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May V2. — Tbirtj'-eiglit bulls are counted on the Reef, some of tbem hauled up as 

 much as 200 yards from the shore. 



May 13. — About 03 bulls are hauled up at Southwest Bay and a number are seen 

 in the water. 



May 18. — About 130 bulls and 2 bachelors are hauled up on Keef. 



Alay 21. — About 17.") to 200 bulls are on Itcef to day. 



May 29. — The first food drive of 165 seals was made to-day, tifteen days later than 

 last year. 



June C. — The first killing (421 seals) of the regular sealing season was made from 

 Reef and Zoltoi. 



June 8. — A few cow seals are reported out at Lukanin. 



June 10. — A small drive was made from Halfway Point, 474 skins. The season 

 is slightlj' behind last year, apparently attributable to cold weather. Bulls are 

 numerous. 



June 12. — Two pups were seen to-day at Tolstoi, the first of the sca.son. 



June 28. — A raid on Otter l.sland was discovered and nipped short. 



July 8. — A drive from Halfway Point gave 1,118 skins and 1,151 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. Killing at the latter point was discontinued for the present. 



July 20. — The last drive of the sealing season was made from Tolstoi, Zoltoi, and 

 Lukanin, 2,530, making a total of 80,000 for St. Paul. 



RECORD KEPT BY J. H. MOULTON. 



August 9. — About 1,000 seals are reported on Otter Island. 



November 17. — An unusu.il number of seals remain on the islands at this date, 

 probably owing to the mild weather. 



November 30. — Seals in large numbers still remain on the island. (Apparently 

 no killing of pups this season.) 



1882. 



January 24. — Four thousand to 6,000 seals are still to be seen on Sea Lion Rock 

 and a few still remain at Northeast Point. 



February 8. — A food drive was made from the Reef and lO.'i seals killed.' 



April 26. — One bull seal was seen in the water off' Lukanin. 



April 28. — One bull seal has hanled out at Kitovi : one is in the water off" south end 

 of Reef. 



May 2. — Two bull seals are reported on Southwest Bay. 



May 8. — Five bulls are on Tolstoi. 



M.ay 16. — A few young seals are on Sea Lion Rock. 



June 2. — The first drive for the quota is made from Southwest Bay, Jliddle Hill, 

 and Tolstoi; 400 killed. The (juota for this year is 78,00(1 from St. Paul; 22,000 from 

 St. George. 



June 13. — A drive from Halfway Point yielded 217 skins; 306 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. A few females and pups are present on the rookeries. An unusual 

 number of " killers'' are about the rookeries this month. 



July 20.— A killing from Southwest Bay yielded 729, filling the quota of 1882. 



'Agaiu the seals seem to have rciiiaiiud about the islands all winter. 



