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$120.14 due Demetri Lestenkoff, $90.40 due Michael Lestenkoff, and 

 $118.56 due Evan Kulikoloff is the only money in the hands of the 

 company that can be paid out in moderation without consulting the 

 officer in charge. 



FREE-COAL ACCOUNT. 



Fifth. I inclose you,a statement of the native free-coal account, by 

 which you will see that on July 31, 1892, there was weighed aud 

 receipted for 224,000 pounds. Since the 11th day of August, 1892, I 

 have made 72 deliveries of 1,900 pounds each, 136,800 pounds; leaving 

 a balance on hand of 87,200 pounds. From May 1 until August 11 the 

 number of times that coal will be delivered will not exceed 20, or 38,000 

 pounds, which will leave a balance still on hand on the latter date of 

 39,200 pounds. I would recommend that 80 tons of coal be landed 

 here this year for the free use of the natives, and I know that quantity 

 will be sufficient for next year's use. 



SALT AND DRIED SALMON. 



Sixth. We have left over 8 barrels of salt salmon. If salt fish is to 

 be lauded this season instead of dried, 7 barrels will be sufficient; 15 

 barrels is all that is required. There is no use in having salt fish left 

 over for future use. Fish when salted does not improve with age. 

 There were 363 dried salmon landed here last September; the weight 

 of each fish is about half a pound. I consider salt fish preferable to 

 dried. Should the Department order dried salmon landed in the place 

 of salt, I would recommend that 1,000 dried fish be put on shore for the 

 free use of these people. 



CENSUS OF ST. GEORGE ISLAND. 



Seventh. I inclose you a census report of this island made May 1, 

 1893, by which you will see that the total number of native inhabitants 

 is 86, of which 42 are males. The ages of the oldest and youngest 

 native persons, outside of the priest and his wife, are as follows: The 

 oldest male, 47 years; the oldest female, 51 years; the youngest male, 

 10 months; the youngest female, 1 year. 



The general health of the community has been good, but 2 deaths 

 having occurred the past year, both children — one a boy of 2^ years 

 aud the other a girl of 8 years. For further particulars I refer you to a 

 copy of a report made by Dr. L. A. Noyes, the resident physician. (See 

 copy of report inclosed.) 



SCHOOLS. 



Eighth. I inclose you a copy of the school report made by Mr. Paul 

 Mitchell, teacher for the North American Commercial Company, who 

 has been very faithful in the jierformance of his duties, and I have no 

 doubt has done as well as any teacher could under the circumstances. 



1 do not think that much progress has been made in the way of edu- 

 cation, nor do I believe that any can be made while the service of the 

 Greek Church is conducted in the Russian language. The church serv- 

 ice has a tendency to neutralize all they learn in English while at 

 school. Until some change takes place we can not look for more prog- 

 ress in the way of educating these people. 



It is astonishing to see both young men and women 20 years old and 

 upward, who have attended scliool for ten years or more, that can not 



