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You should point out to Mr. Bayard that in the case of the “W. P. 
Sayward,” according to the deposition of her mate no seals had been 
taken by her crew in Behring’s Sea as is alleged in the libel of infor- 
mation filed on behalf of the United States District Attorney in the 
District Court of Alaska. 
Lam, We. 
(Signed) SALISBURY. 
No. 61. 
Memorandum communicated by Baron Plessen, October 5, 1887. 
The Imperial Government would like to know what are the views of 
Her Britannic Majesty’s Government with regard to the American 
proposal for an International Convention for the protection of seals in 
the Behring’s Sea. 
No. 62. 
Sir L. West to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received October 6.) 
[Extract.] 
WASHINGTON, September 23, 1887. 
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship’s 
despatch of the 10th instant, and to inform your Lordship that I com- 
municated it this day to the Secretary of State, and, at his request, 
left a copy of it in his hands. 
No. 63. 
Admiralty to Foreign Office.—(Received October 6.) 
ADMIRALTY, October 4, 1887. 
Srr: I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 
to transmit, for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, copy of a letter from the Commander-in-chief on the Pacific 
Station, dated the 14th September, inclosing a list of the schoouers 
that have been sealing, extracted from the “ Victoria Colonist” news- 
paper, dated the 13th September. 
A similar letter has been sent to the Colonial Office. 
Iam, We. 
(Signed) Evan MACGREGOR. 
[Inclosure 1 in No. 63.] 
Rear-Admiral Culme-Seymour to Admiralty. 
““TRIUMPH,” AT ESQUIMALT, September 14, 1887. 
Sir: The sealing season being now over, I have the honour to inclose a list of the 
schooners that have been sealing, cut from the ‘ Victoria Colonist” of yesterday’s 
date. It is not yet known whether the five vessels ‘‘to arrive” have been seized or 
not, but they are overdue here. 
