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have furnished for St. Paul 10,000 pounds of corned beef, 5,390 pounds 

 of potatoes, 2,400 pounds of lard,*and 1,400 pounds of onions, and for 

 St. George, 4,000 pounds of beef, 2,820 pounds of potatoes, 1,200 pounds 

 of lard, and 822 pounds of onions. Should the company for the com- 

 ing year supply the same quantity of food for native use I shall not 

 permit the killing of pups for food. Should the company fail to do so, 

 permission to kill a limited number will be given and the skins be deliv- 

 ered to the natives for their own use. I have not received any reply 

 to my recommendations upon this subject, but consider the instructions 

 given to my predecessors and now on file here to be in accordance with 

 the above. 



The Alaska company have performed the conditions of their lease, 

 and the agents are uniformly kind to the natives and very liberal in 

 providing for their necessities. 



I have found it necessary to fine one native $5 for an assault upon 

 his wife at a public dance. I have also, in my endeavor to secure 

 punctual attendance at school, tried the experiment of imposing a 

 slight fine of 50 cents upon the parent or guardian for every absence 

 of a scholar without permission. It is about the only practicable way 

 of enforcing the principles of compulsory education upon these people, 

 and has proved very effectual after a few collections of the fine. The 

 amount realized by these fines for the whole eight months is $37.50. 

 I also fined two men $2 each for going upon the breeding rookery. 

 The fines aforesaid are placed to the credit of the general fund and 

 deposited with and charged to the Alaska Commercial Company. 



The balance to credit of this fund at last report was $146. Fines 

 collected as above stated, $40.50; paid out for cleaning streets, $11.45; 

 leaving a balance of $181.05, which I think should be left here to be 

 expended for the benefit of the natives. 



I am advised by Captain Moulton, my assistant, that the collector at 

 San Francisco is, by Department letter dated October 16, 1882, author- 

 ized to expend $100 for carpets for Government buildings upon the 

 seal islands. I have therefore certified bills for that amount, dividing 

 it equally between St. Paul and St. George. 



I have a letter, a copy of which I inclose, from the assistant agent at 

 St. George, asking for an approprition of $125 to be expended for 

 repairs and papering and painting upon the Government building 

 there. I visited the island during the present week and, after exami- 

 nation, concur in the request. 



I also request an appropriation of $200 for painting, papering, and 

 repairing the house at St. Paul. The inside of the house should be 

 thoroughly painted during the ensuing year. The dampness and the 

 smoke from burning soft coal render frequent renovation by paint and 

 paper necessary. There are repairs, such as resetting glass in outside 

 windows, new outside door to caledor (hall), and other small items 

 which must be attended to. 



The seals were much later and slower in coming upon the islands 

 than usual this season, and even with the limited quota to be obtained, 

 it has been difficult to get the 15,000 killable seals upon St. George of 

 the requisite size within the two months usually devoted to that pur- 

 pose. I inclose consolidated report of seals killed, account current, and 

 shipping receipt for as many as have thus far been taken from the 

 islands. The balance will be shipped later in the season, as there are 

 a few thousand on St. George not yet ready for shipment. 



Mr. Kimmel, assistant agent at St. George, and myself will go to San 



