508 OFFICIAL REPORTS. 



nation, in the Daily News olthis nioiniuj>-, whicli I make Exhibit A* of 

 this dispatch. The exceeding sensitiveness of the sealing interest can 

 Inirdly be appreciated by one who has not tonched it. We have been 

 cantions and prndeut in all our movements and shall continue to be. 

 I think the excitement of the day will pass away without further result. 

 The report for 1801, and the statement of previous years are made iu- 

 closures herewith. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 



Levi W. Myers, 



Consul. 



(Tnclosures 2: Eeport for 1891; statement of ])revious years.) 



BRITISH COLUMBIA SEALING INDUSTRY FOR THE YEAR 1891. 



To the Department of State, 



Washington, D. C: 



In order to show the extent and value of the Pacific Ocean and Ber- 

 ing" sea fur-sealing industry, represented at Victoria, and in the Prov- 

 ince of British Columbia, I have prepared three tables of facts and 

 statistics. These tables have been prepared with great care, and 

 wherever it was possible are based on official information obtained at 

 the custom-house in Victoria. They are as nearly accurate as they can 

 be made. 



The first gives the names of the British vessels that cleared from this 

 port, and four others clearing from the port of Vancou- 



on en a a es. ^^^^ with tlicir tounagc and crews. The second table 

 gives the name of eacli vessel and the "Coast," "Sand Point," "Bering 

 Sea," and "total" catch of seals of each for the year 1891. The third 

 table gives the names of vessels, their age, wliere built, and their esti- 

 mated value. 



*N()TE. — It has not been doemeil necessary to print the exhibit above referred to, 

 it being merely a criticism lu the Victoria Vailij News, of April 29, 1892, of the 

 Consul. 



