CENSUS OF ROOKERIES, 1897. 97 
THE AVERAGE HAREM OF KITOVI. 
Dividing this total of 5,289 by 179, the number of harems, we find the average 
harem of Kitovi rookery to contain 29.5 cows. This harem is applied to all the 
rookeries on which only counts of harems were made. Where pups were counted, the 
figures so obtained are used without change. The oniy difference in the method of 
computing the census of 1897 from that of 1896 is in the dropping out of the 
intermediate step of completing the provisional census of cows and afterwards 
adding the necessary correction for absentees. This step, now that the conditions 
are known, becomes superfluous. Constructed on this basis the following is the 
completed census of breeding seals for the two islands for the season of 1897: 
Census, 1897. 
ST. PAUL. 
Pups 
Rookery. Harems. (cows). 
Ritoviteriesess adacsseticusesese ceeds cas¥usaiatencs meesecacas 179 5, 289 
Lagoon .--...----- 115 2, 598 
Polovina (cliffs) - 61 2, 260 
Zapadni Reef. - 114 3, 041 
i 139 4, 100 
393 11, 593 
458 18,511 
176 5, 192 
308 9, 086 
33 736 
454 18, 393 
102 3, 009 
143 4, 218 
Little Polovina 40 1,180 
Vostochni... E 910 26, 845 
Morjovi J 233 6, 873 
Total 3, 858 112, 864 
ST. GEORGE. 
SEEN acces eig haste dence sites takes ck U arc alan sf] 196 | 5,702 | 
Little East ..- 2.2.2. ccneccee ccc ce nce tener cream econ ene eeae 46 1,190 
East......-- i 128 3, 776 
Zapadni 183 3, 923 
Starie Artel. 57 1, 621 
| Total 560 16,352 | 
| SEC Dail 282d st ewes snodemetdaeauseeonnidseacesscaneeesea 2, 858 112, 864 | 
| St. George..-...---.cecnen cece cent eee cceenceeeecenereneeees 560 16, 852 
Wouiil oacieavaseus ie nceaisne st cenbtas tewaaierassouererase 4, 418 | 129, 216 
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THE VALUE OF THE CENSUS FOR 1897. 
Whatever doubt or uncertainty may exist regarding the census of 1896 there is 
none with regard to that for 1897. No estimates were made. The count of harems 
was complete for every rookery. The count of pups was carefully and accurately 
made. While not claiming infallibility for these figures, the margin of error is slight. 
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