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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 



Twelve Pribilof Islands natives have savings accounts in the bank 

 of the Washine:ton Loan & Trust Co., Washington, D. C, on which 

 they receive interest, compounded seiniannually. KU'ective July 1, 

 1934, the interest rate was reduced froju 3 percent to 2'{. percent. 

 The Commissioner of Fisheries is the trustee of their funds. The 

 following statement shows the condition of these accounts for the 

 year: 



Oil hand .Ian. 1, 1934 $0, 121. 73 



Interest earned from Jan. 1 to Dee. 31, 1934 158. 91 



Withdrawn l)v natives. 



6, 280. 64 

 520. 00 



On hand Dec. 31, 1934 5, 760. 64 



The following statement shows the amount of money in the indi- 

 vidual accounts: 



Funds of the Pribilof Islands natives in the custodij of the United Stales Commis- 

 sioner of Fisheries, as trustee, Dec. SI, 193 Jf 



Gromoff , luliania $380. 82 



Kochutin, Alexandra 2, 546. 67 



Kozloff, Marina 127.86 



Kozloff, Raisa 68. 23 



Lestenkof, Michael 404.71 



Merculief, Alexandra 88. 31 



Merculicf, Daniel 491.67 



PAYMENTS FOR TAKING FUR-SEAL SKINS 



The natives of the Pribilof Islands are divided into classes according 

 to their ability to perform definite work in the killing and skinning of 

 seals. Six classifications were made, 5 of men and 1 of boys, speed and 

 skill in removing the skins being the determining factor in the person- 

 nel of each class. The most experienced and skill fid workers were 

 graded as first-class men, wliile those less experienced and sj^illed were 

 placed in the lower classes. Boys were employed as apprentices. 

 Advancement through the several grades is governed by the degree 

 of proficiency attained in tlie specialized work each man is required 

 to perform. 



Payments were made at the nite of 50 cents per skin for the total 

 number of skins taken in the season upon the allocation of a definite 

 number of skins per man in each class. In 1934, St. Paul Island pro- 

 duced 42,972 skins and St. George Island 10,496 skins, resulting in a 

 monetary return of $26,734 to the six classes of workmen. Additional 

 compensation amounting to $280 was paid to 4 foremen and 4 mess 

 attendants, making a gross income to the natives of $27,014 on accoimt 

 of sealing operations. The details of these payments are shown in the 

 folio win": table: 



