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made on both islands to facilitate the hauling of sealskins from the 

 killing fields to the curing stations. 



The Navy Department detailed the U. S. S. Sirms to transport 

 the annual supplies to the Pribilofs and to bring out the season's 

 take of sealskins. Valuable cooperative service was performed also 

 by the Coast Guard in maintaining a patrol for the protection of 

 fur seals during their northward migration and at the Pribilaf 

 Islands. 



Fifteen percent of the sealskins taken on the Pribilof Islands in 

 1935 were delivered to the Dominion of Canada, as provided by th^ 

 North Pacific Sealing Convention of 1911. The Government of 

 Japan also is entitled to 15 percent of the annual take but receives 

 its share from the net proceeds after the processed skins are sold at 

 public auction. 



Two hundred and one sealskins taken by the Japanese Government 

 on Robben Island in 1935 were allotted to the United States in 

 accordance with treaty provisions. They were received by the Fouke 

 Fur Co., selling agents of the Department, at St. Loiiis, Mo., on 

 January 2, 1936. 



SEAL HERD 



As of August 10, 1935, the computed number of animals in the 

 Pribilof Islands fur-seal herd was 1,550,913, an increase of 120,495, 

 or 8.42 percent, over the corresponding figure for 1934. 



TAKE OF SEALSKINS 



^In the calendar year 1935 there were taken on the Pribilof Islands 

 57,296 fur-seal skins, of which 45,824 were from St. Paul Island 

 and 11,472 from St. George Island. This is an increase of 3,826 

 over the number taken in 1934. 



SALE OF SEALSKINS 



Two public auction sales of fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof 

 Islands were held at St. Louis, Mo., in the fiscal year 1936. On 

 September 16, 1935, 11,869 black dyed, 11,831 Safari brown dved, 

 650 logwood brown dyed, and 79 miscellaneous skins were sold"^for 

 $569,708.10. At the same time 125 Safari brown dyed and 75 raw 

 salted Japanese fur-seal skins were sold for $2,762.25, and 14 confis- 

 cated fur-seal skins, parchments, for $69. The Japanese skins had 

 been allotted to the United States as its share of such skins taken 

 in 1934. 



At the second sale, held on April 27, 1936, 9,721 black dyed, 12,154 

 Safari brown dyed, and 498 logwood brown dyed skins were sold 

 for $600,770.25. At the same time 171 Safari brown dyed, 1 washed 

 and dried, and 29 unhaired and dressed Japanese fur-seal skins 

 were sold for $4,814.75. These 201 skins were the United States 

 Government's share of sealskins taken by the Japanese Government 

 on Robben Island in 1935. There was sold also 1 confiscated fur-seal 

 skin, raw salted, for $1. 



Special sales of Pribilof Islands sealskins authorized bv the Sec- 

 retary of^ Commerce in the fiscal year 1936 consisted of "^830 black 

 dyed, 1,274 Safari brown dyed, and 25 exhibition skins, at a total 

 of $53,377.92. 



