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surrounding the cases prevented any conviction. Mr. Bendixsen was 
released with a warning, and Mr. Hotovitsky was ordered to appear 
some time later in Commissioner’s court at Squaw Harbor, although 
his fishing gear was not seized and he was allowed to continue fishing. 
Meantime the case was reviewed by the Commissioner and, owing 
to insufficient evidence, it was dismissed without a hearing. 
No violations of the Federal fishery laws and regulations were 
reported for Bristol Bay. In this area, however, 115 complaints were 
filed against alien fishermen under the Territorial law (Chapter 30, 
Session Laws of Alaska, 1933), on which there were 62 convictions. 
Fines totaling $10,600 were collected, and suspended fines amounted 
to $350. Jail sentences were enforced in 58 cases and suspended in 
4 cases. 
TERRITORIAL LICENSE TAX 
Fisheries license taxes were collected by the Territory under the 
general revenue law of 1921, as amended in subsequent sessions of- the 
Territorial Legislature. A statement from Oscar G. Olson, Territorial 
Treasurer, under date of June 6, 1939, gives the collections made to 
that date for the year 1938, representing the taxes on operations of 
the previous year. It was stated that collections under the several 
schedules were fairly complete, although a few of the fisheries com- 
panies had not yet made full settlement. 
It will be noted that the following schedule includes the amounts 
collected for clam diggers’ and fishermen’s licenses, which have 
previously been omitted from the report. 
Fishery license taxes collected by Territory for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 1938 
Division | Division | Division 
Schedule Natal No. 2 No. 3 Total 
Saimonicannerios) (PACK) esse see See eo SSE $150, 765. 01 $22. 00 |$512, 426.21 | $663, 213. 22 
tT CANFIDI IES Seen a ae een ne ey En Me A EE ali 355. 83 355. 83 
SIECEIGS see eee en ee es Pee ew oe 2 2, 483. 42 82. 28 1, 140. 64 3, 706. 34 
Calls Lorscenplatis eea = ee eee eee Pe ere = te 1, 175. 00 10. 00 50. 00 1, 235. 00 
Fish-oil works and fertilizer and fish-meal plants_____-_-_- TO N120 40) (ba 22, 383. 7. 33, 113. 13 
TELE Arsh ce BOO es Ses ee eee ee 53,100! 00\ to <-=- 32, 150. 00 85, 250. 00 
Trap catches in excess of 100,000 fish_____________----_---- TeAGOUG I |e Seeks 16, 182. 44 23, 682. 35 
Givi Sie 2 pee ES Tee peg. 6 2) ie be eee 675. 00 30. 00 3, 646. 40 4, 351. 40 
Spice ee SOREN MaE sisi. fee SUGR RAO W Ie = = 2, 260. 00 6, 145. 00 
Clam diggers: i 
ReOSin pte pes ee wae EE Lede) 2 be ee lin etesee 5500)s|ee- 822 2 es 265. 00 270. 00 
LSIGYEYRESI (0 (6) al pore eee ah S etiny hes Bi id eee eee Be eer eee (ene mee eee ts 75. 00 75. 00 
Fishermen: | 
LYASn Giri Se) a aS SF ee ee ee 2.812500) |e eye. 222 2, 485. 00 5, 297. 00 
NGHreSIGCHte a ee AR AA A Lee DAS TONO0) ee a = =e 49, 625. 00 74, 200. 00 
TITRE lL os es sn tae es ll nl ena eee Dae 257, 704. 74 144. 28 | 643,045.25 | 900, 894. 27 
Salmon canneries (net income), not possible of segrega- 4 7 
ROIS: Tov pGitsbh, Cael = De epee) pe ee | ee ee ee eee 7, 053. 02 
EROLAICONACHIOH SH ss Sree eet os, Se re Bs | es DE ces Be ee es 907, 947. 29 





KUSKOKWIM RIVER 
A patrol of the Kuskokwim River was maintained by Theodore R. 
Lambert, with the chartered launch Marie S, from the first of June 
until the end of August. ' 
King salmon appeared at the mouth of the river on May 20, or 
somewhat earlier than usual, and the run continued steady through 
June, after which a few late stragglers were taken until the end of 
July. Most of the kings taken by natives, particularly near the mouth 
