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6. The schools are made up of male and female seals, young and old, 

 though sometimes we tind small bands of one sex or age. 



7. That I saw on the coast this year more seals than I ever saw 

 before, particularly oft' Cape Cook and Cape Fairweather. 



8. I have been in Behriug Sea four seasons, around the Pribyloft' 

 Islands. I don't remember very well what proportion of those I got 

 were females, some years more, others less, but I think about one-half 

 taking the years together. With very few exceptions there were no 

 females in jjup taken in the sea, but some of them, probably a quarter, 

 would be in milk. 



9. That I know no difference between the seals on the two sides of 

 the ocean. I don't think there is any difference. 



10. The "Carlotta G. Cox" left the Commander Islands grounds 5th 

 September this year, and sailed directly for Victoria. I saw seals now 

 and then over the entire course. I remember well seeing two 500 or 600 

 miles off' land in about latitude 54° 30' north and 143° west longitude; 

 also two seals about 100 miles west of Queen Charlotte. 



11. That I shoot "sleepers" at from 10 to 20 yards, and "travellers" 

 at from 20 to 100 yards — very few at the latter distance, and then only 

 on a calm day. 



12. I have noticed the teats on male seals as well as females. 



13. That three years ago in Behring Sea I saw seals having connec- 

 tion with one another on two occasions. I was within 70 or 80 yards 

 of them. 



14. Cow seals with young are the hardest to get at, especially in May 

 and June. They are then wilder and more on the watch. After they 

 pup they are not so wild. 



15. In the five years I have been out I have found six dead seals on 

 the water. Most of them had been shot only a few days. 



16. That the only sealing-schoouers that were in Behring Sea this 

 year at all were those that have been reported seized. The vessels 

 that did not go over to the Copper Island grounds returned to Victoria, 



And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

 same to be true, and. by virtue of "The Act respecting Extra- Judicial 

 Oaths." 



(Signed) William G. Goudie. 



Subscribed and declared by the said William G. Goudie before me, a 

 Notary Public duly commissioned, and residing and practising at the 

 city of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, this 21st day of 

 October, a. d. 1892. 



[seal.] (Signed) Arthur L, Belyea, 



A Notary Public in and for the Province of British GohimMa. 



Declaration of Captain Langhlin McLean. 



Canada, Province of British Columbia, City of Victoria, 



I, Captain Laughlin McLean, of the city of Victoria, in the Province 

 of British Columbia, do solemnly declare as follows: 



1. That I have been seven years sealing, and consider that I am the 

 oldest sealer that goes out from this port. I have been out every year 



in the same vessel — the "Favourite" — as captain every year. 

 64 2. I do not hunt much, but know a good deal of the sealing 



busiueso from being out with sealers. 



