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the necessity therefor. As the season advanced it seemed wise to 
modify the original instructions, and accordingly, on July 22, the 
Acting Secretary y of Commerce authorized the killing of 3,000 more 
ve of the 3- -year-old class and 1,000 of the 4-year- -old class. This 
yas later modified to include only ‘those seals of the 3- year-old class 
ie length was 43.inches or over. The instructions were con- 
veyed by tel egraph. 
Killings of previous years having reduced the numbers of seals 
in the 5-year-old and 6-year-old classes of 1920 rather close to the 
reserve required by law, it was thought best not to draw further on 
these classes. A return to the desirable proportion of adult males 
to females is now reported on both islands, and upon the recom- 
mendation of the superintendent at St. Paul Island the killing from 
this class was stopped on July 23, after 703 skins had been secured. 
KILLINGS OF SEALS, 
St. Paul [sland.—In a total of 54 drives during the period from 
January 22 to November 29, inclusive, 22,220 seals were secured on 
St. Paul Island during the calendar year 1920. 
St. George Island. —The first drive was made on St. George Island 
on May 31 and the last on November 19; in a total of 35 drives, 
4.498 seals were killed during the calendar year 1920. 
The total number of seals killed on ‘both islands during the 
calendar year was 26,648. Details regarding the killings are shown 
in the following tables: 
SEAL KILLINGS ON Printtor ISLANDS IN 1920. 
ST. PAUL ISLAND. 
Serial - Serial 
D No. se Skins No ; Skins 
ate of Hauling sround se- Date of Hauling ground. se- 
drive cured. drive cured 
Jan. 22 Me esea ion Rocke sec-secseee 68 || July 17] 30) Morjoviand Vostochni....) 1,344 
Jan. 30 Due ee Giese aa SS ees 4 || July 19 31 | Reef and Gorbatch........ | 1,309 
May 18° Sue se LOS ee as eae 58 || July 20! 32] Zapadni, Little Zapadni,| ~ 466 
June 4 rh (N Oz eecen eo naneen ceo 97 and Zapadni Reef. 
June il Sal Melee ee occ ores i ek 225 || July 21 33 | Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 251 
Do: 2 Gal SLOIStOl-< cae cescosee scenes 85 Kitovi. 
June 14 TOM MOLIOVA: oo acce'soce cos ctee 417 || July 23 34 | Reef and Gorbatch........ 697 
WoL... Sul MMOSLOCH ite seats same ences 41 || July 27 35 | Morjoviand Vostechni....| 1,432 
June 19 OMe AaDaGNt netics ccc cesesae 357 || July 29 36)|/ Gorbatehocenseecee coca see 428 
June 21 AOU CObss aces ko. cactuce ae coe 541 || July 30 Silt Reeisccccnestenseccecescss 259 
June 23 11 | Morjoviand Vostochni.... 574 Do....| 38 | Lukaninand Kitovi-...... 89 
June 24 tal SOlOViliter ese sctesceseas 295 || Aug. 2 39} | Dolstou ees: Ceo ee 210 
June 25 TB RA 10) yc) a a ee eee 242 || Aug. 3 40 | Zapadni, Little Zapadni, 225 
Dee 22 PAG MILI N soon ce sec ceee es 114 and Zapadni Reef. 
June 26 tle OU/ Az of fo Da seem eee eee 394 || Aug. 4 41 | Morjoviand Vostochni. . 406 
June 28 16 | Reef and Gorbatch........ 1,127 Dozeec|) P42, |(Gorpatehe= ap eacs oe cee 257 
June 30 HERMON OMG sens acc cccees 536 || Aug. 5 43) |DROlOVINE cncceccwec cscs e 323 
DOeeee||) Sale VOstochite = 22.0.0 scccce. 496 || Aug. 6 AA DOSE Ol maces jensee cet ance 70 
July 1 IOC BP OlOVvina ets nc sacececee 270 Do....| 45 | Lukaninand Kitovi...... 40 
July 2 PON ELGISUOD= 2 eee se cocckcnces 315 || Aug. 7 AG WZADAGN ss. a 25-2cscccoen 49 
July 3 21 | Reef and Gorbatch........ 840 ||} Aug. 8 47 Reef and Gorbatch........ 101 
July 5 22 | Zapadni, Little Zapadni, 421 || Aug. 10 AS PEOIOVINE5.56--.--cnceccee 143 
and Zapadni Reef. Do....| 49 | Morjoviand Vostochni.. 257 
July 7 23 | Morjoviand Vostochni....| 2,060 || Oct. 23 DOM MEOOLe seen ew eer ere en oe 175 
July 9 24 | Lukanin and Kitovi...... 99 || Nov. 9 cat Li (eames GO et cet ccccssccesssce 34 
Geno leon te LOIStOie ee ee es 399 DO = temor! |PUAIKANIN: << nceuetssceccec 23 
July 10 26 | Reef and Gorbatch........ 1,333 || Nov. 20 Ba GS iG oe pee asec oe 34 
July 11 27 | Zapadni, Little Zapadni, 669 || Nov. 29 Dat | PQOLDAtCMsscesesecoeceeces 18 
and Zapadni Reef. 
July 14 | 28] Reef and Gorbatch........ 1,181 Dota cwecsecsescess 22, 220 
Do....| 29} Tolstoi, Lukanin, and 382 
| Kitovi. 
