APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 671 
North American Trading Company, who are the present lessees of the Seal Islands 
in Behring’s Sea. The portion of the Behring’s Sea catch purchased by the said 
Morris Moss for the said H. Liebes and Co., of San Frane isco, as reported to me, were 
as follows: ? 
81 Canadian Vessels. 
Schooners— Skins. 
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The other portion of the Behring’s Sea catch which was sold here was purchased 
principally by M. J. Davis, agent of Joseph Uhlmann, New York, but a consider- 
able portion of them was sent to London by the owners direct. 
I would further beg to point out that the price of skins last year, 1889, was 7 dol- 
lars, while this year the prices have ruled high, the early spring catch at 10 dollars, 
the Sand Point catch 11 dollars, and the Behring’s Sea 12 dollars, and in some small 
lots 13 dollars per skin, the agent of H. Liebes and Co. being active competitors, 
but those who could afford to send their skins to London did better. 
Value of Vessels. 
I would beg further to call your atteation to the statement already sent you as to 
the value of vessels and outtits, crews, boats, &e., engaged in the sealing business. 
I have seen some adverse statements made as to the value of our se: vling vessels in 
eastern papers, and, as usual, without any knowledge of the subject. T can assure 
you that our sealing- vessels are a credit to our port, the greater part of them fine 
schooners taken round from Nova Scoti: v, and others that have been built here. 
They are all well found in every particular: their outfits, boats, guns, &c., are 
excellent. They are all fleet and excellent sea vessels, remaining out at sea on the 
Pacific during the fierce gales that prevail during the spring of ‘the year. 
I have taken considerable care to ascertain the ‘value of new vessels built here at 
present with the high price of labour, and I find that 100 dollars per registered ton 
is as low asa good vessel can be built for in this province. Some have doubted this, 
but experience has shown that in some cases it has cost 125 dollars, but at the present I 
am assured that 100 dollars per registered tonis a fair figure, while in Nova Scotia and 
New Brunswick the usual price is 50 dollars per registered ton, being double in this 
proviuce to what itis east. So it is with the boats, which cost from 125 to 160 dol- 
lars. They are made and adapted to the sealing business, and vessels will carry from 
six to ten boats. The other portion of their outfit is likewise expensive, more 
especially regarding the particular kind of guns and costly rifles that experience has 
taught the hunter to be best adapted to ocean seaiing. ‘These guns cost 55 to 65 dol- 
lars. each, and the rifles are also expensive, so that when these lar, ger vessels are ready 
for sea ‘their outfits will be between 3,000 and 4,000 dollars, and “smaller ones I have 
been informed, on best authority, are not less than 2,500 dollars. It must be borne in 
mind that these schooners will carry a crew, including hunters, of twenty-three or 
twenty-five men. 
Five schooners will be added to our fleet from Nova Scotia this year. They have 
already sailed vid Cape Horn, and also one schooner purchased in Yokohama, Japan. 
They are all schooners from 70 to 110 tons register. I understand that each of the 
schooners that has left Halifax brings a full crew of hunters. I have also seen it 
stated that a number of American schooners were going to sail under our flag in seal- 
ing. This is absolutely not true. There are no American schooners changing their 
flag at present, and none contemplated. As a fact, the American schooners have not 
been as successful as our own Canadian vessels, and fewer of them have visited our 
port last year than formerly. 
I have the honour to inclose you some further information as to the,Owners and 
Masters Association. I send the newspaper cutting, whic . I believe, is correct, but 
I am promised a full copy of the proceedings, w hich, if I receive in time, I will 
inclose herewith. 
The terms are: 
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