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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



St. Paul Island. — For the 15,082 sealskins taken on St. Paul Island 

 $11,311.50 was paid, and in addition $100 was allowed two foremen 

 for special services. A statement of the earnings follows: 



Payments to St. Paul Island natives for taking sealskins, calendar year, 1925 



Classification 



Number 

 of men 



Share 

 of each 



Total 



First class 



Second class 



Third class 



Fourth class 



Fifth class. 



Foreman (additional compensation). 

 Do 



Total. 



$269. 25 

 213. 75 

 172. 50 

 129. 75 

 129. 00 



$7, 269. 75 



1, 710. 00 



1, 035. 00 



1, 167. 75 



129. 00 



50.00 



50.00 



11,411.50 



St. George Island. — For the 4,778 sealskins taken on St. George 

 Island, $3,583.50 was paid, and in addition $100 was allowed two 

 foremen for special services. Ten men that were temporarily detailed 

 to St. Paul Island to assist with sealing operations also were paid $50 

 each for their work. A detailed statement of the earnings follows: 



Payments to St. George Island natives for taking sealskins, calendar year 1925 



Classification 



Number 

 of men 



Share 

 of each 



Total 



First class 



Second class. 



Third class 



Fourth class 



Foreman (additional compensation) . 



Do. 



Additional amount paid for sealing work on St. Paul Island, 10 men at 

 $50 each - - 



Total. 



$111.00 

 88.50 



$2, 109. 00 

 885. 00 

 67.50 

 522. 00 

 55.00 

 45.00 



500. 00 



4, 183. 50 



PAYMENTS FOR TAKING FOX SKINS 



For taking, curing, and shipping fox skins on the Pribilof Islands, 

 the Government paid the natives $5 for each pelt. For the 107 

 sldns taken on St. Paul Island in the season of 1924-25 $535 was 

 paid, each individual native receiving payment in proportion to the 

 number of skins taken by him. For the 602 skins taken on St. 

 George Island in the season of 1924-25 payments totaling $3,010 

 were made. On this island the work is carried on by the natives as 

 a whole, rather than as individuals, and payments are made to in- 

 dividuals in accordance with what is considered a proper distribution. 



FUR-SEAL HERD 

 QUOTA FOR KILLING 



The Acting Secretary of Commerce approved the bureau's recom- 

 mendation that after 9,000 3-year-old male seals had been set aside 

 for breeding purposes (7,200 on St. Paul Island and 1,800 on St. George), 

 as many 3-year-old males as could be obtained should be killed. 



