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3. As regards any difference between the Coppers and Alaskas I 

 have caretully considered this question, and, in my opinion, the chief 

 difference is that the fur of the Alaskas is on an average denser than 

 the Copper Island skins. This is the difference which, in my opinion 

 chiefly makes Alaskas fetch more than Coppers. There is no doubt 

 also that the price is somewhat influenced by the fact that the name of 

 the Alaskas is better known to the public than any other kind of 

 seal -skins. 



4. The differences I have mentioned above are the chief dif- 



241 ferences. I have heard it alleged that there is a difference of 



colour, but it is very slight, and in some years the Coppers 



have actually been lighter than the Alaskas. I am aware of no other 



differences. 



6. In inspecting consignments of Alaskas I have frequently observed 

 a considerable percentage of skins which were undistinguisbable from 

 Commanders, and in the same way in inspecting Commander skins, I 

 have observed a large percentage of skins which were undistinguish- 

 able from Alaskas, and, of course, also a large number of skins in each 

 class which in a lesser degree resemble the other class. 



6. The difference between the two skins is very diflicult to distin- 

 guish except to one skilled in the business, and I venture to say that 

 an experienced expert would have great difficulty in separating cor- 

 rectly, say, a package of 100 skins made up in equal proportions of 

 dressed and dyed Coppers and Alaskas. In fact, in my opinion, he could 

 not do so. 



7. I should be very strongly opposed to any arrangement which would 

 leave the monopoly of the seal skin business entirely in the hands of 

 the lessees of the islands. I think that this would be interfering with 

 the trade, and exceedingly injurious to it; but I also am of opinion that 

 some regulations are necessary for the regulation of the North-west 

 catch. Ill fact, if it came to be a choice between a monopoly and an 

 unregulated North-west catch, I should be in favour of the monopoly 

 in spite of its great disadvantages. 



And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

 contents to be true, and by virtue of <'Tlie Statutory Declarations 

 Act, 1835." 



Declared at No. 6, Newgate Street, in the City of London, this 15th 

 day of December 1892. 



(Signed) F. A. G. Webee. 



Before me : 

 (Signed) Walter B. Priest, 



A Commissioner for Oatlis, 



No. 16. 



Declaration of M. Felix Jungmann, 



Je, soussign^, F^lix Jungmann, n6gociaiit en fourrures et pelleteries, 

 demeurant aux Nos. 106-108, Rue Moutmartre, et au No. 1, Rue de 

 Clery, k Paris, declare solennellement et sincerement ce qui suit: 



1. Ma maison est 6tablie depuis plus de seize ans. J'exerce la pro- 

 fession de fourreur en gros et en detail. Dans le cours de ses affaires 

 ma maison s'est occupe du commerce de peaiix de phoques ou loutres 

 en des quantites cousiderablesj je couiiais done bieu cette espece de 



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