224 THE FUR SEALS <)E THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



csliinati- was reached by a careful cxaiiiinatidu of all catches referreil to iu tlie atlidavits and (itUor 

 papei-.s ill the case and coimter case of the I'nited States and (Jrcat Britain, excluding those which 

 were claimed to have been taken olf the Russian coast. 



That the British returns (above cited), 29,14G, include seals taken on the western side of lieriug 

 Sea, from the Russian herd, will appear, as above stated, from the fact of the warning of said vessels, 

 under the modus vivendi, and their subseciueut crossing to the Russian coast. 



The report of the minister of marine and fisheries of Canada for 1891 credits none of the catch 

 to Ru.'ssian waters. In 189:?, however, said report credits 14,805 skius out of a total of 53,912 from 

 said Asiatic shores. The fact that this large catch was made iu 1892 points strongly to similar catches 

 in the year 1891, whicli are coufirined liy the above mentioned evidence. 



'■Obtained l>y subtracting the total of 27,450 and 8,432 from 68,000. 



'"See United States counter case, page 408. 



''Taken from Alfred Eraser's estimates for American .sealing fleet iu Asiatic waters. .Skins 

 entered iu United States portfi. 



-"The smallncss of the nnmlier, 2,199, suggests that either many of tlie vessids after clearing 

 saihul directly lor the .Japan coast, or else the catches oft' the Northwest coast were transshipped at 

 .Japan ports. 



■•'The .\meri<:iu catch for 1893 is based upon statistics compiled by A. Fra.ser and ou file iu the 

 Treasury Department. The United States consul at Victoria states (Consular Reports Ko. 161, p. 279) 

 that American schooners in 1893 transshipped at Yokohama and Hakodate lietween 17,000 and 18,000 

 skins. This is further confirmed by the report of the Canadian department of marine and fisheries 

 for 1893, page clxviii, which gives the catch of American vessels landed at Hakodate as 18,587. 



--' The figures for the catches of Canadian vessels are taken from the report of tlie Canadian 

 department of marine and fisheries for 1893, page clxvii. 



-'The Loudon trade sales for 1893 account for the dispositi<ui of l(t9,669 pelagic skins. 



'-'Compiled from the reports of collectors at ports of entry on the Pacific Coast. These reports 

 •ire on file iu the Treasury Department. 



-■"■The figure 23,710 is obtained by taking the 6,836 skins noted under the captiou "Locality 

 uuilctermiuc<r' iu the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury to Congress dated .lanuary 21, 1895 

 (Filty-third Congress, third session, Ex. Doc, 243), and dividing them between the Asiatic and 

 American herds iu similar proportions as the other skins landed iit United States iiorts in United 

 States sealing vessels during 1894. The result would be : American herd, 0,1.52 ; Asiatic, 684. Adding 

 6,152 to the catch ou the Northwest coast (12,398) already given and the Bering Sea catch (5,160) 

 already given, we have tlie total 23,710. 



-" Made up of skius as per records of collectors of customs on the Pacific coast, which credit l,.50O 

 to Asiatic waters; 684 skins, previously referred to in note 25, and the 20,000 skins whidi it is 

 cstim.ited were transshipped in .Japan (Ex. Doc. 243, Fifty-third Congress, third session. "Notes 

 concerning catch for 1894.'' p. 4). 



■-'"Taken from report of Canadian department of marine and fisheries for 1894, page 9. 



Tlie figures 26.425 include one American vessel, wliose catch was 84 skins. 



Tlie ligures 49, 843 contain the catches of three American vessels, whiih aggregated 490 skins. 



The facts in the two foregoing paragraphs are given iu a report of Fisheries Commis.sioner 

 Costigan to the fioveruor-Gcuer.al of Canada, under date of .January 9, 1895, page 9. 



-''Reports of collectors of customs at Anu-ricaii ports of entry on the Pacific Coast. 



'-"Official statement sent by United States Consul Roberts, at Victoria, under date of November 

 15, 1895, and on file in the Treasury Deparlmeut. 



''"The pelagic catch for 1895 is further increased by a catch of about 10,000 skins taken by 

 vessels clearing from Japanese jjorts. 



"'From returns of United States inspectors who examined skins landed iu United States ports. 



■'■'From oftlcial returns of colle<tor of customs, Victoria, British Columbia. Skins not inspected. 



'"In averages per vessel relating to Northwest coast catch, the canoe catches are not included. 

 British Col nmliia canoe catch, 2,353, included in Canadian Northwest coast total. 



"Total catch of American and Cauadiaii vessels for 1896 further increased by a catch of 3,392 

 skins taken by vessels clearing from Japanese jiorts, and of 1.497 skins taken by natives in the jiaeses 

 of the Aleutian Islands. 



■'■'■All log entries relating to American pelagic cateb sworn to by mastitis of vessels, but most of 

 thiui changed as to proportion of females upon exaniinatiou of catches by inspectors of seal skins. 



