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GENERAL COMPARISON OF RECENT CENSUSES OF THE SEAL HERD. 
Class of seals, 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 
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i SMe 2 ee es 1,358 1,403 1,559 2,151 3,500 
Ae me joes (Oo) ee ee Se ee 81,984 | 92,269] 93,250] 103,527| 116,977 
IGE OTE Se sectcse 6 AOA SRS SeScees eee sooo 113 105 172 673 2, 632 
Young bulls (chiefly S year-olds) Coo eee secon tac eees 199 259 DROSS Zero cea cl eee 
Geyer a sean ate oe aoe asec Riecie a inmicte| « om = cule awie|wmiviewiewire=|sacesesess [omens =e 11, 167 
DAVOAE-OlG FIAIOSS — ow < o oan ow oo 8 ww owen ne wine n| oe ween ee we ascemennsielen- ese ees 11, 271 15, 494 
2 SS a eee Eerie vee ee 100 2,000 9,939 | 15,848 15, 427 
ae ae A RRS Se aeRO ee Ga 2,000} 10,000} 13,880] 18,282 19, 402 
Beyer ol ttil@sen .- 5 tee en seein 11, 000 15, 000 17,422 23° 990 24,169 
CO PECTS 1 eae OT ie Se ee 13, 000 20, 000 23, 068 30, 307 33, 645 
TEES ST LC Ge pS op an a RE TE 11,000] 15,000! 17,422} 23,990 24) 245 
SECTOR SP 3 eee 2 Ue eee ae Seen eee 13,000 | 20,000} 23,067 30,306 33, 646 
iC eSBS 5. oc ea A Se een ee 81, 984 92, 269 93; 250 | 103,527 116,977 
Ti 2. ieee eee TA eee ee eee eee RS 215,738 | 268,305 | 294,687 | | 363,872 | 417, 281 
The followmg information in regard to the 1916 census is taken 
from Mr. Hanna’s report: 
Pups.—An enumeration of all the pups born in the season was made between July 
26 and August 15, both dates inclusive. The work was carried on with conciderably 
greater difficulty than in former years. Not only was there a much larger number of 
animals to be counted, but other conditions resulting from the increase in the size of 
the herd contributed to the difficulty. The work of completing the count was de- 
layed until August 15, when some of the pups had taken to the water, and this, 
together with the unfavorable conditions for counting pups on the breeding grounds 
due to-the presence there of more bulls than in previous years, may have resulted in 
an error in the count amounting to as much as 3 or 4 per cent. It is not believed that 
the error was more. 
DISTRIBUTION OF Pups AT THE PrisBiLoFr ISLANDS IN 1916. 
Living Dead Total 
Rookery. | Date of counts. pups. pups. | pups. 
ST. PAUL ISLAND. 
EITOVL 2:50 See ee ee oe cae conc e hese Sees as eh ene eect AUP oes seoste sere 2,445 27 2,472 
kan Te eee eM ee a ee ee Aug. 1... 2,055 86 2,141 
Or batch se epee oes Se de ee AVIGTSE 2 oto sas Sees 8,612 252 8, 864 
AGED UES 5. ob 3 oO Se BE oe ee eee caer eee GOe. pees sees’ 693 7 700 
[RGGle sees e een eee ee Seen Dee eee DIL ys Ait eas ee. 16, 148 183 16,331 
UVC sonts nee Uoeec ase nc meen. Coe eee eee nee July 2622s ee2 4,951 69 5,020 
WAR OOH oooh node oo se ee oe eee ese ELEY 208 7 on a ant 385 3 388 
SOISteavem sas Set chem eee oe ee ee Pe ce ae | eae dO: acess et 11,919 146 12,065 
Mapadni es x. -- 22 ~~. SLO ee eee Eke ab Aug. 2and 14..... 9,535 147 9,682 
IUHIO OA PAGT SS. Se sac eee couse ene ee 2a es Ve SO ieee ee 6,127 150 6, 277 
MAPA OGL o)...2o5 dt) state ee ORS ees Ag: Zeb ie Io 262 4 266 
UL OVERG jee a2) 8 3 danse i bnishgeosermctm acne jomeel oe UT eee 4,631 113 4, 744 
PEASANTS 2. S25 ho in oe ee eee eee a eee QO. fetes. oe 1,663 20 1,683 
tines baalommne coe tx22 226 22. 2a Ra a Ba Gon yy es: 1,059 15 1,074 
MEG oc ee he eee July 30 Ree ear) 2,717 44 2,761 
ee ll ames ey ae 
“2 2 EL eth ile Sallie ei Ie ee \ 23,488 904] 24,387 
ANTRAL... J-2 on OS Oe Se Saeco ee ea 96, 685 2,170 98, 855 
_ §$T. GEORGE ISLAND 
North. ..... peprererre ed. s.r taapet se ul 1 aap Ce Sos 6,122 124 6,246 
fiche pine 0: 5 SS ee oy Dee 2 Se em Hore ee 5, 460 85 5, 545 
Cie ott Seo 12 27 eee Oey ae ae ats oa UES (ins wera te 957 8 965 
POU EHS st eh are rites ir a Rn uh we ae eee ya CLOTS ras Te 5 TO. Seas. he 19 
Hast Weel: saeepeenetes igo ec gee as ks 1 Ree 1,568 17 1,585 
Hast Chilis’. [eee pee a se eNO ce em: PO (Conan ees 3, 684 78 3, 762 
Ae GE REE he isn. ak Re RE i ee | a 17,810 312 18,122 
peel tala) 1 ae a et 96, 685 2,170 | 98,855 
SUS Teg EN Ys RE LS oe A ee ne eae ee ee 17,810 312 18, 122 
Migint noth islgndsc Same et 114,495 | 2,482 | 116,977 
