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CONTRACT FOR PELAGIC CATCH. 



This agreement, made the fourth day of September, A. D. 1890, be- 

 tween Maurice J. Davis, merchant, of Victoria, B. C, of the first part, 

 and Captain William Grant, owner of the schooner Beatrice, of Victo- 

 ria, B. G., of the second part, 



Witnesseth, that for and in consideration of the premises herein con- 

 tained, the party of the first part binds himself in the su)n of two 

 thousand dollars ($2,000) approved security, to purchase from the party 

 of the second part all fur-seal skins, excepting' those in a pinky con- 

 dition, obtained and acquired by the said schooner on her present 

 voyage (the dangers of the seas and usual bill of lading clauses ex- 

 cepted) and to pay cash for such seal skins at the rate of eleven dol- 

 lars for each and every skin delivered by the party of the second part, 

 including all wigs and grey pup-seal skins, but provided that the pro- 

 portion of grey pup-seal skins shall not exceed ten ijer cent of the en- 

 tire catch of said schooner, when in such case the party of the first 

 part agrees to purchase all grey pup-seal skins in the excess of ten per 

 cent of the entire catch, and pay cash for each and every grey pup-seal 

 skin in such excess at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) each on right de- 

 livery of same. And the said party of the second part agrees to deliver 

 to the said party of the first part all the fur-seal skins acquired as 

 above by the said schooner, subject, nevertheless, to the proviso here- 

 inbefore contained; and also agrees to deliver said skins to the party 

 of the first i)art alongside any wharf in Victoria Harbor that the party 

 of the first part may desire, and within five days of the arrival of said 

 schooner into the Port of Victoria. 



And it is further agreed that should the party of the first part fail to 

 purchase the aforesaid seal skins from the party of the second part, 

 then the said security in the sum of two thousand dollars shall be 

 absolutely forfeited to the i^arty of the second part; and the party of 

 the first part covenants that in case of the nonfulfillment of this con- 

 tract on his part that he will not institute legal proceedings to recover 

 the said sum of two thousand dollars thus forfeited. And lastly, it is 

 mutually agreed that this agreement shall be void on and after the 31st 

 day of December, 1890. 



In witness whereof, the said parties hereunto have hereto set their 

 hands and seals the day and year first above written. 



M. J. Davis. [l. s. 



• William Grant, [l. s. 



Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of — 

 F. W. Adams. 



District of Columbia, 



City of Washington, ss : 



I hereby certify that I have compared the above paper with the 

 original agreement, and that said paper is a true copy of the whole of 

 said original agreement. 



[SEAL.] Sevellon A. Brown. 



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