COUNCIL - SEPT. 1910 - APPENDIX F — 80 — 



Appendix F 

 A. Protocol of the Seal Committee 



Friday, September 23th 1910 



Chairman: Geheimrat Rose. 

 Also present: Messrs. Trtbom, Hjort, Knipowitsch, Rose, Drechsel, Johansen, HENKnra, 



V. Gkqim, Witting. 



Pres. Rose opened the sitting at 2.40 p. m. with a brief reference to the 

 meeting of the previous year and read the answers of the different countries to 

 the question regarding their cooperation. All the countries asked had expressed 

 themselves favourably. Only Norway proposed to await further information. 



Dr. Hjort remarked to this, that in Norway the various districts acted 

 differently with regard to the premiums, some paying for the seals, others not. If 

 the districts do not undertake the payment of premiums and the State has to do 

 so, the hunting law would have to be altered. Parliament would then have to vote 

 the money. In principle the Government was in agreement with the plan. 



Dr. Witting read a communication from Dr. Sandman regarding the seal 

 question (concerning Halichoerus grypus and Fhoca foetida). 



Gomm. Drechsel gave information regarding the conditions in Denmark. 

 About 1500 seals were destroyed yearly, the premium being 3 Kr. Dr. Trïbom 

 answered his question, that the seals drift with the ice. He proposed to use the 

 Finnish premium-methods. 



Dr. Johansen emphasized, that not all seals could be distinguished by means 

 of the snout and tail; there are 3—4 species in Denmark. 



Dr. Henking agreed with Dr. Johansen and emphasized, that the species at 

 least should be determined ; the way to determine the species might be left to the 

 different countries. It would be very desirable if the proved methods of killing 

 were described. 



