COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 

 Index to British Counter-Case — Continued. 



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Okhotsk, Sea of— 



WTialiiig in 



Old male seals-^ 



Large number of, impotent. 



O. 



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Pacific Ocean — 



Definition of. TJnited States contentions 



Summary of British reply 



Pacific Ocean — 



Also called Eastern or jSTorth-Eastern Ocean 



Baron Tuyll's interpretation of 



Comprehends Behring Strait 



Included Behring Sea throughout negotiations 



Limited interpretation of, only suggested after 1824 



Not distinguished from Behring Sea in Treaty of 1825... 



Russian dignitaries, interpretation of 



Palmer, Mr. W . — 



On character of GoTernment A gents 



" evil effect of drives 



" raids 



" scarcity of breeding males 



Panama — 



Pearl fisheries of 



Passes through Aleutian Islands — 



Width of 



Pearl fisheries 



Pelagic catch — 



1879-81 



In 1891 and 1802 compared 



Number of females is due to killing of males on islands. 

 Pelagic sealing — 



Coutentions in United States Case 



Summary of British reply 



Argument that decrease due to, erroneous 



Boats employed in 



Destruction caused by exaggerated 



Does not make supply of skins irregular 



Legitimate industry 



Not attempted till after 1867 



Not similar to sealing in southern hemisphere 



Origin of 



Prohibition of, -vrould be unjust 



Tribunal has no power to totally prohibit 



Petroff, Mr. Ivan — 



Statement as to whalers 



Pigott. Agreement made by with Riccord 



Pinnipedia — 



Professor Allen on 



Sir W. Flower on 



Poland, Messrs. — 



Table of North-west Coast, catch by 



Poland, Mr. H.— 



On intermingling 

 Poletica, M. de, to Mr. Adams, Feb. 28, 1822 . 

 Portland Canal- 

 Fur-seals breeding in. 



Practice of nations 



Prelimin ary statement 



Pribyloff Islands — 



ilelations of fur-seal to. United States contentions 



" " Summary of British reply 



Date of discovery 



Early killing of seals on 



No efficient control of by United States till 1870 



Not the only home of the fur-seal 



Value of at first unknown to United States Government. 



Prince William Sound 



"Pro.jet" of Convention — 



Between Great Britain and Russia 



Objections of Russia 



Property in fur-seals — 



Contentions of United States 



Summary of British reply 



Alleged hy United States 



Cannot exist without jurisdiction 



Distinguished from protection 



Protection of fur-seals — 



Right of. United States contentions 



'• Summary of British reply 



** Allefted oltject of Russian jurisdiction 



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