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the work of taking sealskins is collective in character, the amount 

 earned on each island, on the basis of 75 cents per skin, was divided 

 among the resident native sealers in accordance with ratings based on 

 skill and ability. The men were divided into classes, each man in a 

 given class receiving an equal amount. Payments were made as 

 shown below: 



St. Paul Island. — For the 33,2 IG sealskins taken on St. Paul Island 

 $24,912 was paid and, in addition, $100 was allowed two foremen for 

 special services and $50 for a cook. A statement of the earnings 

 follows : 



Payments to St. Paul Island natives for taking fur-seal skins, calendar year 1929 



St. George Island. — For the 6,852 sealskins taken on St. George 

 Island $5,139 was paid and, in addition, a total of $100 was allowed 

 two foremen for special services. A statement of the earnings 

 follows : 



Payments to St. George Island natives for taking fur-seal skins, calendar year 1929 



PAYMENTS FOR TAKING POX SKINS 



The natives are paid $5 in cash for each fox skin taken on the 

 Pribilof Islands. For the season of 1928-29 these payments amounted 

 to $435 for the 87 skins taken on St. Paul Island and $2,330 for the 

 466 skins taken on St. George Island, a total of $2,765. 



FUR SEALS 

 QUOTAS FOR KILLING AND RESERVING 



The plans approved by the department for sealing operations in 

 1929 provided for reserving eight thousand 3-year-old male fur seals 

 for future breeding stock and to kill as many of the remaining 3-year- 

 old males as were available. The animals for the reserve w^ere to be 

 selected in approximately the ratio of 4 on St. Paul Island to 1 on St. 

 George Island and were to be marked so as to insure their immunity 

 from slaughter throughout the period of sealing operations. Provi- 



