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to their homes thereafter. In September the Bureau's launch Puffin 

 was lifted aboard at Ketchikan and taken to Seattle. During the 

 year the Penguin cruised 28,575 nautical miles. 



ROADS 



St. Paid Island. — In 1932, 4,400 feet of the Northeast Point road 

 and 250 feet of a branch road to Lukanin were surfaced with scoria. 

 One and one-half miles of plank Avere laid also, completing that part 

 of the construction of the Northeast Point road except for short 

 distances where small sand dunes are to be leveled before the plank- 

 ing can be done. To insure safety of the trucks it will be necessary 

 to complete the road by surfacing with scoria and by building fences 

 in a number of places to prevent the drifting of sand. 



St. George Island. — Further work was done on grading the road to 

 East rookery, with the result that for a distance of about 21/2 miles 

 the road is in condition to permit using a truck and trailer for haul- 

 ing skins. An extension was made of the road from St. George 

 village to North and Staraya Artil rookeries, between 500 and 600 

 feet being surfaced with scoria in 1932. This will enable the use of 

 better killing grounds next year and will reduce the long drives 

 formerly necessary on St. George Island. 



BUILDINGS 



St. Paul Island. — The building program at St. Paul Island in 

 1932 was largely a continuation of the work begun in the previous 

 year. The 46 by 100 foot washhouse and the 36 Jby 50 foot extension 

 to the salt house were completed, and a part of the equipment was set 

 up before the beginning of the sealing season. Both buildings have 

 an overhead track and a trolley for carrying sealskins. 



All outside work, as well as a portion of the inside work, was com- 

 pleted on the 32 by 54 foot bunkhouse for sealing assistants. In the 

 basement are a wash room, a large room for use as a recreation room 

 or dining room, a kitchen, and cook's quarters. On the main floor 

 there are six sleeping rooms and a living room. The building, which 

 will be completed during the winter of 1932-33, will accommodate 

 36 men. 



The new 33 by 70 foot community house will also be completed 

 during the winter. In the basement, the walls and floor of which are 

 of cement, there are baths and toilets for men and women, a storage 

 room, and a room that it is planned to equip eventually for bowling. 

 On the main floor are a library, a card and pool room for men, a 

 barber shop, and a large assembly room for women. The upper floor 

 has one large room only, wliich is io be used for dancing, motion 

 pictures, and basket ball and other games. 



The new Government house, 34 by 56 feet, was completed in the 

 spring of 1932. A cement foundation and basement were put under 

 the old company house and a central heating system and phnnbing 

 were installed during the following winter. Some alterations were 

 made in the machine shop to permit more efficient use of the machin- 

 ery. A cement wall for protection from storms and the sea was 

 placed around the intake in the water supply system used for obtain- 



