GREY SEALS
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to Commander Southby, M.P.'s excellent letter in the Spectator of May 23rd, 1931, in support of the continued protection of grey seals, I would like to say that the R.S.P.C.A. is making preparations to support him in his admirable suggestion that the island of Haskeir in the Outer Hebrides should be made a permanent sanctuary for them.
This Society has for some time past, with the assistance of the Board of Trade, circularized all coastguards and volunteers- in-charge with a warning poster and information as to the law in respect of these animals. I beg readers of the Spectator, who travel in the West Coast of Wales and Scotland, to let this Society know if they see any persecution of grey seals during their breeding season in the autumn.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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