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ALASKA FISHEEIES AND FUE INDUSTRIES, 1911. 



The following statement in tabular form shows by species the 

 amount and value of furs shipped from Alaska in the calendar 

 year 1911: 



Shipment of Furs from Alaska in 1911. 



a Includes 18i ounces of beaver castors, valued at $0. 

 b Shipped from Pribilof Islands. 



PERMITS TO CAPTURE AND SHIP FUR-BEARING ANIMALS FOR BREEDING 

 OR OTHER PURPOSES. 



Under the provisions of section 4 of the act approved April 21, 

 1910, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor issued, in the calendar 

 year 1911, six permits to capture fur-bearing animals for special 

 purposes. In the majority of cases the animals were desired for 

 propagation purposes. A few permits were issued to collect fur- 

 bearing animals for museums and zoological parks. 



The capture of any fur-bearing animal out of season or the ship- 

 ping of any such live animal out of Alaska, unless specifically author- 

 ized by the Department, is unlawful. Anyone desiring to capture 

 and retain or ship for breeding purposes, or for museums or zoolog- 

 ical parks, any fur-bearing animal, should apply to the Secretary of 

 Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C, for a permit authorizing 

 him to do so. 



