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The following are field notes of the podding and clubbing of drive 

 from Keef and Zoltoi bluffs, June 28, 1890: 



Whole number of animals driven, 1,417; number taken, 203, or 85 

 per cent turned out. Last drive from this place, June 24, 71 per cent 

 turned out. Everything taken in this day's killing above a normal 

 2-year-old, and under 5 year-olds and ^'wigged" 4-year-olds, i. e., all 

 G-pound skins and upward. 



June 30, 1890. — The following are field notes of the podding and 

 clubbing of drive from Middle Hill,i English Bay,^ Tolstoi,^ Lukannon,^ 

 and Ketavie : ^ 



Whole number of animals driven, 1,262; number taken, 203, or 84^ 

 per cent rejected. 



The small contingent from Lukannon and Ketavie, numbered less 

 than 300 animals, before merged in the single drive. Everything taken 

 that was above 5^-pound skin, and under those of the 5-year-olds and 

 " wigged" 4-yearolds. 



The significance of this day's work can be seen by the most casual 

 observer. I counted over 24 blind-eyed or "moon-eyed" holluschickie 

 as they escaped from the several j)od '"zapooskas," all of which had 

 been crippled in this manner by prior driving this season. How many 

 of these yearlings and " short" 2-year-olds that were released this morn- 

 ing will again be driven before this season ends? Nearly all of them. 

 They pass into the sea over the Lagoon Bar; they meet squadrons of 

 cows playing in the water around the rookery margins; they pause, lis- 



' Last drive from these places, .Tune 27, and 70 per cent turned out or rejected. 

 ^Last drive from this place, .June 20. 

 3 First drive from this place. 



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