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C. A. Williams. — Sexes about equally divided iu 1892. lu 1889 and 

 1891 nearly all bulls. On the Asiatic side seals about equally divided 



as to sex. 

 204 C. Locke. — Got in 1892 a few more males than females on the 



coast, but both there and on the Asiatic side there were about 

 equal numbers of each sex. 



£. Bamlose. — Before 1892 killed more females than males. In 1892 

 more males than ever before. 



Captain E. Lorenz. — On the 11th August, 1890, in Behring Sea, hia 

 hunters got 1.30 seals, of which about 100 were males. Thinks he 

 took more females than males in 1891. 



Captain T. Magnesen. — Of over 1,000 seals taken on coast each year 

 by his hunters two-thirds were males. More females than males in 

 Behring Sea. Sexes about equal on Asiatic side. 



Captain W. E. Baker. — In last two years about 25 per cent, of coast 

 catch were cows. 



/. (yQuinn. — Of 76 seals taken on the coast in 1891, not more than 

 25 were females; and of 210 in 1892, not more than 40 were females. 

 Mostly bulls on Asiatic side in 1891 and 1892. Not more than 6 in 100 

 were females. 



Captain R. E. McEiel. — Gets more females than males. In 1892 more 

 males, in proportion, than ever before. 



Captain E, P. Miner. — 40 per cent, of seals taken on coast, and about 

 60 per cent, of those taken in Behring Sea, are females. 



Captain C. Campbell. — Principal part of catch iu 1891 and 1892 were 

 young males. 



Captain G. Macdonald. — As a rule, more females than males are 

 caught on coast. In Behring Sea about equal numbers of each sex. 



W. Fewings. — About the same number of males and females. 



D. Laing. — Thinks more females than males are taken on the coast, 

 but that in Behring Sea — both sides — more males are taken. 



T. H. Broivn. — Has always taken more males than females on the 

 coast, and about the same number of each sex in Behring Sea. 



J. Morris. — More mules than females. 



N. Morrison. — In 1886 about two-thirds his catch were bulls. In 

 1891 about half were females, and in 1892 about one-third. On Asiatic 

 side in 1891 and 1892 about half were females. 



H. S. Broivne. — More males than females in 1892, and more in pro- 

 portion than other years. 



Captain V. Jacohson. — About 3 out of 5 seals taken on the coast and 

 in Behring Sea are females. 



Captain J. W. Todd. — Remembers no year in which he took more 

 females than males on the coast. In Behring Sea rather more than 

 half females. 



J. Christian. — Rather more than half females on Asiatic side, and * 

 about equal numbers of males and females on the American coast. 



M. Mctirath. — More than half, both on American and Asiatic sides, 

 were females. 



W. Heay. — Two-thirds of catch young males, 



J. Beckivgham. — As many females taken as males. 

 205 Captain H. B. Jones. — Thinks vessels he has been on took 



more females than males both in Behring Sea and on the coast. 



Captain E. Cantillion. — Until 1892 catch contained more females than 

 males. In 1892 many more males than females. 



C. Peters. — More females than males in 1891 and 1892. 



S. Paxton. — In Behring Sea in 1891 took 330 seals. Moat of these 

 were young bulls. In 1892, 139 seals on coast; about 20 females 

 among them. 



C Heater. — In 1890, in Behring Sea, greater part of catch males; 

 in 1891, on coast, majority were young bulls; in 1892, one-third cows. 



A. McGarva. — In 1890 more females than males; in 1891 about equal 

 numbers of each sex; in 1892 more males than females. 



B. Findlay. — More males than females in 1892 ; more females in pre- 

 vious years. 



J. Erapt. — About half the seals taken by him females. 



F. Warrington. — More females than males killed. 



G. E. Miner. — As a rule more females than males, but in 1892 but 10 

 per cent, of catch were females. 



Captain J. D. Warren. — A little over half the catch females both on 

 the coast and in Behring Sea. 



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