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member of a given class receiving an equal share. Small bonuses are 
paid for special services. 
Payments to natives on St. Paul Island in 1936 were at the rate of 
60 cents per skin. For the 43,522 sealskins taken, the total payment 
was $26,113.20, and in addition $180 was paid to two foremen and four 
mess attendants. 
Natives on St. George Island received cash payment at the rate of 
75 cents per skin on the take of fur-seal skins in 1936. For the 8,924 
sealskins taken, the sum of $6,693 was distributed among the various 
classes of workmen. An additional sum of $100 was paid to two 
native foremen. 
The details of these payments are shown in the following table: 
Payments te Pribilof Islands natives for taking fur-seal skins, calendar year 1986 




St. Paul Island St. George Island 
Classification Be a te on X aiat a 
umber | Share umber are 
of men | of each Total of men | ofeach | _°tal 
ins tiClass= esse ee 9a: sae ee ee 34 $517. 20 | $17, 584. 80 27 $178. 50 | $4,819. 50 
Secondiclasse ase wwise cee sea eee oe 9 438. 00 3, 942. 00 8 1252.25 1, 002. 00° 
Dowie Wel el oe ee a SE eee ae ak 8 274. 20 2, 193. 60 5 93. 00 465. 00 
FR QUT EC] ASS eee ee en ee eee 9 210. 00 1, 890. 00 3 71. 25 213.75 
Miithiclasst Gls es sie eS Re SS PRE eed uf 56. 40 394. 80 2 49. 50 99. 00 
IB OV SM@ClaSSe-s nae oe ee a ee 4 27. 00 108. 00 3 27. 00 51. 00: 
WD) OE oh soe ke eee OE SSS 5 > VES a ee a a ee oe ee ee 1 12. 75 12. 75 
Foreman (additional compensation) ~-_-_|----------|---------- 60:00") 222 | eee 55. 00 
OSE ae SR I Se 2 ee A | eee 40:/00;||_2 235-2 -3| eee 45. 00 
Mess attendants, 4::2_2.-- = 2221 222u_ 2a) 2 eee ee 80: 00! |\.2222 -=222| 222222 ee [Lele wee 
Ho tale ss tee. soe eee ee ed is] Ss Pee 26, 293. 20 49) |. Sas Se 6, 763. 00: 





PAYMENTS FOR TAKING FOX SKINS 
The natives were paid $5 in cash for each fox skin taken on the 
Pribilof Islands in the 1935-36 season. The total payments amounted 
to $1,145 for the 229 skins taken on St. Paul Island and $4,025 for the 
805 skins taken on St. George Island, a total of $5,170. 
FUR SEALS 
KILLINGS 
In 1936, 52,446 fur seals were killed, of which 43,522 were taken on 
St. Paul Island and 8,924 on St. George Island. Details in regard to 
the killings are shown in the following tabulations: 
Sea killings on Pribilof Islands in 1936 
ST. PAUL ISLAND 










Serial : 
4 Skins 
Date | number Hauling ground 
of drive secured 
June 2 I) ‘Seaybion Rocka(Sivutch) 26-2 eeeeeae ee | oe ee eek ee eee 126. 
10 2° ‘Reetand Gorbatch. >= -- .- 51 eeeewee a a ce Soe Se ee ee ee 58 
19 B|MZaDaOnigeee ets 25S Ses eee 301 
20 4 | Reef and Gorbatch___-_______-_ 651 
21 G.|) Toltoyabosis se ee Eee 115 
22 6 | Vostochniand Morjovi-_-___- 480 
23 7 | Zapadni and Little Zapadni___ 324 
24 S| ELolstoi; dlaukam in’ ic PKG G0 val eee gee ee 228 
25 91) @Reef and Gorbatchur sins yo Re area? VE eee eee eee 937 
26 10) PolovanalandulaittlesBolovinaeeee ee ee Re ree eee ee ereeee 179 
27 Ti" Vostochniland Whorjo vise ee ene ee ee eee 1, 664 
28 12s) Zapadnijandihittle;Zapadnivas seas ae ee eee 838 
29 AG | a Bloy Sy afobh IU geh alias Ch aKol ACGhifoyls Ee Se Ss ae os ek Ee ee 536 
30 14. |'Reefiand (Gorbatcht Oa0s i222 8s SEVER NPE TELE eee eee 1, 730 
