PELAGIC SEALING. 



249 



An examination of the records of teu vessels sealing off the Japan coast in 1896 

 shows that tliere were but six days between March 14 and June 30 when seals were 

 not taken, less than half the records being at hand. , 



Table showing number of days during the months of March, April, May, and June, 1896, when pelagic sealing 



was carried on off the coast of Japan. 



[X = seals taken.] 





American. 



Cana- 

 dian. 



1896. 



American 



Cana- 

 dian. 



1896. 



.2 



2 



p 



.a 



o 



a 



o 



i 



1 



a 



s 



a 





 '5 



o 



w 





.2 



3 



o 



§ 



^5 



o 

 a 



u 

 u 

 o 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



c 



S 



a 

 o 



a 



08 

 3 



o 



o 



w 



a 



u 



►J 





Mar 1 























May 1 







X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 









2 .. 























2 



3 



4 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



.... 



X 



3 























X 



4 

























5 























5 



6 



X 



















6 



























X 

 X 

 X 

 X 















7 























7 



8 



9 



10 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 



X ■ 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 



g 























X 



9 























X 



10 























X 



11 .. 























11 .... 



12 



X 



X 



.... 



X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



.... 



X 



X 



12 -. 

























n 























13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 





X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



14 















X 

 X 

 X 









X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 



15 





















X 



16 





X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

















X 



17 



X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 











X 



18 



.... 



X 









X 



19 . . 









X 



20 .. 













21 ... 





X 

 X 

 X 



y 



X 

 X 



•x" 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 













21 



22 



23 



X 



X 



X 



X 



X 



X 



.... 



X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 





22 















X 



23 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



.... 



X 

 X 



■ 









24 









24 







X 

 X 







X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 



25 









25 











X 



26 



.... 



X 









26 . .. 













27 









27 







X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 











28 

















28 











X 

 X 



X 



X 



29 























29 



30 



X 



.... 



— 



X 

 X 



X 



30 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



.... 



X 



X 















31. ... 









31 







X 



X 







X 



Apr. 1 



2 



X 

 X 



X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 





X 



.... 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 









.... 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 









2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 









3 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 













4 



X 

 X 

 X 













5 



X 

 X 

 X 









6 



X 

 X 









7 



7 



8-... 

 9 



X 



X 









8 .. 







X 











9 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



'x" 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 



•--■ 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 





10 



11 



10 



11 



.... 



x 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



x" 



X 

 X 





12 



X 

 X 







X 

 X 



X 

 X 



• X 



X 

 X 



12 .... 

 13 



.... 





13 



X 



X 



X 



X 



....'.. 



14 



14 





X 

 X 

 X 





X 





15 



X 



X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 











X 

 X 

 X 



15 





X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 







16 







X 

 X 



X 



16 ... 











17. 









X 



17- ... 















18 









X 

 X 

 X 



X 





18..... 





X 

 X 

 X 













19 



X 

 X 



.... 



X 





X 



X 

 X 

 X 



"x" 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



19 













X 





20 







20 

















21 







X 

 X 

 X 

 X 









21 





















22 



X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



22 



















X 

 X 





23 



23 





















24 







24 





X 













X 





25 















25 









X 

 X 

 X 











26 





X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



.... 



X 



.... 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 



26 





















27 .. 



X 

 X 

 X 



27 





















28 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



28 



29 



X 



.... 



X 















29 





X 













30 







30 





































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