Fur seals killed on the islands of St. Paul and St. George, for all purposes, rom 1870 to 
STATISTICS OF KILLINGS FOR 1896. 
1889, both inclusive, being a summary of the two foregoing tables. 
- St. Paul | St. George y 
Island. | island’ |  Tot#l. 
Seals killed for natives’ food: s 
PS) gence dens see ee ssea ees aeced 67, 554 28, 064 95, 628 
Bachelors.............. 7 90, 630 9, 054 99, 684 
Skins accepted ...- f 64, 796 7,198 71, 994 
Skins rejected a@ ..........--....000.-0. 25, 8384 1, 856 27, 790 
Seals killed for skins for lessees: 
ACHCLOTS 3..)-ici aise ne nev oe wcisigrese eres 1, 463, 907 318, 128 1, 782, 035 
Skins accepted .. 1, 461, 427 317, 500 1, 778, 927 
Skins rejected a 2, 480 628 3,108 
Total of bachelors killed, pted, and 
rejected: ! 
PACRIONS ecene ce rimereiaracens en semen 1, 554, 537 327, 182 1, 881, 719 
Skins accepted .. $ 1, 526, 212 324, 698 1, 850, 910 
Skins rejected a 28, 314 2, 484 30, 798 
Grand total of seals killed for all 
PULpOSeS.....-..----- eee eee eee eee 1, 622, 091 355, 246 1, 977, 337 
@ We have had occasion to call attention to the waste which these figures show, due to the killing of pups and seals 
whose skins were unsuitable for use. 
Statistics of regular killings for the quota, 1896. 
Note.—These tables refer only to the drives of the regular killing season. The totals do not include the accumulated 
food skins of the autumn and spring which became a part of the quota. 
of exhaustion of the hauling grounds for the two seasons can be obtained. 
ST. PAUL ISLAND. 
From these figures an idea of the relative degree 
| Middle Hill, Tolstoi, Lukanin ................---. 
gicke Rejected. Percent- 
Date Rookery. ue ~ age 
* | Large. Small. | killed 
1896. 
Tune 19 | Zoltol .......sccccccnncasanenscaeressonenrcccscane 283: | wiaisainsiegins 
20 | Watchmen 2-2. <cijoccccctie we cieccincinwees ceecisenens 2. | ecedeeene 
23 | Northeast Point ree a il aes 
24 |.----dO......-...-.-.- 1, 408 |.-..-..... 
27 | Reef..........----- pais Mee ceyecelticiein cia Bin eivulelojaisiarwralsian’ 2,076 |......--.. 
29 | English Bay, Middle Hill, Tolstoi..... ade aie ecinee 1,398 |.......-.. 
duly 2) Northeast Point. ...--0+0-ss0cweseveusseeerenceans rn 
Bh ascies OG n cc iseivak tetcasaceetncicedsede sod Saicisisiecionss D199 eawacssess) 
6 | Zoltoi, Lukanin ...........-.-..-.-02eeee eee eee ee 1,585 |....--2.2. 
7| Zapadni TBA scarsicteti mls 
8 | Polovina .. QOL si raiaisis cic 
10 | Reef, Zoltoi AQT eis emacs 
13 | Northeast Point 1,045 \ 1.159 
14.3. : 1,189 ’ 
15 | Reef, Zoltoi : 849 548 
16 | Tolstoi, Middle Hill, English Bay ...-...........- 1,138 279 
21 | Northeast Point 803 811 
22 | owe nn WO <cesees cee : F047 i siseies estes) 
28" | POLO VAN ses icraie ctsseisaeiaroe es sess indeceieeeresuncies ser 585 313 
25 | Lukanin, Kitovi, Zoltoi, Reef ............-........ 1, 630 1, 008 
27 621 457 
North and Staraya Artel 
East.... fas 
St. Paul Island 
St. George Island ... 
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