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CUAPTEK XV. — TiiK Kksli.I's <jf thk I'akis A\v AIM)— Continued. Page' 



A. The urliitration — Contiunrd. 



The inoiius Vivendi 179 



The joiut comniission of in(|iiiry 179 



The tribunal 179 



The. joint report ot' the commission 179 



The Ann-ricau couteiition ISO 



The British contention ISO 



Thiir comparative merits ISO 



B. The rc'nulations ISO 



riie minor provisions ISO 



Thi- sixty-mile zone ISI 



The close season ISl 



Regulations adapted to work of sealers ISl 



The Cost of enforcing the regulations 182 



The failure of the regulations 182 



The redeeming feature of the regulations 182 



The purpose of arbitrators , IS!} 



The obligation to protect and preserve 183 



CHAPTEK XVI.— SlMMARV OF CONCLUSIONS: 



Statements of fact 1S4-1S6 



Chapter X\T1. — The Remedy i-ok the Decline of the Hekd: 



Revision of the regulations not ade(|Uate 187 



Pelagic sealing can uot I'xist without the killing of females 1S7 



Total prohibition of pelagic sealing the only remedy 187 



Chapter X\ III. — The Flti re of the Herd: 



A reconsideration of the question 188 



A b:isis for the reopening of the subject 188 



Findings of fact — the decline 188 



Slow rate of increase in the herd 188 



Males can be killed with impunity 189 



Excessive destruction of females 189 



Compromise tindings 189 



The herd commercially ruined 189 



Pelagic sealing incompatible with preservation 189 



The skin of the female to be contraband 190 



The proposed extermination by slaughter on the rookeries 190 



Importance of the fur seal herd 190 



A strong nucleus remains 190 



Chapter .MX. — Recommendatioxs: 



Iuade(iuacy of past knowledge 191 



The Government agents not investigators 191 



Failure to understand conditions 191 



The w ild-animal policy 192 



Lack of faitli in our iriethods 192 



Wasteful management 192 



The two vital (|Uestious yet unknown 192 



The fixing of the quota 193 



Questions which require continuous .--tudy 193 



A fixed quota not desirable 194 



The proportion of males needed 194 



Minor problems 194 



The herd should be placed in charge of a naturalist 194 



Appexdi.^ I. — .Statistics 197 



Table of killings 197-207 



Summary of totals 207 



