The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16

The following are the regulations
adopted by the majority of the arbitra-
tors, Mr. Harlan and Sir John Thompson,
dissenting:
"Article 1.-The UnitedStaets and Great
Britain shall forbid their citizens and
subjects respectively to kill, capture or
pursue at any time or in any manner
these animals commonly called fur-seals
within a zone of sixty geographical miles
around the Pribyloff islands, inclusive
of territorial waters :,
ARTICLE 2-The two governments snail
forbid their citizens or subjects to Kill,
capture or pursue, in any manner,
during each year from May 1, to Feb
ruary 81, inclusive, fur seals on the high
seas in that part Of the Pacific ocean,
inclusive of Behring Sea, situated north
of the 35th degree of north latitude or
eastward of the 180th degree OF Longitude
from Greenwich until it strikes the
water boundary described in article one
of the treaty of 1867 between the United
States and Russia, then following that
line up to Behring Straits.
Article 3-During the period and in
the waters in which fur sealing shall be
allowed, only sailing vessels shall pc per-
mitted to carry on or take part IN fur
sealing operations. Ihey snail pc az
liberty to avail themselves of the use OF
such canoes or unlocked boats, propelled
by paddles oars or sails, as are in COM
mon use as fishing boats.
ARTICLE Each sailing vessel author
ized to carry on fur sealing must be pro-
vided with special license issued for the
purpose by it's government. Each vessel
a distinguishing flag prescribed by its
government.
Article 5.-The masters of vessels en-
gagged in fur sealing shall enter accurate
Iy in the official log books the date and
place of each operation and the number
and sex of the seals captured daily;
These entries shall be communicated
by each of the to governments to eacn
other at the end of each season.
Article 6-The use of nets, firearms or
explosives shall be forbidden in fur seal
ing. This restriction shall not apply to
shotguns when such are used in fishing
outside of Behring Sea during the season
when such may lawfully be carried on:
Article THE two governments shall
take measures to control the fitness of
the men authorized to engage in sealing.
These men shall have been proved fit to
handle with sufficient skill the weapons
by means of which seal fishing is carried
on.
ARTICLE S-The preceding regulations
shall not apply to the Indians dwelling
on the coast of the territories of the
on fur sealing in canoes or unlocked
boats not transported by or used in con-
nection with other vessels and propelled
wholly by paddles, oars or sails, and
manned by not more than five persons
in the way hitherto practiced by the In
dians, provided, that such Indians shall
not be employed by other persons, and
provided, that when so hunting in canoes
or unlocked boats the Indians shall not
hunt fur seals outside of the territorial
waters under contract to deliver skins to
anybody. This exemption shall not be
construed to affect the municipal law OF
either country, nor shail 1t extend to the
waters of Bearing Sea or the waters
around the Aleutian Islands. Nothing
herein contained is intended to interfere
with the employment of Indians. as hun-
tiers or otherwise in connection with seall-
ing vessels, as heretofore.
S1Article 9.-The concurrent regula-
lions hereby determined, with view to
the protection and preservation of fur
seals shall remain in force until they
have been wholly or in part abolished or
modified by common agreement between
the United States and Great Britain.
Said concurrent regulation shall be sub
mitted every five years to new examin-
alton in order to enable both governments
to consider whether, in the light of past
experience, there is occasion to make any
modification thereof"
The arbitrators make special finding
on the facts agreed upon by the agents OF
both governments with reference to the
seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea
| in 1887. 1883 and 1889. In addition the
| arbitrator make certain suggestions to
| the two governments, the most import
ant being that they should come to ar
understanding to prohibit the killing OF
seals on land or sea for from one to three
wears and should enact regulations tc
carry out the finding of the arbitrators.