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3,500 as the St. George Island quota. It was provided that the inter- 

 island quota might be modified and that an increase or change in the 

 aggregate total might be made if circumstances during the progress 

 of the season should indicate such changes desirable. 



On July 17 the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who was then 

 at the islands, increased the year's quota to 30,000 three-year-old 

 males. This change was made after personal observation of condi- 

 tions and after taking into account the increasing number of seals 

 appearing on the hauling grounds. It was felt that the action in 

 question was entirely compatible with the future welfare of the herd. 

 For determination of the comparative market values of skins from 

 2-year-old and 3-year-old seals the Assistant Secretary also directed 

 the killing of 200 two-year-old males, as far as practicable the larger 

 animals of this class — that is to say, seals whose lengths are from 

 39 to 40f inches. 



KILLINGS OF SEALS. 



The total number of seals killed on both islands in 1922 was 

 31,156, of which 30,002 were 3-year-old males. The other 1,154 con- 

 sisted in part of the 200 large 2-year-olds taken by direction of the 

 Assistant Secretary and the balance almost altogether of 2 and 

 4 year-old males taken incidentally with the killing of the 3-year- 

 olds. The 3-year-old class of males varies only 5 inches in length 

 from the smallest to the largest, and as the length of the seal has 

 to be judged by the eye before it is killed it is impossible to avoid 

 killing a few that measure slightly under or over the desired size. 

 Details regarding the killings are shown in the table below. 



St. Paid Island. — In the calendar year 97 drives were made and 

 26,035 skins, including 1 from a seal found dead and 4 from seals 

 killed at odd times, were secured. 



St. George Island. — In the calendar year 33 drives were made and 

 5.121 skins, including 1 from a seal found dead and 2 from seals 

 killed for fox food, were secured. 



Seal killings on Pribilof Islands in 1922. 



ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



Date. 



Feb. 4 

 Apr. 28 

 May 22 

 May 27 

 May 29 

 June 9 

 June 15 

 June 20 



Do... 



June 21 

 Do... 

 Do... 



June 22 



Do... 



June 23 



June 24 



Do... 



Do... 



Serial 

 No. of 

 drive. 



Hauling ground. 



Sea Lion Rock (Sivutch) 

 do 



do 



Vostochni 



Sea Lion Rock 



Vostochni 



Sea Lion Rock (Sivutch) 



Polovina and Polovina 

 Cliffs 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 49 and 53) 



Lukanin 



Tolstoi 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 64 and 70) 



Gorbatch 



Reef 



7-apadni 



Tolstoi 



Lukanin 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 49 and 53) and 

 Morjovi (vicinity of 

 rock 40) 



SMns 

 secured. 



31 

 1 



75 

 2 



100 



1 



124 



70 



304 



17 



143 



185 

 105 

 16 

 81 

 72 

 95 



269 



Date. 



June 26 



June 27 



Do... 



June 28 



June 29 



Do... 



Do... 

 June 30 



Do... 

 July 1 



July 2 

 July 3 



Do... 



Do... 



Julv 5 



bo... 



Serial 

 No. of 

 drive. 



HauUng ground. 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 64 and 7U) 



Tolstoi 



Gorbatch and Reef 



Zapadni 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 43, 49, and 53) 

 and Morjovi (vicinity 

 of rock 40) 



Little Polovina 



Polovina 



Tolstoi 



Lukanin 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 64 and 70) 



Reef 



Vostochni (vicinities of 

 rocks 49 and 53) and 

 Morjovi (vicinity of 

 rock 40) 



Little Zapadni 



Zapadni 



Lukanin 



Tolstoi 



Skins 

 secured. 



312 

 171 

 483 

 202 



433 



46 

 282 

 157 



43 



583 

 1,700 



160 

 64 



221 



63 



307 



