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The seals were very fresh and lively when brought up for killing, none tired out.

I only saw one large bull, he was evidently too small for a place on the rookeries, those bulls turned away were none over five years old.

The [[strikethrough]] habit of [[/strikethrough]] throwing of the poles at a killing size seal which is overlooked and is turned loose, is not practiced here as at St. Paul. as far as I have seen.

One obstinate little seal which would not go with those turned out was hit quite hard on the throat and then dragged away, he was al-