68 ALASKA. 



And whereas the Government of Her Britannic Majesty did ask the said 

 arbitrators to find the said facts as set forth in the said statement, and whereas 

 the agent and counsel tor the United States Government thereupon in our 

 presence informed us that the said statement of facts was sustained by the 

 evidence, and that they had agreed with the agent and counsel for Her Britannic 

 Majesty that we, the arbitrators, if we should think fit so to do, might find the 

 said statement of facts to be true. 



Now, we, the said arbitrators, do unanimously find the facts as set forth in 

 the said statement to be true. 



And whereas each and everv question which has been considered by the tri- 

 bunal has been determined by a majority of all the arbitrators; 



Now, we. Baron de Courcel, Lord Hannen, Mr. Justice Harlan, Sir John 

 Thompson, Senator Morgan, the Marquis Visconti Venosta, and Mr. Gregers 

 Gram, the respective minorities not withdrawing their votes, do declare this to 

 be the final decision and award in writing of this tribunal in accordance with 

 the treaty. 



Made in duplicate at Paris and signed by us the fifteenth dav of August, in 

 the year 1893. 



And we do certify this English version thereof to be true and accurate. 



Alph. de Courcel. 

 John M. Harlan. 

 John T. Morgan. 

 Hannen. 



Jno. S. D. Thompson. 

 Visconti Venosta. 

 G. Gram. 



Since 1893, efforts have been made by the United States tor 

 the further prevention of pelagic sealing and the protection of the 

 fur-seal fisheries. With this end in view, Hon. John W. Foster 

 was sent as agent to England to secure the adoption of a modus 

 Vivendi prohibiting all sealing until a final disposition of the ques- 

 tion can be had and a treaty can be entered into establishing 

 further regulations for the government of the fisheries. At this 

 writing, no otficial data of the results of this mission can be had, 

 the agent not having as yet submitted his report. 



As a further result of the arbitration of 1893, '^ convention was 

 concluded between the United States and Great Britain February 



