766 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
[Inclosure in No. 2.] 
Lxtract from the ‘Daily Chronicle” of April 29, 1891. 
THE BreuRING’s SEA FISHERIES. 
{From our Correspondent. } 
New York, Tuesday. 
Now that the ‘‘Sayward” case is postponed till October, much interest attaches to 
the question as to the steps that will be taken with regard to the coming sealing 
season. The ‘ Herald” says that from present indications, the sealing industry will 
be free to all. In the summer the revenue steamers will proceed to the Behring’s 
Sea, but with private orders to molest no vessel sealing beyond 3 miles from the 
shore. Mr. Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote have for a week past been in negotia- 
tion in respect of a modus vivendi for the season, but they have not yet arrived at any 
conclusion. Professor Elliott, the Government expert, wishes for a suspension of 
marine sealing for one or two years, as suggested by Lord Salisbury, but the Treasury 
has not given its assent to this proposal, 
The Tre easury Officials state that the Government lost 385,000 dollars in the revenue 
from the islands last year, by reducing the catch from 100, 000 to 60,000 seals by way 
of precaution. There was, in addition, a loss of 375,000 dollars throngh the timidity 
of the Treasury Agent at the islands instopping the killing of seals when only 21,000 
skins had been taken. The lessees of the islands had expected to recoup themselves 
this year for last year’s losses, and they are alarmed at the prospect of suspension 
this year. According to the present outlook, the total catch for the year will be little 
short of 300,000 seals. 
The ‘‘ Boston Herald” says that the Honourable §. B. Elkins, who was Mr. Blaine’s 
Manager in the Convention of 1888, and the nominator of President Harrison, has, 
through his influence, stopped the Behring’s Sea negotiations, which were about to 
terminate successfully. Mr. Elkins is lar gely interested in the Sealing Company, aud 
when he heard that Great Britain had verbally promised to join the United States 
to put a stop to the killing of seals for one year, he proceeded to Washington and 
induced Mr, Blaine to postpone the Agreement to the autumn, so that his Company 
could secure the 60,000 seals allowed by the Contract. Sir Julian Pauncefote has dis- 
covered the underhand move, and, while addressing a remonstrance to Mr. Blaine, he 
has also hastened to put a proposal to him in writing, so that it cannot be ignored. 
No. 3. 
Colonial Office to Foreign Office—( Received May 27.) 
DOWNING STREET, May 27, 1891, 
Sir: Lam directed by Lord Knutsford to acknowledge the receipt of 
your letter of the 22nd instant,* forwarding copy of a despatch from 
Her Majesty’s Minister at Washington inclosing copy of a letter 
addressed by Professor Elliot to the United States Secretary to the 
Treasury, on the condition of seal life on the Pribyloff Islands during 
the summer of 1890. 
I am to observe, in reply, that this letter of Mr. Elliot’s bears out in 
a remarkable manner the contention of the Dominion Government that 
the principal danger to the seal species arises not from pelagic sealing, 
which would appear to be comparatively harmless, but from ill. regulated 
killing on land. 
ef In these circumstances, it is for consideration whether Her 
Majesty’s Government should not insist that the question of the 
future regulation of sealing on land, as well as at sea should be sub- 
mitted to the proposed Arbitration Tribunal. 
* “United States No. 2 (1891),” Appendix, p. 52. 
