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Variety. Could be killed as follonus . 



Number 4. Small Black Birds 2CX3 a season 



Number 5. Tropical Birds 200 a season 



Number 6. Love Birds None 



Number 7. Four large kinds of Mutton birds 5,000 a season 



Number 8. Two small kinds of Mutton birds 500 a season 



Number 9. White Albatross 5,000 a season ^ 



Number 10. Black Gunis 1,000 a season 



Number 11. Frigate Birds All there could be killed 



Number 12. Large Bubbies 100 a season 



Number 13. Small Bubbies 500 a season 



Number 14. Wingless Birds 1,000 a season 



Number 15. Canary Birds 1,000 a season 



Number 16. Red Birds 100 a season 



Number 17. Miller Birds or insect killer 100 a season 



This is the estimate for Laysan Island' 



December 23, 1904. 

 Captain Max Schlemmer, 

 Honolulu. 

 Dear Sir: — Herewith I return the letters received from you on December 19th. 



In reference to your proposition to lease the right to take a reasonable number of birds 

 from Lysiansky Island and French Frigate Shoals, you introduce a new element by offering 

 to plant not less than 1,000 cocoanut trees each year for ten years. And further, that you 

 desire the privilege of taking guano from all these islands, paying a royalty of fifty cents 

 a ton. 



I am at a loss to know how many birds it would probably be safe to kill without 

 affecting their numbers. I gathered from our conversation that you thought about ten 

 thousand a season. Your proposition involves 21,800, exclusive of the French Frigate 

 Shoals birds, which I assume are birds of prey. 



One suggestion you make, it seems to me, is not at all practicable — that the Territorial 

 Government go into the question of the sale of birds. The policy of the Territory should 

 be, I believe, to keep out of this business. 



Naturally, I should refer the whole proposition to Mr. Pratt, the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands, and when it is in shape, I should like to forward it to the Interior Depart- 

 ment at Washington, for its approval. 



Very sincerely yours, 



(Signed) G. R. Carter, Governor. 



Honolulu, December 24, 1904. 

 His Excellency, Governor G. R. Carter. 



Dear Sir: — I received your letter of the 23d inst. . . . As far as the bird-kill- 

 ing concerns, if the government wishes me to find a market for them, it is up to you or Mr. 

 Pratt to set a certain price saying how much the government would want if I undertake 

 the matter myself. ... I remain yours 



Very respectfully, 



(Signed) Max Schlemmer. 



