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Vivendi, I am of tlie opinion that the taking of Opinion of sir 



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one season's hmitecl croj^ can not injure the seal PoweU. 

 herd, but although not necessary the renewal of 

 last year's prohibition and the 7,500 limitation 

 would be beneficial." He then suggests the 

 arrangement afterwards adopted, viz, that 7,500 

 " instead of 30,000" be taken on the islands, evi- 

 dently employing the latter number, viz, 30,000, 

 to designate the quantity of seals which might 

 safely be taken by the United States, which 

 is the same number as that suggested by Sir 

 Julian Pauncefote in his letter to Mr. Blaine of 

 February 29, 1892.^ In view of these cu'cum- 

 stances, it is submitted that 30,000 seals is the 

 minimum number which the Arbitrators can 

 reasonably assign as a safe catch dm-ing the 

 present season. 



•British Blue Book, U. S. No. 3 (1892), C-6635, p. 155. 



