322 REPORT OF BRITISH COMMISSIONERS. 



Index to report of Behring Sea Commission, etc. — Continued. 



Paragraph. 



Behring Sea- 

 Date of entering by schooners ; . 



Early explorations in, as bearing on seal life 1. 



First pelagic sealing in 



Eange of fur-seal in 



Bonilla Island- 

 Seals obtained near, in sjmng, mostly cows 



Brazil — 



Keply to inquiries. Sealing unknown in 



Breeding-grounds — 



Nature of 



Breeding-places — 



Efl'ect of stopping killing on 



In Gulf of Georgia 



In North Pacific 



In Southern Heraisphero 



Killing on (see Killing). 



On Haystack Island 



On Race Rocks, near Victoria 



On Smith's Island r 



Original condition of 



Possible establishment of, on coasts of British Columbia or 

 on Aleutian Islands 



Reasons for selection of by seals 



Time of arrival at, and departure from 



Breeding Rookeries — 



Examination of 



British Columbia — 



Boats and men employed in fur-seal fishery of (1887-91) 



Fur-seals permanent winter residents on coast of 



Pelagic catch, and vessels (1871-91) 



Bejdiesto inquiries from Indian agents and other residents in. 



Sealing fleet, value of in 1891 



Skins taken on coasts of, by Indians 



British Commissioners — 



Commissions 



Conduct of inquiry 



Instructions to 



Places visited 



Plan of Report 



Several Report of 



Brownlow, Earl — 



Information as to breeding of deer 



Bryant, Captain — 



Copulation often occurs in water 



Death of seals from natural causes 



Killing under Russians 



Bulls («ce Males) . 

 Burgomaster Gulls — 



Seals killed by, on Eobben Island 



649 



205, 206 



596 



216 



639 



C. 



Canton- 

 Reply to inquiries from 



Cape Horn — 



Skins sold in London 



Cape of Good Hope — 



Protective Regulations at 



Reply to inquiries from 



Seal life at 



Catch- 

 Composition of (see Pelagic Sealing). 



Diagram illustrating 



Seals and sea-otters in Japan 



"Challenger" — 



Obvervations on seals during voyage of. 



Report by Mr. John Murray 



Charts {gee Maps and Diagrams). 

 Chile- 

 Early seal fi.sheries on coast of 



Close Season (see Limitations). 



Best combined with number limit 



Defined 



Difl'erent effects on sea and shore 



On Falkland Islands 



Only apitlicable to pelagic sealing 



In Uruguay 



Clubbing— 



At Cape of Good Hope 



Greater care recommended 



In Falkland Islands 



31,244-276 



655 



244 



524 



248 



30 



225 



407 

 27, 186 



600 

 569 



295 



337, 338 



665 



328 



855 



137 



155, 156 



132 



