COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 79 



(H.) — Uruguay. 



URUGUAY LAWS ARE NOT SHOWN TO EXTEND BEYOND 

 TERRITORIAL LIMITS. 



The laws of Uruguay which regulate the taking of seals „j?^i*^^^^^g,^ ^™; 

 upon the Lobos Islands do not extend beyond the ordinary port, p. i69. 

 territorial jurisdiction, and have no application to pelagic J^°"ed^^states 

 sealhig beyond that limit. Seals are taken on the islands, ibi'd!; Appen- 

 and the State— '^^■^«'- ^' p- *^»- 



does not permit vessels of any kiud to anchor off any of the said 

 islands, and does not allow any works to be constructed that might 

 frighten the seals away. 



{l.)—GUle. 

 The United States Case says : 



The Governments of Chile and the Argentine Republic have United states 

 91 also recently given protection to the fur-seals resorting to their Case, p. 229. 



coasts in the hope of restoring their almost exterminated rook- 

 eries. 



The mischief, however, appears to have been entirely 

 done by sealers landing on the rookeries. Mr. Comer 

 states that — 



if there had been strict regulations enforced, allowing us to kill only United States 

 young " wigs," and not to disturb the breeding seals, I am convinced, ^^^^.'. -^^ppendix, 

 and have no doubt, that all these rookeries would be full of seals ^° " "' ^' 

 to-day. 



THE CHILEAN LAW REFERRED TO IN UNITED STATES 

 CASE IS LIMITED TO COASTS, ISLANDS, AND TERRITO- 

 RIAL WATERS. 



The Chilean law referred to appears to be the Ordinance 

 of the 17th August, 1892, from which the following extracts 

 are made in order to show that the Chilean Government 

 asserts no jurisdiction beyond tiie ordinary 3-mile limit, but 

 is careful to define strictly the limits of the operation of the 

 Ordinance : 



Ordinance regulating the Pursuit at Sea or on Land of Seals or Sea- 

 tvolves, Otters, and " Chungungos" in the Coasts, Islands, and Territorial 

 Waters of Chile. 



Article 1. Only Chileans and foreigners domiciled in Chile are 

 allowed to engage in the pursuit on land or at sea of seals or sea- 

 wolves, otters, and "chungungos" in the coasts, islands, and territorial 

 ivaters of the Republic, as laid down in Article 611 of the Civil Code. 



No ships can engage in the pursuit to which this Ordinance refers 

 except those Chilean vessels which are in possession of the qualiti ca- 

 tions required by the Navigation Laws to be considered as such, Ibr- 

 eign vessels being absolutely prohibited from engaging in this industry. 



Art. 2. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the coasts, islands, and 

 territorial waters of Chile shall be considered as divided into as many 

 zones as there are Maritime Governments in the Republic. 



The extent of each zone shall be that of the res;pective Maritime Govern- 

 men t. 



Acting under powers conferred by the above Ordinance, 

 the President of the Eepublic on the 20th August, 1892, 

 decreed that the fishery of seals — 



be suspended for the period of one year in the regions included in the 

 Maritime Governments of Chiloe and Magellanes, and on the coasts of 

 the Islands of Juan Fernandez. 



