REPORT OF BRITISH COMMISSIONERS. 

 Table of Contents — Continued. 



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Page. 



377-395 



396-446 

 447-450 

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458-473 



474-525 



571-600 

 601-G12 

 613-632 

 633-653 

 654-658 



659-673 

 674-693 

 694-703 

 704-721 



722 

 723-726 

 727-770 



771-781 

 782-833 



834-901 

 902-903 



(N.) Various nntural indications of former extent of ground occupied by Seals on 



the Pribyloff Islands 



(O.) Changes in Habits of the Fur-Seal in recent years 



(P.) Fur-Seals Breeding on tlie Southern part of the North American coast 



(Q.) Connection or interchange of Seals between tlie Pribyloflf and Commander 



Islands 



(R.) Conditions aflfecting the Sea-Otter and Sea-Cow contrasted with those affecting 



the Fur-Seal 



(S.) Breeding Places and Kesorts of the Fur-Seal on the Western Side of the North 



Pacific 



II.— Natives of the Coasts of Britisu Columbia and Alaska directly Inter- 

 ested IN Independent Sealing. Methods of Hunting, and Number 



taken 



III.— Pelagic Sealing. 



( A .) Origin and Development 



(B.) Methods 



(C) Proportion of Seals lost 



(D.) Composition of Catch •. 



(E.) Future of the Industry 



IV.— Control and Methods of Sealing on the Pribyloff I.slands, their 

 Nature and Results. 



(A.) Methods employed 



(B.) Decrease in Number of Seals, its Origin and Progress 



(C.) Standard "Weights of Skins taken 



(D.) Driving of Seals 



(E.) Protection of Rookeries from Disturbance 



(F.) Native Interests on the Islands 



(G.) Raids 



V. 

 VI.- 



-NUMBER OF FuR-SEALS KILLED UPON THE PRIBYLOFF ISLANDS 



-Historical Notes on the Condition of the Fur-Seal Rookeries of the 



Pribyloff Islands in various Tears 



Vli.— The Fur-Seal Fishery in the Southern Hemisphere 



VIII.— Mj* rketing the Seal-Skins 



PART in. 



904-908 Concluding Remarks 



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79 



79-81 



81-83 



84-91 



97-102 

 102-104 

 104-109 

 lOS-113 

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114-116 

 116-119 

 119-121 

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 124 

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 125-131 



131-134 



134-140 



140-149 



149 



MAPO AND DIAGRAMS. 



I. Track Chart of Routes followed by the British Behriug'Sea Commissioners, 15th 



July to 8th October, 1891. 

 II. Sketch Map, illustrating Resorts aud Migration Routes of Fur-Seals in the North 

 Pacific. 



III. Sketch Map, showing approximately the Area frequented by Fur-Seals in the 



period extending from 1.5th .Tuly to 16th August, 1891. 



IV. Sketch Map, showing approximately the Area frequented by Fur-Seals in the 



period extending from 1.5th August to 16th September, 1891. 

 V. Diagrams illustrating Number of Fur-Seals Killed. 



