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St. George Island — Continued. 



Departures in year, pennanent — 



To Unalaska 1' 



To St. Paul Island 2 



3 



Total native resident population Mar. 31, 1921 122 



Natives at Salem Indian Training School, Chemawa, Oreg 2 



Total natives accredited to St. George Island 124 



Both islands: 



Total resident population Mar. 31, 1921 310 



Total natives temporarily residing elsewhere 11 



Grand total natives accredited to Pribilof Islands 321 



FUR-SEAL HERD. 



QUOTA FOR KILLING. 



On May 31, 1921, recommendation was made to the Secretary of 

 Commerce regarding the number of seals which might be authorized 

 for kilhng at the Pribilof Islands during the calendar year 1921, and 

 the following quota was approved: 



Quota of seals for killing on Pribilof Islands in 1921. 



Age class. 



St. Paul. 



St. 

 George. 



Total. 



3-year-olds. 

 4-year-olds. 

 •5-year-olds. 



Total 



22,100 



3,000 



600 



3,750 

 450 

 100 



25,850 



3,450 



700 



25,700 4,300 



30,000 



Previous killings had reduced the number of surplus larger seals 

 sufficiently close to the reserves required by law and necessary as a 

 safe margin to furnish adequate breeding strength. Consequently 

 this class was not drawn upon for further killings. 



The bureau's representatives at the Pribilof Islands were given 

 instructions that the above figures were subject to revision if condi- 

 tions observed at the islands during the course of operations should 

 make a change necessary. As the season advanced it was found that 

 seals of the 5-year-old class did not appear on the rookeries in numbers 

 that were to be expected. Approval was received from the Secre- 

 tary of Commerce to discontinue the killing of 5-year-olds on July 19, 

 1921. 



A change in the length of the regular summer killing season was 

 approved Dy the Secretary of Commerce on June 4, 1921.. Killings 

 were discontinued with the close of business August 5, instead of 

 August 10, as heretofore. This change was desirable on account 

 of the fact that the number of cows appearing in the drives in the 

 latter part of the season is abnormally heavy. 



KILLINGS OP SEALS. 



The total number of seals killed on both islands during the calendar 

 year 1921 was 23,681. Details regarding the killings are shown 

 In the table below. 



