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Mr. Madden. Right there, let me ask a 

 question. 



Mr. Leiibkey. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Madden. I do not think it will 

 interfere. You said that seals two or 

 three years of age were killed? 



Mr. Leiibkey. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Madden. And that no skin weighed 

 less than 5 or more than 8 pounds? 



Mr. Leiibkey. More than 8% pounds. 



Mr. Madden. Except during a certain 

 period of the season ivhen the higher weight 

 was reduced to 6 J pounds? 



Mr. Leiibkey. Yes, sir. 



Mi\ Madden. What becomes of the 

 seals more than 3 years of age? 



Mi-. Lembkey. They are allowed to 

 mature as breeders. (Hearing No. 9, p. 

 363, Feb. 29, 1912, House Com. Exp. Dept. 

 Commerce and Labor.) 



is so small as to justify the belief that 

 they have been taken only through un- 

 avoidable accident, mistake, or error in 

 judgment. 



Sec. 9. Killing season. — The killing 

 season should begin as soon after the 1st of 

 June as the rookeries are in condition for 

 driving. Seals shall not be killed by the 

 lessee later than July 31. No seals what- 

 ever shall be taken during the stagey sea- 

 son. The killing of pups for food for the 

 natives, or for any other purpose, is not to 

 be permitted. 



Sec. 10. Seals for food. — The number of 

 seals to be killed by the natives for food for 

 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1906, shall 

 not exceed 1,700 on the island of St. Paul 

 and 500 on the island of St. George, sub- 

 ject to the same limitations and restrictions 

 as ajiply to the killing of seals by the com* 

 pany for the quota. Care should be taken 

 that no branded seals be killed in the 

 drives for food. 



[Instructions issued Apr. 15, 1907.] 



Sec 6. Quota.' — Identical with instruc- 

 tions of 1906. 



Sec 7. Reservation of young males. — 

 Identical with instructions of 1903. 



Sec 8. Sizes ofldllable seals.- — No seals 

 shall be killed having skins weighing less 

 than 5 pounds nor more than 8^ pounds. 

 Skins weighing less than 5 pounds or more 

 than 8J pounds shall not be shipped from 

 the islands, but shall be held there subject 

 to such instructions as may be furnished 

 you hereafter by the department. 



Sec 9. Killing season. — The killing 

 season should begin as soon after the 1st of 

 June as the rookeries are in condition for 

 driving. Seals shall not be killed by the 

 lessee later than July 31. The killing of 

 pups for food for the natives, or for any 

 other purpose, is not to be permitted. 



Sec 10. Seals for food. — Identical with, 

 instructions of 1906. 



[Instructions issued Apr. 1, 1908,] 



Sec 6. Quota. — Identical with instrue. 

 tions of 1907. 



Sec 7. Preservation of young males. — ■ 

 Identical with instructions of 1906 and 

 1907. 



Sec 8. Sizes of billable seals. — Identical 

 with instructions of 1907. 



Sec 9. Killing season. — Identical with 

 instructions of 1907. 



Sec 10. Seals for food. — Identical with 

 instructions for 1907. (Hearing No. 10, 

 pp. 483-484, Apr. 19, 1912, House Com, 

 Exp. Dept. Commerce and Labor.) 



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