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industry on this rock is nio>t instructive as it proves in the most con- 

 vincing manner that " protection does protect." After examining 

 and photographing the rookery the party was entertained l^y the 

 Japanese Comiuissioners with refreshments in a kirge tent erected 

 for the occasion. 



From Robben Iskand the Mojave proceeded to Hakodate. Japan, 

 where additional important information rekating to the Russian fur 

 seal islands was obtained from Mr. Koltanovski of \dadivo>tock. who 

 was on his way to the Commander Islands with a statT of assistants 

 to assume charge of the iisheries there during the coming winter. In 



Fig. 45. — Members of tlie expedition at Robben Island. (Photograph by 



L. Stejneger.) 



r. E. Takamnkn, Chief of Fisheries Section, 

 Karafuto Government. 



2. W. T. Bower, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



3. C. H. Huston, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. 



4. L. Stejneger, U. S. National ^Museum. 



5. S. Okamoto, Otomari, Karafuto. 



6. K. Fujita, Karafuto Middle School. 



7. C. E. Lindquist, Oakland, Calif. 



8. A. H. Brooks, U. S. Geological Survey. 



Yokohama, the next stopping jjlace. an interview with Col. Sokolnikof , 

 who had been administrator of the Russian fur seal islands for ten 

 years, was prodtictive of valuable information, as was also a visit 

 to the Imperial Fisheries Bureau in Tokyo, thanks to the kind assis- 

 tance of Prof. K. Kishinouye of the Imperial L^iiversity. ]\Ir. K. 

 Ishino. the fur seal expert of the Ijureau, was kind enough to allow 

 inspection of a series of |)hott)gra])lis which he had taken dtu'ing the 



