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system of guard duty, by the construction of roads and telephone 

 lines, by increasing the water supply, and by the general improvement 

 of the villages. 



(10) That an eifort be made to carry out the suggestions made relat- 

 ing to the moral and spiritual improvement of the natives. 



(11) That the school system be radically changed in accordance with 

 the suggestions made. 



(12) That improvements in the guarding of the rookeries be made 

 through the construction of watchhouses, roads, and telephone lines, 

 and through the training of the natives. 



(13) That section 1959 of the Revised Statutes be amended, the word 

 "Treasury" being substituted for the word " War," so that the protec- 

 tion of the islands shall rest with the Secretary of the Treasury and 

 not with the Secretary of War. 



(14) That reindeer be introduced upon the islands, with a view to 

 aiding in furnishing a fresh meat supply. 



(15) That Congress be asked to require that two officers from each 

 of the dominant parties be selected to serve alternate years upon the 

 islands, in order that continuity of policy and general good manage- 

 ment may be secured. 



(10) That, if it can properly be done, the lease of the I^orth American 

 Commercial Company be so moditied as to transfer the providing of 

 school teachers and resident physicians, and the maintaining of the 

 widows, orphans, and indigents, to the Government, the company to 

 make a pecuniary comi^ensation for being absolved from this obliga- 

 tion. 



REPORTS OF ASSISTANT AGENTS. 



There is inclosed herewith, and attention is respectfully asked to 

 the recommendations contained in, the reports of Assistant Treasury 

 Agents Murray and Lavender. 

 Very respectfully, 



Joseph Stanley-Brown, 

 Acting Treasury Agent in Charge Seal Islands. 



Hon. Charles Foster, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



List of exhibits. 



Exhibit A. Letter of instructions, one iuclosure. 



B. Annual statement of fur seals killed on St. Paul Island. 



C. Annual statement of fur seals killed on St. George Island. 



D. Statement of division of proceeds of natives' earnings on St. Paul Island. 



E. Statement of division of proceeds of natives' earnings on St. George 



Island. 



F. Statement of native funds to tlieir credit on the books of tbe North 



American Commercial Company on August 10, 1892, on St. George 

 Island. 



G. Census of St. Paul Island, including also statement of native funds to 



the credit of the natives on St. Paul Ishiud on the books of the North 

 American Conuuercial Company on June 30, 1892. 

 H. Census of St. George Island. 



I. Letter of Deceml)er 1, from the superintendent of the North American 

 (lommcrcial Company to acting United States Treasury agent in 

 ch£}.rge seal islands. 



