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Q. What are the objections to such a monopoly?— *A. That the Com- 

 pany would then have the sole control of the snpply of these seals to 

 the world, and could force up and maintain prices to any level they 

 wished by regulating: the supply to suit themselves. 



Q. Have you ever known an instance of the prices being raised in 

 this way? — A. There is an example in 1883 before pelagic sealing was 

 an important factor. Messrs. Lampson, on the Catalogue of March 

 1883, placed a notice in red ink to the effect that catch would in the 

 coming season be reduced by 40,0U0 sliins; prices, of course, thereuyjon 

 Ijromptly rose, and also one can see what can be done in this direction 

 by comparing the prices in 1889, when the supply was 100,000, viz., 67,9. 

 per skin, and 1890 when there were only 20,000, and the price went up 

 to 146s. per skin. 



Q. In whose hands is the sale and disposal of the Pribyloff and Cop- 

 per Island catches in this country"? — A. Entirely in the hands of 

 Messrs. Lampson. They have the monoj)oly of it and not only the sale 

 and disposal of them, but also practically the dressing and dyeing" 

 carried on by Messrs. Martin and Co. 



Q. Are Messrs. Martin and Co. any connections of Messrs. Lampson 

 and Co.? — A. Yes; Messrs. Martin and Co. were established in busi- 

 ness by Messrs. Lampson's capital. Mr. Tiechman, now a partner in 

 Lampson's, was formerly a partner in Martin's, and in point of fact 

 Messrs. Lampson now make no secret of the connection, and in their 

 conditions of sale they state as follows: 



That C. M. Lampson and Co., being partners in the firm of C. W. Martin and Sons, 

 agree to consider any skins placed in the hands of tliat firm for mannfaetnring pnr- 

 poses as being still in their own custody, on condition, however, that the skins shall 

 not be drawn away from the Cold Store to the Alaska factory until Messrs. C. W. 

 Martin and Sous are ready to commence manufacturing them. 



Q. Do they in any way compel purchasers, then, to send their skins 

 to Martin's? — A. Practically they do; that is, they offer special induce- 

 ments, as you see, to people to do so; and they often sell lots subject to 



being dressed by Martin's. 

 234 Q. They appear, therefore to have a considerable hold over 



the market ? — A. They have; but, of course, the north-west catch 

 keeps the balance somewhat, and that is why I think the trade would 

 seriously object to its disappearance. 



We, Henry Moxon, of No. 27, St. Mary Axe, in the City of London, 

 and Charles Kussell, of Xo. 37, Norfolk Street, in the county of Lon- 

 don, Solicitor, solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 



Tlie above is a correct report of the interrogatories addressed by the 

 said Charles Eussell to the said Henry Moxon, and of the answers of 

 the said Henry Moxon to such interrogatories. 



And I, the said Henry Moxon, for myself, say, that I am the same 

 person as Henry Moxon who made a deposition in June 1892 for the 

 United States, but which has not been printed in the Appendix to the 

 United States Case, a copy whereof, supplied me by the United States 

 Agent, is now produced as an Exhibit, marked (A). And I further say 

 that the statements contained in my answers to the above interroga- 

 tories are true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. 



And we, the said Henry Moxon and Charles Eussell, make this 

 declaration conscientiouslv believing- the same to be true, and by virtue 

 of "The Statutory Declaration Act, 1835." 



(Signed) H. Moxon. 



