150 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 
A number of the Pribilof Islands natives have savings accounts in 
the bank of the Washington Loan & Trust Co., Washington, D. C., 
on which they receive interest compounded semiannually at the rate 
of 2 percent. The Commissioner of Fisheries, as trustee, had custody 
during the year of these funds. There follows a summary of the 
trust account for the year 1938: 
Onijhang Jan. JerOsSeetes cnt Otte eee eee $4, 202. 04 
Interest earned from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1938_____- 79. 49 
Totaliwec oe 8e OU. bog Soba ce See eee 4, 281. 53 
Withdrawaiby. natives“. 2. S222 ee See eee 430. 97 
On handeWecolelOSS= ane eee ee ee 3, 850. 56 
The following is an itemized statement of the funds, setting forth 
the individual accounts: 
Funds of the Pribilof Islands natives in the custody of the United States Commissioner 
of Fisheries, as trustee, December 31, 1938 
Kochutin, Alexandra___---- $1, 391. 09 | Merculief, Elizabeth______-_ $74. 84 
Kozloft, Maring._«- 2. ee_ 139. 85| Merculief, Erena_________- 527. 51 
Lekanof, Tatiana (Mercu- Merculief, George_____-_-_ 114. 07 
ADEE) PERS aN 12 Re ee. 461. 45| Pankoff, Agrippina__--__-_- 214. 53 
Lestenkof, Michael_---_---- 442. 86 _ 
Merculief, Alexandra__---- 50. 05 Total hos2 fs 9aset 3, 850. 56 
Merculief, Daniel__.--_-_-- 434. 31 
PAYMENTS FOR TAKING FUR-SEAL SKINS 
Natives of the Pribilof Islands. are paid for their work in taking 
sealskins at specified rates per skin. The sealers on each island are 
divided into classes according to their skill and ability, and the col- 
lective earnings are apportioned among them, each worker in a given 
class receiving an equal share. Small bonuses are paid for special 
services. 
On St. Paul Island the payments to natives in 1938 were at the 
rate of 60 cents per skin for the 46,082 sealskins taken, or a total of 
$27,649.20, and in addition $180 was paid to 2 foremen and 4 mess 
attendants. 
Natives on St. George Island were paid at the rate of 75 cents per 
skin, the total in 1938 amounting to $9,211.50 for the 12,282 sealskins 
taken, and an additional $100 was paid to two native foremen. 
Details of these payments are shown in the following table: 
Payments to Pribilof Islands natives for taking fur-seal skins, calendar year 1938 


St. Paul Island St. George Island 
Classification sate - ; ee aA ; 
umber are 0 umber are 0 
of men each Total of men each Total 
Mirst class2-e> _ Se aan eee! 5 eee 35 $500. 40 | $17, 514.00 33 $213.75 | $7, 053.75 
Second class! 2: tiieees es. 2 fh Fie 11 400. 80 4, 408. 80 8 155.25 | 1, 242.00 
Whird (class! = obo. = ewe. we cyan Il 270. 00 2, 970. 00 5 105. 75 528. 75 
Fourthiclass:: tO Qa emaier ie ois 11 207. 60 2, 283. 60 3 80. 25 240.75 
Fifth clas. EE DEEN SE aey Ae SES 5 74. 40 372. 00 2 57. 00 114. 00 
Boys class= a ee ee 3 33. 60 100. 80 1 82,20 32. 25 
Foreman (additional compensation) «555/28 sees he 6000! | 3 i feted Wieeeee ee 55. 00 
ciate, wie eet + 2 9s bach A ig Pe AQNOO}|E2. 2 22-2 ae | eee 45.00 
Mess nitendantar4 eee ee ees Se ee eee a eee S000 Hoses 22 eee | oe ee oe 
Totals 2220 2s eee Se 10) oe se ee 27, 829. 20 52a soe 9, 311. 50 

