308 KEPORTS OF BERING SEA COMMISSION. 



Report. And we, in accordance with the above agree- 



ment, having been duly commissioned by our 

 respective Governments and having communi- 

 cated to each other our respective powers, found 

 in good and due form, have agreed to the follow- 

 ing report : 



Sources of infor. 1. The joint investigation has been carried out 



matiou. 



by US, and we have utilized all sources of infor- 

 mation available. 



2. The several breeding places on the Pribilof 

 Islands have been examined, and the general 

 management and method for takinof the seals 

 upon the islands have been investigated. 



3. In regard to the distribution and habits of 

 the fur-seal when seen at sea, information based 

 on the observations recorded by the cruisers of 

 the United States and Great Britain, engaged in 

 carrying out the modus vivendi of 1891, has 

 been exchanged for the purpose of enabling 

 general conclusions to be arrived at on these 

 points. 



M e e t i n <j; s of 4. Mectiiigs of the Joiut Commission were held 



Commis.slou. 



in Washington beginning on Monday, February 

 8, 1892, and continuing until Friday, March 4, 

 1892. 



As a result of these meetings we find ourselves 

 in accord on the following propositions: 



