alaska Commercial Company has this day 

 shipped on board steamer Alexander, M. C. Erskine, master, 46,974 fur- 

 seal skins of the catch of 1875; that said company has also shipped 

 3,662 fur-seal skins from St. George Island of the catch of 1875, and 

 that said steamer has on board 5,328 fur-seal skins from Unalaska cov- 

 ered by certificate of July 8, 1875. Total number on board, 5a,964 

 skiiLS. Charles Bryant, 



Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



1B76. 



Special Agent Bryant: limitation of catch to 85,000 seals annually. 



Washington, D. C, March 2, 1876. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit the following communication, asking 

 your consideration of the subject-matter contained in my report, dated 

 October 11, 1875, concerning the limiting the number of fur seals to be 

 taken by the Alaska Commercial Company on the islands of St. Paul 

 and St. George for the ensuing year. It will be seen by a reference to 

 said report that for reasons therein set forth it is desirable to limit 

 the number of seals to be taken the present season to 85,000 instead of 

 100,000, as heretofore done; and, further, that the present proportion 

 of 90,000 for St. Paul and 10,000 for St. George is not properly adjusted 

 to the existing condition of the rookeries on said islands, and that it 

 is desirable the proportion should be fixed at 70,000 for St. Paul and 

 15,000 for St. George. 



As the Alaska Commercial Company steamer will leave San Fran- 

 cisco on or about the 1st of April next for the seal islands to commence 

 the season's operations, and no other opportunity will occur for com- 

 munication before the season is over, an early consideration of this 

 matter is desirable. 



I have the honor to remain, yours, respectfully, 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 

 Hon. B. H. Bristow, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



