48 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



The first column gives the number of vessels actually engaged 

 in whaling or sealing, and does not include carriers or tenders 

 at the permanent stations in Hudson Strait, Cumberland Gulf, 

 and Pond's Bay, the produce of which, or that collected by the 

 natives, is included in the general returns. 



The Bottlenose Whales were obtained in the Greenland 

 Seas in about lat. 70° N. ; none have been killed by the British 

 vessels since 1891, no Bight Whales in those seas since 1897, and 

 no Seals since 1898. 



The number of Seals given above does not include those 

 killed by the British vessels in Newfoundland. 



The Bottlenose oil is included with the " Whale oil," but 

 not that yielded by the Seals. The yield of Bight Whale oil 

 may be roughly estimated at one tun (of 252 gallons) for each 

 hundredweight of bone. 



