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XV.—TuHx RESULTS OF THE Paris Awalkb—Continued. Page, 
A. The arbitration—Continued. 
The: WOdYS VIVON! soci vsiscei canoes: dene secaneisewsi were walls smibh ieleiscn 179 
The joint commission of inquiry........... 22-222 22-222 cence eee eee 179 
The tribunal.............. 2 asp seeks Yeeweee Meee aeege ses wel Sheree 179 
The joint report of the commission...-.....--.--------+---+. +--+ 179 
The American contention ...-..--22.-2 202. ee eee ee eee eee eee 180 
The British contention... 2... 20. cee. ee eens cee eee cece tees cee ene 180 
Their comparative merits ............ satventeainiaitate qe tata dueeere 180 
B. The regulations ....... 0.22 00. ce ee cece ee cece cece nee cece seen cece nees 180 
ThE: Minor PPOVISIONS . oo:0.0.6 5 soe wes cee e new nesaicnes see seis came 180 
The sixty mile ZONG 2.200 conics oc ewes cece euewewacamee sas fo disintssintelons 181 
TheiGlos@:SOASOM cn tao siseisis elaine saeawic, alee Stinmemain Meviek oo cee 181 
Regulations adapted to work of sealers. ..........-.--2---.-------. 181 
The cost of enforcing the regulations.............-..---..----- 182 
The failure of the regulations.............-.--2.-+2--0-------- 182 
The redeeming feature of the regulations............---------- 182 
The purpose of arbitrators ._.....--- 22-2. 22-2 eee cece eee eee 183 
The obligation to protect and preserve ....-.-....--.-.0-20---- 5+ 183 
XVI.—SUMMaRY OF CONCLUSIONS: 
Statements Of fact... auc scnccnnee scenes oe ae weiss cad eaeeweeeene oe ewe 184-186 
CHaPTER XVII.—THE REMEDY FOR THE DECLINE OF THE HERD: 
Revision of the regulations not adequate ..---...- -.---.--..--0. cess eee 187 
Pelagic sealing can not exist without the killing of females.............- 187 
Total prohibition of pelagic sealing the only remedy.............-....--- 187 
CHAPTER XVIII.—THE FUTURE ov THE HERD: 
A reconsideration of the question ..... .... 2.222. -- 2-02 cee ene eee cee eee 188 
A basis for the reopening of the subject .........--.. 2.2. ---. e202 eee 188 
Findings of fact—the decline .....-. 22.2022 2 eee eee cece ee eee eee ee eee 188 
Slow rate of increase in the herd......-...--.. 2-22. ee eee cence eee ee 188 
Males can be killed with impunity --...-.. teavinsieia Derars dees eG. stereo eentacmutae 189 
Excessive destruction of females.......... dite hegle g cieeleeaa ds saue seg esterece 189 
Compromise findings...-..---.---- .----- --2- seen ee cece cence cee eee eee 189 
The herd commercially ruined -...-..-...----. ---- - 2-2 cee e eee eee eee ee 189 
Pelagic sealing incompatible with preservation .....--.-...-----... eee 189 
The skin of the female to be contraband... .......2..---.--------------- 190 
The proposed extermination by slaughter on the rookeries............... 190 
Importance of the fur seal herd .......-.---. -- 22. eee eee ne cee eee eens 190 
A strong nucleus remains ... 2... --- . 226 cee eee eee cece ne eee ene eens 190 
XIX.—RECOMMENDATIONS: 2 
Inadequacy of past knowledge. .....-...-... -2. eee eee e cece eee ceeees 191 
The Government agents not investigators .......-.-. 2... ----4--20--2-+-- 191 
Failure to understand conditions .....-..-.-..---- 222 ee eee eee eee eee 191 
The -wild-animal policy 20... <2. ci secmecacnwasisweceia cae seen os sone csiies 192 
Lack of faith in our methods.... .... 22-206 2220. cee ee nee cee eee eens 192 
Wasteful management......-.------2-06 01-2 eee eee eee cee eee tenes 192 
The two vital questions yet unknown .........---- +22 see eee eee ee eee 192 
The fixing of the quota «2.2. - 1.4 = ssienesseecceieseces cence cees sees pee ee 193 
Questions which require continuous study .....--.-..----...---. e222... 193 
A fixed quota not desirable -.... 2... 2.2 0222 eee ee ee eee ee cee wees 194 
The proportion of males needed . ...... 22. , -2 22 22 cece ee cece e cee eee e ee 194 
Minor problems... c2:sateniea geri oe s1estece sinlaieie wrasse Sieie nel See sisate doen eek Sse 194 
The herd should be placed in charge of a naturalist.........-..----....-. 194 
pen teer: Te Sine id goee oleate cede eacadva ge pk ee enemas: S101 
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Table of killings..........-.. o hee eoeee cise Velde sole RSA SEES RCiE Eel wise ee Oe 197-207 
Summary of totals .............. sialavalguayela sjajaleie aad Sears FG waieeniet wee cmeiemian 207 
