ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1921. 



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PAYMENTS FOR TAKING SEALSKINS. 



Following the plan of preceding seasons, funds for paying certain 

 persons engaged in sealing operations at the Pribilofs in 1921 were 

 advanced by the Fouke Fur Co. and the firm was duly reimbursed 

 from the proceeds of the sale of the dressed and dyed skins. Under 

 this arrangement the funds were deposited in a Seattle bank to the 

 credit of the bureau's authorized and bonded agent at the Pribilofs, 

 who issued checks against the deposit covering accounts payable 

 therefrom. 



The practice of paying the island natives for their labor in taking 

 skins was continued. They were paid on the basis of 50 cents each 

 for skins taken during the summer season from seals up to and in- 

 cluding the 6-year-ola class, and $1 each for skins from seals of 7 

 years and upward. No payments were made for labor in taking 

 skins from seals killed in the fall season. 



Payments from funds advanced by the Fouke Fur Co. for sealing 

 operations in the calendar year 1921 were as follows: 



Salaries of sealing assistants, St. Paul Island $9, 332. 80 



Wages of Aleutian Islands natives at St. Paul Island 11, 347. 47 



Amount earned by St. Paul natives 1921 9, 347. 00 



Amount earned by St. George natives 1921 2, 126. 00 



Total 32, 153. 27 



St. Paul Island. — Of the 19,230 skins taken on St. Paul Island 

 during the calendar year 1921, the native workmen received payment 

 for 18,494 skins at the rate of 50 cents each, the other skins being 

 from seals killed in the fall, for which payment was not made. The 

 fund was divided among the participating natives according to 

 their ability, as follows : 



Payments to St. Paul natives/or sealing operations, calendar year 1921. 



Si. George Island. — Of the 4,451 skins taken on St. George Island 

 during the calendar year 1921 the natives received payment at the rate 

 of 50 cents each for 4,044 and $1 each for 4 skins, the remainder of the 

 take being from seals killed in the fall season. The resulting fund 

 was divided among the natives who took part in the operations 

 according to the extent and proficiency of their work, as follows : 



Payments to St. George natives for sealing operations, calendar year 1921. 



