The Rapid Extinction Of The Seal

Duríng the past tW'Q years, under ttoe efficiant directian oí Dr. Jord.ui, V 1 1 oralte inv.s, ut io-:is, Incluidlng eamietttritag libe a,n actual coumt, have "heetn made to nscertaiin, thie ïiumber of spals frequiemtliag tllue PrSMoi Isla.nds. Otlher studies ha-i strengthieoied tlhc eoiiicl'usSan thiati the nuimlbe;ihíis giieaülïy dtotimisliied witbin the past decade, aiad is now greatay and na.pidïly diinniinisiliiiig. In tspitie oí the neguiDatiíans oí tiiie Parts tribun.'ui pieSiagfc seali.iig lias increased enoiriiious, whdAe lagiiiinia.t-e killing upon Atm iSSaiiids has beea lairgely diacontiinned. That was a eharmlng ihrust oif Lord BalÜBbiiry's whiein he eaid t'hat tbe Bag-;!teh interest i i t'li; fuir-eeial iindustry bad ioir soime jiears exceedod the American, iov i. fe bagiiniaing to be apparent that whlöe fine Amerjjcams lia.Me busieil i lii ju . . :. ■-. arrao]gtng tor arbllraticxos, seeking international io-opera'itt'on, and orgajiizlng ecisnti'lc commi.ssions tw prove agaia wüat haJ heem pro-d before, tlieir Bleep adverearies were quletly gathering l.i t.lbe prolits, realizing that the buslq ss mufit soo1!! be closed up anyihow. In Jli3 report of 18Ü2 th ■ üiicish commissloanere liad no Intention oí induígi'iïi? in humor -vvlieai tliey euggeated as Diie of the most desllra.b'.'e measuires oí bnwdïnti seallor pelagic Bealers, iuo land kiilllriig -o t3 allowed tlhere.