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2, Foreign Governments. 



Argentine Republic. Monte Video. 



Brazil. Russia. 



Chile. Uruguay. 



Japan. 



3. Her Majesty's Consuls abroad. 



Canton. San Francisco. 



Honolulu. Shaugbae. 



4. Officers of Her Majesty's Ships and Canadian Government Officials. 



Admiral Hotbam, C. B., Senior Naval Officer, Esquinialt. 

 Commander Turner, R. N., Her Majesty's ship "Nympbe." 

 Commander Burr, R. N., Her Majesty's ship ''Porpoise." 

 Lieutenant-Commander Hadley, R. N., Her Majesty's ship "Pheasant." 

 Mr. A. R. Milne, Collector of Customs, Victoria, British Columbia. 

 Indian Agents on coast of British Columbia, through Mr. A. W. Vowell. 



5. Miscellaneous. 



Mr. de Bnnsen, British Legation, T6ki6. 



Earl Browulow. 



Captain Devereux, Graving Dock, Esquimalt. 



Professor Flower, C. B., Natural History Museum, London. 



Captain David Gray. 



Dr. Guntber, Natural History Museum, London. 



Hudson Bay Company. 



Mr. A. W. Huson. 



Sir George Curtis Lampson, Bart. 



Mr. A. Lafone, M. P. 



Mr. J. W. Mackay. 



Professor Sir F. McCoy, Melbourne. 



Sir R. Morier, G. C. B. 



Mr. Murray, "Challenger" Office, Edinburgli. 



Baron Nordenskiold. 



Mr. Sclater, Zoological Society, London. 



Mr. Justice Swan. 



Mr. E. Maunde-Thompson, British Museum. 



Mr. W. C. Van Home. 



154 Appendix (B). 



Circular to, and Replies from, Colonial and Foreign Governments. 



The following Circular of Inquiry was prepared by the Behring Sea Commission- 

 ers, and forwarded at their request to the Governments of — 



The Cape of Good Hope. Chile. 



The Falkland Islands. Argentine Republic. 



New South Wales. Brazil. 



Victoria. Uruguay. 



Tasmania. Japan. 



New Zealand. 



Such replies as have been received are given below. 



In addition to this Circular, direct correspondence was entered into with the 

 authorities on the same subjects. 



Circular of Inquiry. 



The Department of Fisheries of the Dominion of Canada, in connection with 

 questions relating to the fur-seal fisheries of the North Pacific, is desirous of obtain- 

 ing all ]>ossible information relating to the fur-seal fislieries of the Southern Hemis- 

 pliere. Tbe southern fur-seal, or "sea-bnar' ' (of the family of eared seals, or Otaridce), 

 is known to have formed the object of an important industry in the early part of 



