178 COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



C. 0. Burns.— In 1891 about half females ; in 1892 nearly all bulla. 



M. Pickney. — In 1891 less than half females ; in 1892 very few fe- 

 males on coast. Of 420 taken in Behring Sea, about one-fourth were 

 females. 



W. 0. Hughes. — In 1891, both on coast and in Behriug Sea, about 

 half females ; in 1892 not more than 10 per cent, females on coast. 



J. McBae. — About half females. 



J. Brown. — About half of each sex. 



J. Sitemaiu— In 1888 and 1889 about half females; in 1890 nearly all 

 males; in 1892 three-fifths males. In Behriug Sea each year about 

 half the catch were females. 



W. Hermann. — More females than males as a rule. 



G. Scott. — On the coast and in Behring Sea about half males and 

 half females. 



G. Wester. — About 60 per cent, females on the coast; in Behring 

 Sea about half. 



C. Lutjens. — About four-fifths of catch females. 



C. Hartiwen. — About 60 per cent, females both on the coast and in 

 Behring Sea. 



M. Scott. — In Behring Sea about half of each sex; on the coast for 

 last two years more males than females. 



J. S. Worth.— On the coast in 1890 and 1891 70 per cent, females; in 

 1892 about half and half. In Behring Sea the majority taken were 

 bulls. 



C. Francis. — Both on the coast and in Behriug Sea about half females. 



M. Keefe. — In 1889 and 1890 many more males than females; in 1891, 

 in Behriug Sea, nearly half females. Never has taken more females 



than males. In 1892 uearly all youug males. 

 206 J. Coburn. — In 1892 nearly all males; in previous years less 



than half females. 



J. Figuera. — Pretty well divided as to sex on coast. Never got females 

 in Behring Sea. 



C. F. Modeler. — As a rule more cows than bulls. 



L. J. Thiers. — Early in season more females than males; later on 

 more males. 



G. Wells. — In 1890, on coast, more than half males; in 1891 about 

 half females. In Behring Sea, in 1890 aud 1891, about two-thirds of 

 catch females. In 1892 four-fifths of catch males. 



W, 0. Shafter. — Both on the coast and in Behring Sea more females 

 than males. 



A. F. Carlson. — More females than males on the coast. 



F. Crocker. — More females than males on the coast ; in Behring Sea 

 about half aud half. 



W. Conners. — More than half females on the coast. 



P. E. Peterson. — On the coast about half males and half females. 



H. J. Lund. — About 65 per ceut. of coast catch females. 



J. Ford. — On the coast more males than females. 



J. W. Crew. — 60 to 70 per ceut. females. 

 , W. Roland. — On the coast about one-third females ; in Behring Sea 



about half females. 



A. W. Roland. — In 1891 about half females; in 1892 about one-third 

 females. 



J. Matthews. — About half of coast catch females ; in Behring Sea at 

 least 5 out of 6 were males. 



A. McKeil. — 3 out of 5 taken on coast females. 



G. C. Gerow. — Two-thirds of catch on coast and in Behring Sea 

 females. 



J. Gaudin. — Chiefly females in Behring Sea, but nearly all were dry. 



C. Blomquist. — 14 or 15 females among 149 taken iu 1892. 



It. Hope. — Thinks more females than males are takeu. 



W. Petit.— Not more thau 130 females out of 660 seals in 1892. 



C. F. Dillon. — About three-fifths of catch females iu 1892. 



A. Sinclair. — About half males — a few more than half perhaps. 



W. Edwards. — About as many males as females. 



M. Edwards. — About half of each sex. 



G. F. French. — Between one-third aud one-half females. 



P. Jolilns. — About the same number of each sex od the coast ; more 

 females than males in Behriug Sea. In 1892 many more males than 

 females on coast. 



T, CfLeary. — More females thau males. 



