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N" 12 is the Faicn. May 1, off Forester Islands (Pr. Wales) Cape 



JMuzoii. 

 May 30, off Yakutat Bay. 

 June 28, off S. E. Portlock Bank. 

 N° 13 is tlie Anioliti. May 6, off centre Queen Charlotte Island. 



May 30, off' icy Bay. 

 June 17, off E. of Cape Elizabeth. 

 That vessel took from February to April inclusive, 57 seals; and in 

 the months of May and June G13 seals. 

 The 14th is the Mermaid. May 1, off' Dixon Entrance. 



May 26, off Cape St. Elias. 

 And that is all the course that is given of her. 

 The 13th is the Triumph. j\Iay 27, off Middleton Island. 



May 31, off" E. of Portlock ISank. 

 June 10, off' !N". of Portlock Bank. 

 The 10th is the Thistle. May 1, off' S. Clayquot Sound. 

 There she was on the 1st of ^lay. She started, very nearly, from 

 Victoria. 



May 30, off S. W. of Yakutat Bay. 

 June 27, 200 miles S. Middleton Island. 

 That vessel took from February to April inclusive 118 seals j and iu 

 the months of Mav and June 293, makino- 141 seals. 

 The 17th is the 6'. H. Tupper. May 1, off Sitka. 



May 31, off Middleton Island. 

 June 16, off Cape Elizabeth. 

 Slie took, from February to April 484 seals; and in the montlis of 

 May and June 789 seals. 

 The 18th is the 0. D. Band. May 6, off Milbank Sound, S. of Q. Ch. 



Isd. 

 May 30, off Yakutat Bay, W. 

 June 15, off' Portlock Bank, E. 

 She took from February to April 42 seals; and in the months of May 

 and June 538 seals. 

 The 19th, and the last is the Vancouver Belle. May 1, off' Christian 



Sound. 

 May 30, S. Portlock 



Bank. 

 June 3, oft' S. E. 

 Cape Elisabeth. 

 That vessel took from February to April Q% seals; and in the months 

 of May and June 279. That is ail. 



Mr. Justice Harlan. — Do those figures, Mr. Phelps, embrace any 

 catch in the spring or in June of the year by vessels that were not 

 British vessels? 

 Mr. Phelps. — Those are all Canadian Vessels. 

 Mr. Justice Harlan. — 1 know. Were there any catches by other 

 vessels'? 



Mr. Phelps. — I am coming to that; these are only 19 vessels. The 

 reason why they are given is because we happen to have the logs. But 

 I want to point out one more thing. You will see the net-work made 

 by the courses of those vessels, I will ask General Foster to kindly 

 point out that red mark. 



General Foster. — [Pointing on the map.] The black line indicates 

 the course of the vessel in May. The red line (as far as it can be dis- 

 tinguished from the black) indicates the course of each vessel iu June. 

 The coloring is not very clearly brought out. 



