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July 12^ 1S90. — The followiuy- are Held notes of the poddiugaiicl club 

 biii<;(>f a drive made from English Bay, Middle Hill, Tolstoi, Liikaunon, 

 and Ketavie, July 12, 1890: 



Whole number of animals driven, o,loO; number taken, G33, or 89^ 

 per cent turned out. Last drive, July 7, from this place, when 4,001 

 animals were driven, and 350 taken, or 92 per cent turned out. 



This is the second drive from these places, ranking largest in num- 

 ber, but it has rested since Jnly 7, or live days, a day longer than has 

 been given yet to it this season; and then the natives i)urposely left a 

 sqnad of at least 300 yearlings in the lakes at the head of the lagoon 

 and another squad of at least 250, under the Lukaunon sand dunes. 



When it is borne in mind that in the very height of the season, after 

 live days' rest or nonattention, only 633 medium fur-seal skins, mostly 

 5i-pouud clean skins or 2-year-olds, can be^secured from the combined 

 scraping of everything in English Bay (on Zapadnie and Southwest 

 Point we know there is nothing), Middle Hill, Tolstoi, Lnkannon, and 

 Ketavie, the extraordinary condition of these interests can be well 

 understood in a general way. Such a driving in 1872 at this time and 

 circumstances of weather would have brought at least 50/)00 hollus- 

 chiclie up here, instead of the 5,150 to-day! There were a number of 

 cows in this drive; I counted three that 1 was sure of. 



lSu)iday, July, 13, 1890. — Walked up to Northeast Point early this 

 morning for the purpose of plotting the area and position of the breed- 

 ing seals on the Polavina and Novastoshuah; also to see the natives 

 drive at Polavina. 1 was on the ground at 5 a. m. and saw the whole 

 modus operandi. The holluschickie haul up close against the sand 



