APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 813 



8. That the whiskers of a seal when young are black and short, but 

 when the seal arrives at maturity, whether male or female, the colour 

 of the whiskers changes to grey or white. The sex of the mature seal 

 cannot be told by the colour or length of its whiskers. 



And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

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

 Oaths." 



(Signed) E. J. Horton. 



Subscribed and declared by the said R. J. Horton before me, a Notary 

 Public duly commissioned, and residing and practising at the city of 

 Victoria, British Columbia, this 23rd day of ISovember, A. d. 1892. 



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



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



Deposition of Archibald CooTc Sutherland. 



State of California, City and County of San Francisco, s.s. 



Archibald Cook Sutherland, of Oakland, in Alameda County, in the 

 State of California, being duly sworn, deposes and says; 



1. I, to-day, the 8th December, A. d. 1892, went to the store of Liebes 

 and Co., and in one of the private offices of that firm met Mr. C. J. 

 Behlow, one of the firm, and he is not the party who made the inspec- 

 tion of the seal-skins of the " Sophia Sutherland," referred to in para- 

 graph No. 4 of my deposition of the 6th of this month, which is annexed 

 hereto. 



2. The firm of Liebes and Co. are furriers in this city, and their place 

 of business is on Post Street in this city, and that is where I saw Mr. 

 C. J. Behlow to-day. 



3. Mr. Behlow referred to acknowledged that he did not inspect the 

 skins of the said vessel, the " Sophia Sutherland," this year, but said 

 he had done so two years ago, and I now remember that he did so, for 

 on that occasion I had offered my skins to the firm of Liebes and Co. 

 for sale. 



4. Said Mr. Behlow farther informed me that the party who made 

 the inspection referred to in my affidavit hereto annexed, marked (A), 

 dated the 6th December, 1892, was one Price, a man in the employ of 

 the said firm of Liebes and Co. 



5. Nothing has been paid to me or promised to me in consideration 

 of my making the foregoing statement, which I have read over and 

 found correct. 



(Signed) A. C. Sutherland. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of December, 1892. 

 [seal.] (Signed) Lincoln Sonntag, Notary Public. 



(A.) 



State of California, City and County of San Francisco, s.s. 



Archibald Cook Sutherland, of Oakland, in Alameda Connty, in the 

 State of California, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 



1. I am a resident of the city of Oakland, in the State of California, 

 and am master and owner of the sealing- schooner "Sophia Suth- 

 erland." 



