2 GO ORAL ARGUMENT OF HON. EDWARD J, PHELPS. 



a])i)oars to have noticed. The British Commissioners in para,2;raph 822 

 of their liei)ort say that Elliott in the same Report — that is the Census 

 Eeport of 1881 — says that the breeding rookeries have been gradually 

 increasing since 1 857 



Sir Charles Eussell. — What year is that in*? 



Mr. Phelps.— Elliott's Census Keport of 1881. 



Sir Charles Russell. — You are passing 1872, 1873 and 1874? 



Mr. Phelps. — Yes. 



Sir Charles Russell. — Very well. 



General Foster. — And 187G. 



Mr. Phelps. — I have to pursue this subject a little further, Sir, before 

 I have done M'ith this topic. I shall not be long upon it, but I am so 

 much fatigued, and the hour of adjournment has arrived, that I shall 

 ask to be allowed to defer my further observations till to-morrow. I 

 may say I am very confident that I shall finish all the observations I 

 have to trouble you with, to-morrow. 



[The Tribunal thereupon adjourned till Friday, the 7th of July 1893, 

 at 11.30 a. m.] 



