168 COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



The subjoined statements with regard to the securing of 

 wounded seals, contained in the affidavits by practical 

 sealers, are here given in summarized form; but many 

 details are incorporated in the depositions themselves, 

 which should be referred to in order to appreciate the 

 means taken by hunters of knowing the amount of such 

 losses, and also with the trouble often taken to secure a 

 wounded seal: 



SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE ON THIS POINT. 



Appendix, vol. J- Townsend. — Very few wounded seals are lost, 

 ii, pp. 43-139. Captain A. Douglas, — Badly wounded seals almost certain to be got. 



G. Roberts. — Wounded seals are either captured or live. 



M. Ryan. — Very few. None worth speaking of. 



W. T. Bragg. — Chances of getting a badly wounded seal are good. 



Captain 0. Buchholz. — Does not think that any of the seals wounded 

 by him would die. 



Captain W. O'Leary. — ^Not many. 



W. Coivie. — Very few. 



J. Brown. — Of 20 or 25 seals wounded by him not half-a-dozen would 

 die. 



W. De Witt. — Those badly wounded I always get. Those lightly 

 vounded do not die. 



Captain L. McLean. — Very few indeed. 



J. E. Haake. — Very few. 



J. Shields. — Very few in rough weather. None in calm weather. 



0. Scarf. — Very few, if any. 



F. W. Strong. — Remembers only one or two instances of a wounded 

 seal escaping. Has taken 930. 



A. Mathison. — Very few. 



W. Shields. — The number is very small indeed. 



C. A. IVilliams. — Very few. 



C. Locke. — Very few. 



JU. Ramlose. — Very few. 



1. (yQuinn. — Took in 1892 210 seals, and wounded 2 that escaped him. 

 Captain Li. McLiiel. — The number is very small. 



Captain E. P. Miner. — Very few. Not 1 in 100. 



J. Hall. — Has wounded some seals, but got most of them ; the others 

 would live. 



N. Morrison. — Always gets badly wounded seals in fair weather. Of 

 slightly wounded they no doubt get well. 

 193 Captain V. Jacohsen. — Very few. 



J. Christian. — A few wounded seals escape, and a few of these 

 may die. 



M. McGi-ath. — Is not sure that any would die. 



W. Heay. — In taking 168 seals wounded not more than 5, some ot 

 which may have died. 



E. CantiUion. — Not many. 



C. O. Burns. — Only 10 escaped wounded, and those only slightly. 



J. McRae. — Wounded 12 or 15 in 1892; some might die. 



X. McGrath. — Not more than 10 wounded in 1892, and thinks all 

 would live. 



J. Brown. — Very few are wounded. 



C. Francis. — Wounded a few, but got most of them afterwards. 



J. Figuera. — Wounded 6 or 7 in 1891. 



W. F. Roland. — Always gets badly wounded seals; those that escape 

 are not likely to die. 



A. W. Roland. — Very few badly wounded seals escape. 



J. Matthews. — Wounded a few, but got most of them. 



N. Sonde. — Wounded a few. 



A. McGarva. — ^Not more than 1 in 50 wounded seals will die after- 

 wards. 



E. S. Findley. — Very few. 



T. Garner. — Very few. 



J. Krapt. — Badly wounded seals nearly always got. 



G. C. Gerow. — Not many. 



E. Hope. — Sure of getting badly wounded seals. 



