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Appendix, vol. Mucli additional evidence on the same point, including 

 "' ^^' ' experience in 1892, is coutaiued in the statements of sealers 

 printed in the Appendix, and of this the following synopsis 

 may be given : 



Mr. J. Townsend. — Has secured on the coast and in Behring Sea 

 about as many females as males. 



Mr. C. Le Blanc. — In 1892, took more females than males on the 

 f American] coast, and on the Asiatic side about equal numbers of 

 each sex. More thau half the females on the coast were with young. 

 On the ^Asiatic side from one-quarter to one-half were in milk. 



Captain A. Douglas. — Formerly more females were taken than males, 

 but last two years more males, from 2 to 4 years old. 



Mr. G. Roberts. — Three out of five seals taken in 1892 were males. 

 About one-half the females taken were in pup. 



Mr. M. Ryan. — Took in 1892 about as many females as males. On 

 the Asiatic side more males than females. In 1891, in Behring Sea 

 (American side), more males than females. 



Captain R. 0. Lavender. — On coast in 1892 over one-third his catch 

 were females. Less than half of these barren. The same in other 

 years. In three seasons in Behrln;;- Sea he found near the islands 

 mostly females, but further out mostly males. 



T. Mathasen. — Boat-steerer in 1891; thinks that out of 5 seals taken 

 3 are females. 

 203 J. S. Fanning. — In 1892 took 158 seals, of which 8 were females. 

 Other hunters in same vessel had similar experience. 



A. Billard. — About one-half of coast catch females, of which about 

 one-fourth were in pup. 



G. Dishoio. — In 1892 took more males than ever before. In previous 

 years a very little more than half were females. In Behring Sea about 

 half his catch were females. 



Mr. 0. Buchholz. — On the American coast has taken more females 

 than males. 



Mr. R. Starrat. — Thinks there are more females than males among 

 the seals taken. 



Captain W. O'Leary. — Catches have always been composed of about 

 equal numbers of males and females, both on the coast and in Behring 

 Sea. 



F. Camphell. — Took 65 seals in 1892, among which were more females 

 than males : 20 to 25 were barren females. 



J. Brown. — In 1892 got more females than males. 

 Captain A. R. Bisset. — In 1891, 80 per cent, of catch were young 

 males. In 1892, about half females on coast. 



E. R. Smith. — On Vancouver Island coast early in season about half 

 the seals taken are females, half of which are in pup. As the season 

 grows fewer females are got, and fewer of these in pup. 



W. De Witt. — A little more than half the seals taken on the coast 

 are females, and of these about one-half are in pup. 



W. G. Goudie — In 1892, of 2,040 seals taken on the coast about 1,500 

 were bulls from 2 to 4 years old. About one-half the seals taken in 

 Behring Sea are females. 



Captain L. McLean. — Outside very many more males than females 

 are taken. Not nearly so many females as males in Behring Sea. 



J. H. Haake. — The greater portion of the catch of "\V alter A. 

 Earle " were males. 



J. Shields. — Of the larger seals there are more females than males. 

 Of the smaller seals, more males than females. In Behring Sea more 

 males thau females. 



G. F. French. — Males and females in about equal numbers on the 

 coast. 



0. Scarf. — Males and females in about equal numbers both on coast 

 and in Behring Sea. 



F. W. Strong. — Thinks that about two-thirds his catch on the coast 

 were females, one-half in pup. 



A. Maihison. — More thau half the seals taken on coast were females. 

 Mostly young females and barren cows. About one-quarter females 

 in pup. 



fP. Shields. — Before 1892 thinks he took a few more females than 

 males, but in 1892 more than two-thirds of his catch were males, and 

 this was the experience of the other hunters on the "E. B. Marvin." 



