112 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



The total catch of the Dundee fleet was 6 Right Whales, 

 984 White Whales, 591 Walrus, 779 Seals, and 80 Bears, yielding 

 297 tons of oil and 112 cwts. of bone. The produce is of so 

 miscellaneous a nature that I am unable to estimate its total 

 value, but may say that the present price of whalebone is £1450 

 per ton (that under six feet long half-price) ; the oil, all round, 

 £17 10s. per ton; White Whale skins vary from 30s. to 35s. 

 each ; and Walrus hides, if very large, may be worth as much as 

 £40 each, or, if small, as little as 5s. each ; those taken by the 

 - Active,' * Diana,' and ' Polar Star,' I am told, would average 

 about £12 each; but the ' Balsena's,' from Franz Josef Land (as 

 last year), being small and of light weight, were of little value. 

 The Walrus ivory is said to be worth Is. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per lb., 

 according to size. 



My best thanks are, as usual, due to Mr. Michael Thornburn, 

 of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Mr. R. Kinnes, of Dundee, for 

 their kindness in supplying me with the bulk of the statistics 

 embodied in the above notes. 



