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ATTENDANCE AT SALEM INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL, CHEMAWA, OREG. 



On January 1, 1924, 9 natives from St. Paul Island were in attend- 

 ance at the Salem Indian Training School, Chemawa, Oreg. One of 

 these died in the latter part of the year, and 3 additional natives from 

 St. Paul Island entered the school in the year, making 11 in attend- 

 ance on December 31, 1924. No children from St. George Island 

 attended during the year. 



SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 



Certain of the Pribilof Islands natives have personal funds in the 

 custody of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries. Through 

 the year 1924 these funds were kept on deposit with the Washington 

 Loan & Trust Co., Washington, D. C, and interest was paid at the 

 rate of 3 per cent per annum, calculated on monthly balances. Two 

 accounts were opened during the year. A summary of the accounts 

 as a whole for the year 1924 is shown in the statement that follows: 



Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1924___L $11, 788. 51 



Interest earned from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 1924 348. 15 



Deposited by natives in 1924 61. 28 



12, 197. 94 

 Withdrawn by natives in 1924 678. 48 



Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1924 11, 519. 46 



An itemized statement of the account, showing the individual bal- 

 ances of the natives, follows: 



Pribilof Islands natives' savings accounts in custody of United States Commissioner 

 of Fisheries, as trustee, December 31, 1924 



Melovidov, losef $48. 49 



Merculieff, Dosofey ^ 43. 45 



Merculieff , Makary 43.45 



Merculieff, Mariamna * 72. 45 



Merculief, Agrippina ' 20. 57 



Merculief, Joseph 37.91 



Merculief, Polyxenia 20. 87 



Merculief, Stefanida i 4, 334. 05 



Pankoff, Agrippina 265. 34 



Pankoflf, Maria M(elovidov) 48. 50 



Sedick, Lavrenty 53. 92 



Sedick, Leonty _•_ 53. 92 



Sedick, Marina .38 



Shane, Michael 43.94 



Tetoflf, Vikenty M(elovidov) 48.49 



Zacharof, Emanuel . 45 



PAYMENTS FOR TAKING SEALSKINS 



A small force of temporary assistants was employed to aid in seal- 

 ing operations at the Pribilofs, A number of Aleutian workmen 

 from Unalaska and vicinity also were employed for a brief period. 



The natives of the Pribilof Islands received 75 cents for each seal- 

 skin taken in 1924. The take of skins was 17,219 and payments 

 amounted to $13,114.25, including $200 paid as additional compensa- 

 tion to 4 native foremen. Ten wSt. George Island natives, employed 



