520 INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



The Chairman. That is the same as what he has. There is a gen- 

 eral table, but we will get along with this. 



Mr. Elliott. That is the segregation table. 



The Chairman. You were on the islands last summer ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir; I was. 



The Chairman. You were there when 400 of the small skins were 

 examined and measured and weighed ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes. 



The Chairman. They were measured and weighed by Gallagher 

 and Elliott in your presence ? 



Mr. Clark. Mr. Elliott took the measurements and Mr. Hatton 

 weighed them. 



Mr. Elliott. Hatton took the measurements. 



The Chairman. Well, that does not matter. 



Mr. Elliott. Well, I want to get it straight. 



Mr. Clark. And Mr. Gallagher and myself made the record and 

 took the notes. 



The Chairman. Now, you have a tabulated statement before you 

 which has numbers accompanying the lengths and weights. For 

 instance, the first one there is No. 4623, length 32 inches, weight 5 

 pounds llf ounces. Was that a 2-year-old? 



Mr. Clark. In order to answer that question I must have the 

 breadth measurement of that skin. I do not find it in this list. 



Mr. Elliott. You have the weight. 



The Chairman. One moment, now. Do you have the breadth 

 measurement ? 



Mr. Clark. I do not. 



The Chairman. Did you take it ? 



Mr. Clark. No, sir. 



The Chairman. Why didn't you ? 



Mr. Clark. Because I was prevented from doing it by Mr. Henry 

 W. Elliott. 



Mr. Elliott. Not at all. 



The Chairman. One moment, Mr. Elliott. Will you just wait until 

 I get through with him? You take No. 4275. There is a 32-inch 

 skin weighing 8 pounds 1\ ounces. What caused this discrepancy 

 and difference in the weight? It is nearly 3 pounds. 



Mr. Clark. It is due exactly to the fact that there is left out the 

 breadth measurement of that skin. You can not determine the size 

 of a skin from the length. But if you had the breadth measurement 

 you would find that one 32-inch skin was short and broad and the 

 other was narrow. 



The Chairman. Now, Mr. Clark, if the skins should be measured 

 afterwards and it is found that the girth is the same, then what would 

 your answer be ? 



Mr. Clark. It is possible 



The Chairman (interposing). The skins have been set aside and 

 they will be measured if necessary so as to verify your conclusions. 

 Now. what caused this difference of nearly 3 pounds? 



Mr. Clark. On the face of it I would say that it is simply due to 

 the absence of breadth measurement of this skin, which fails to dis- 

 close the size of the skin. In other words, the area of these two skins 

 might be exactly the same. This one of 8 pounds and 7 ounces might 

 be 4 inches broader, for example, than the one which has a weight 



