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■with a small liarcm. The gray bull seen two days ago was inobably one of these. 

 The bull of late statioued uuder the clifl' ou the sheif has withdrawn back about 100 

 feet under the clitf leading up to the parade ground. He has 7 cows and 2 pups 

 sleeping about him. 



Coming home I paced the Reef drive with a view to giving the area of the 

 different typical portions of the drive, tiuding it to be roughly .5,031 feet long from its 

 beginning in the edge of the parade ground to tiie killing field at East Lauding. 



SEPTEMBER 12. 



A big storm is on hand this morning, with high wind blowing from the east and 

 thick fog. llemaiued indoors and copied extracts lioni the Government agent's log. 



In the afternoon I went over to Lukanin and Kitovi rookeries, stopping for a 

 moment at the observation point on Black P>luti. Xo i)ups are in water about the 

 point, but in the shelter of the rocks are about 100 ])iips and 2 or 3 bachelors sleeping 

 out of the reach of the surf. Among these pups are 3 of those branded yesterday 

 morning. They seem in good spirits. 



The surf breaking over Kitovi bight is something terrific, nevertheless pups are 

 everywhere in it, swimming, playing, ducking under each white breaker as it comes 

 in aud coming up in its rear. In the center of the bight where the little seaweed beach 

 is, the water out for a considerable distance is full of seaweed. Out about three 

 breakers from the shore are about 100 pups in a iiod, diving and sporting in this 

 seaweed. Many of them are shaking pieces of it about, and on the whole they are 

 acting Just as they might if the sea were calm. They show a surprising amount of 

 watchfulness in keeping out of the way of the breakers. One could imagine that it 

 would be the last of a pup if he got caught on the crest. Though watched for half an 

 hour nothing happened to any of them. They seem well able to care for themselves. 

 No bachelors or old seals are in sight in the water. 



It would seem that the pups under the clifts at the point of Black Blufl" stay there 

 all the time. There seem to be about the same number there every day. But they 

 evidently come aud go, as is shown by the i)resence of the newly branded ones. 



An uuusally large number of cows are on shore to-day ; the storm has driven them 

 in. Many bulls are out on Zoltoi and Lukaniu beaches. 



SEPTEMBER 13. 



The storm is still on, with thick fog and heavy surf otf the east side. 



In the afternoon I walked out past Lukanin. No seals were on the hanling gTound. 

 Many cows were on land, driven by the storm. Cows and pups look uncomfortable; 

 all perched on stones where possible. 



LUKANIN BEACH. 



On Lukanin beach one pup, freshly dead, is washed up. It looks as if the pup 

 might have been drowned. Very emaciated, doubtless washed over from Lukanin; 

 possibly drowned in a weakened condition. Beside it is another pup denuded of hair, 

 evidently also washed from Lukanin. 



There are l.">0 old bulls on Lukanin beach and among the sand dunes behind. A 

 very few bachelors are among them. The old bulls leave the rookeries, but they have 



