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May 6 — A food drive from Southwest Bay of 600 or 700 animals was made; 6 seals 

 killed on the ground were brought home in the bidara; the others were driven slowly 

 to the village. 



May 10.— On the Eeef about 20 bulls are hauled out; a few bulls are reported at 

 Northeast Point and on other rookeries. 



May 16.— On the Keef, about 100 bulls are hauled out; also a small body of 

 holostiakl. In the afternoon 60 bulls were found on Lukanin; several hundred seals 

 are reported at Zapadui, English Bay, and Tolstoi. 



June 1. — The first regular drive of the season was made to-day from Tolstoi and 

 Zapadni; Tolstoi furnished 203, Zapadni 1,201. 



Junes. — Bulls are plentiful on the Eeef, but the killable seals few; the same 

 condition exists at Lukanin. 



June 7. — Two females have landed at Gorbatch, the first of the season. 



June 10. — An inspection of Lukanin and Reef rookeries showed the conditions 

 to beless favorable than in former years; the bulls are not up to the former standard. 

 The reserves are wholly wanting,' except on the upper part of the Eeef, and there are 

 very few holostiaki. The number of females is about equal to former years, and at 

 Gorbatch are two young pups, apparently 2 days old. 



June 20. — On Tolstoi the bulls were found occupying the breeding grounds in full 

 numbers, while the reserves^ were more limited; several small groups of females had 

 lauded, and a considerable number of holostiaki are hauled out on Tolstoi and English 

 Bay beaches. On Lukanin the same conditions exist, except that there are fewer 

 bachelors. 



June 23. — Complaint having been made that women gathering wood at Southwest 

 Bay disturbed the seals, orders were given to kieep away from the hauling grounds. 



June 26. — A drive from Zapadni yielded 3,943 skins. Eleven skins were lost from 

 overheating of the seals on the drive. 



June 28, — An examination of the Eeef shows that the breeding places are fully 

 occupied by the bulls, while the reserves are less than in former years. Lukanin 

 rookery shows the same conditions. 



July 6. — The rookeries of lifortheast Point show a full stock of breeding bulls but 

 a scarcity of reserves on the upland. The number of females indicates either a later 

 hauling or diminished numbers, while the stock of young breeding bulls to mature for 

 the next two years is very small; in fact, below the number necessary for the insurance 

 of the full supply needed. Yearling seals are arriving in full numbers, compared with 

 Ibrmer years. 



July 10.— A drive from Lukanin yielded 1,108. This drive shows that about half 

 the seals now on the rookeries are yearlings or small 2-year-olds. (It was noted in 

 connection with the drive of July 8, in an erasure, that the number of seals killed was 

 50 per cent of the drive.) An examination of the rookery showed it to be well filled 

 with females. A less number of beach masters were with them than formerly; while 

 the reserves of old males on the uplands and the half bulls along the shore appear 



' The observations of the season of 1897 show this to be natural; the idle and reserve bulls, as 

 a class, do not arrive until later. 



'•' Compare record under date of June 10. 



