900 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OP GREAT BRITAIN. 



4. And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the contents 

 to be true, and by virtue of " The Statutory Declaration Act, 1835." 



(Signed) Henry Meyers. 



Declared at No. 150, Cheapside, in the City of London, this 18th day 

 of January, 1893. 

 Before me; 



(Signed) Henry B. Priest, 



A Commissioner for Oaths. 



No. 38. 



I, Aby Ullmann, of No. 3, Edmund Place, Aldersgate Street, in the 

 City of London, fur merchant, solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 



1. I am connected with the lirm of Jos. Ullmann, of No. 3, Edmund 

 Place aforesaid. The firm have also establishments at New York and 

 at Leipzig. The firm has been in existence for thirty-eight years. I 

 have personally had an experience in the fur trade of six years. 



2. My firm import a considerable quantity of North-west Coast skins, 

 and purchase at public sales Alaskas, Coppers, and North-west Coast 

 skins. I conduct the purchasing of these skins on behalf of my firm, 

 and I am therefore familiar with the seal-skin market in London. The 

 skins so purchased we have dressed and dyed by some London dresser 

 and dyer, and subsequently we sujjply the trade both here and abroad. 



3. The Alaska skins as a rule are much better in quality. By qual- 

 ity I mean that the hair is denser than that of the Copper Island skins. 

 This, in my opinion, is the reason why Alaskas are more valuable than 

 Coppers. 



4. I have often considered the question of Begulations, and I am of 

 opinion that some are necessary, but what these Kegulations should be 

 I have not sufticient information at my disposal to enable me to form a 

 judgment; but I should certainly not be in favour of the suppression 

 of the North-west Catch, because I consider it would be very prejudicial 

 to the fur trade generally. 



5. And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the contents 

 to be true, and by virtue of " The Statutory Declaration Act, 1835." 



(Signed) Aby Ullmann. 



Declared at the Commercial Sale Eoonis, Mincing Lane, in the City 

 of London, this 19th day of January, 1893. 

 Before me: 



(Signed) Henry B. Priest, 



A Commissioner for Oaths. 



253 No. 39. 



I, Charles Alfred Sugden, of No. 12, Aldermanbury, in the City of 

 London, fur merchant, solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 



1. I am the sole partner in the firm of C. A. Sugden and Co. The 

 firm has been established for thirty-six years: for twenty-six as Sugden, 

 Son, and Nephew, and for tlie last ten years as C. A. Sugden and Co. 

 I have personally had fifteen years' experience in the fur trade. My 

 firm, in the course of their business, annually purchase a considerable 



