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No. 123.* 
Sir G. Baden-Powell to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received August 23.) 
[Telegraphic.] 
SEAL ISLAND, August 5, 1891. 
Have ascertained that this year’s take of seals is already consider- 
ably in excess of 7,500. On the assumption that the limitation of catch 
begins only from the date of the signature of the modus vivendi, the 
United States Agent continues to kill the seals. I am posting despatch 
on this subject. 
No. 124. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received August 23.) 
[Telegraphic.] 
NEWPORT, August 23, 1891. 
With reference to your Lordship’s telegram of yesterday respecting 
the clause in the Behring’s Sea Agreement on the question of damages, 
IT have the honour to inform your Lordship that I am writing an unofficial 
letter, marked Private, to the Acting Secretary of State, based on the 
telegram above mentioned. 
No. 125. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir J. Pauncefote. 
[ Telegraphic. ] 
FOREIGN OFFICE, August 26, 1891. 
IT have to request you to communicate to the United States Govern- 
ment Sir G. B. Powell’s telegram of the 5th instant, repeated in my 
preceding telegram, stating that the United States Agent at Seal 
Island continues to kill seals, although the number already killed this 
year is materially in excess of the limitation agreed upon by the modus 
vivendi of the 15th June last. 
You should state that Her Majesty’s Government are convinced that 
the President will not permit any departure from the true spirit of the 
Agreement, and will take such measures to insure its strict observance 
as may seem to him to be requisite. 
78 No. 126. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received August 31.) 
NEWPORT, August 20, 1891. 
My Lorp: I transmitted to your Lordship in my despatch of the 
23rd June last a copy of the Memorandum which I communicated on 
the 24th of that month to the Acting Secretary of State, embodying 
