122 EXAMPLES OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCU- 

 MENTS AND ACTS OF CONGRESS IN WHICH 

 SEALING IS DESCRIBED AS "FISHERY." 



1832. July 10. Despatch from "United States Charge ^^.^J'^-'> 

 d'Affaires to the Buenos Ayres Minister on the subject of rord^n^ st.vte 

 the seal fishery of Malvinias, Falkland Islands. ' let'vf? xx^^slo" 



Throughout letter the term of "fishery" is employed. ^ .^"xx.p. 



1871. "Fur-seal fisheries, Alaska. Letter from the Sec- (2.) 



retary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of Eeport by con'o-.^Ld'staa^ 

 Special Agent in charge of the fur-seal fisheries at the Ex. f)oc. 20. 

 Islands of St. Paul and St. George, Alaska." 



1874. An Act of Congress approved on the 22nd April 

 provided for a Report on "the present condition of the seal 

 fisheries of Alaska; the haunts and habits of the seal; the 

 preservation and extension of the fisheries as a source of 

 revenue to the United States, with like information respect- 

 ing the fur-bearing animals of Alaska generally; the sta- 

 tistics of the fur trade and the condition of the people or 

 natives, especially those upon whom the successful prosecu- 

 tion of the fisheries and fur trade is dependent." 



1876. "Seal fisheries of Alaska. Letter from the Secre- (3.) 



tary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to a Reso- co^g°*igfggg*^ 

 lutiou from the House of Eepresentatives, information Ex. n'oc. 83. 

 relating to the seal fisheries in Alaska." 



1889. "Fur-seal fisheries of Alaska. (29th January, ^ ^^<*^ ^^^^ 

 1889. — Recommitted and ordered to be printed.) Mr. Cong., 2nci' sess., 

 Dunn, from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish--^^^"'"*-'^®-^^^^- 

 eries, submitted the following Report." . . . . " The 

 Committee was directed to investigate the fur-seal fisher- 

 ies of Alaska, and all contracts or leases made by the Gov- 

 ernment with any person or Comi^auies for the taking of 

 fur-seals or other fur-bearing animals in Alaska, .... 

 and to fully investigate and report upon the nature and ex- 

 tent of the rights and interests of the United States in the 

 fur-seals and other fisheries in Bering Sea in Alaska," &c. 



1889. " Message from the President of the United States, united^ states 

 transmitting, in response to Senate Resolution of the 2nd Senate, 50th 

 January, 1889, a Report upon the seal fisheries in Bering Ex°f)oc!io6.*^^'' 

 Sea." 



1890. " Seal fisheries of Behring Sea. Message from the ^ J^>j ^^^^ 

 President of the United States, transmitting a letter fromcong., ist'sess.. 

 the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, touch- ^^- ^"•'- *^°- 

 iug the subjects in dispute between the Government of the 



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