42 PROTOCOLS. 



PROTOCOL XL. 



MEETING OF FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1893. 



The Trihnnal assembled at 11 o'clock, all the arbitrators being present. 



Sir llicliard Webster resumed liis argument. 



At 1.30 the Tribunal took a recess. 



On reassembling, Sir Richard Webster continued his argument. 



The president, in adjourning, announced that during the temporary 

 absence of Mr. (3unynghame, the Tribunal authorized Mr. Heniy Han- 

 nen. barristci- at law, to perform his duties. 



At 3.30 p. m. the Tribunal adjourned until Tuesday, June 20th, at 

 11.30 a.m. 



Uone at Paris, the ICth of June, 1893, and signed: 



TheVrcsldent: ALPH. DE COURCEL. 

 The Aocnt for tlie VnUt'd Sliitis : JOHN W. FOSTER. 

 The A(jent for Great Britain : CHARLES H. TUPPER. 

 The Stcnlanj : A. ImEERT. 



Translation certified to be accurate: 



A. Bailly-Blanchard, ) r, ^i 4 ■ 



H. CUNYNGHAME, ) 



PROTOCOL XLL 



MEETING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1893. 



The Tribunal assembled at 11.30 a. m., all the arbitrators being 

 present. 



Sir Richard Webster continued his argument. 



The agent of ller Britannic Majesty laid before the Tribunal a scheme 

 of regulations worded as follows: 



REGULATIONS. 



1. All vessels engaging- in pelagic sealing shall be required to obtain licenses at one 

 or other of the following pox'fs: 



Victoria, in the Province of British C'dlnnibia. 



Vauconver, in the Province of i^ritish Coliunbia. 



Port Towuseud, in Washington Territory', in the United States. 



San Francisco, in the State of California, in the United States. 



2. Such licenses shall only be grantcul to sailing vessels. 



3. A zone of 120 miles around the I'ribilof Islands shall be established, -within -uhich 

 no seal hunting shall be; permitted at any time. 



4. A close season, fiom the IJjth of Seidemlxir to the 1st of July, shall he established, 

 during -which no pcdagic sealing shall Ix; permitted in ]5ei-ing Sea. 



5. No rifles or nets shall be used in pelagic sealing. 



6. All sealing vessels shall be required to carry :i distinguishing ll.ig. 



7. The masters in charge of sealing vess<ds sliall keep accurate logs as to the 

 times and places of sciUing, the number and sex of the seals captured, and shall 

 enter an abstract thereof in their official logs. 



8. Licenses shall he subject to forfeiture for breach of above regulations. 



