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Island rookeries have for over sixty years been Fur-seal protec- 

 tion by other ua- 

 protected by the Government of Uruguay, andti^^s. 



the right of seaHng leased to a company under 

 certain restrictions;^ and as a consequence of this 

 governmental protection Lobos Islands have for LoLos islands. 

 many years past been the chief source of supply 

 from the southern seas. The Governments of Cape Horn. 

 Chile and the Argentine Republic have also 

 recently given protection to the fur-seals resort- 

 ing to their coasts in the hope of restoring their 

 almost exterminated rookeries.^ The Japanese Kmiio islands. 

 Government has taken steps toward the restora- 

 tion and preservation of the fur-seals at the 

 Kurile Islands/ and the history of Russian pro- 

 tection on the Commander Islands and Robben ^ Comm.ander and 



Kobben Islanus. 



Island is too well known to need further citation. 



FISHERIES. 



The foregoing review of the legislation of 

 various nations shows that they have deemed it 

 necessary to adopt stringent regulations, not only 

 in waters adjacent to, but also at great distances 

 from, their respective land boundaries, in order 

 to protect from extermination the fur and the 

 hair-seal. But it will be interesting, and profit- 



1 Summary of Uruguay laws, in letter of April 2, 1892, Ly tlie 

 Custodian of Arcliives at Montevideo, Vol. I, p. 448; Article- by 

 Dr. Allen, Part II, Vol. I, p. 397. 



2 George Comer, Vol. II, p. 597. 



I 3 Statutes of Japan, A'^ol. I, p. 449. 



