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PriMlof Islands natives'' savings account in custody of United States Com- 

 missioner of Fisheries, as trustee, December 31, 1923 — Continued 



St. Paul Island — Continued. 



Merculieff, Makary $42.19 



Merculieff, Mariamna_ 70. 35 



Merculieff, Paul A' 26. 60 



Pankoff, xXgi-ippina 2.57. 60 



Pankoff, Maria M 47.09 



Sedick, Feofania ' 14.68 



Seflick, Lavrenty 14. 68 



Sedick, Leonty 14. 68 



Sediek, Marina . 38 



Sha ishnikoff, George ','_ 20. 10 



Tetoff, Vikenty M 47.08 



* Deceased. 



St. 



Total 11, 788. 51 



^ New account. 



PAYMENTS FOR TAKING SEALSKINS 



As ill precedino- years certain persons emiDloyecl in the taking of 

 sealskins on the Pribilofs in 1923 were paid for their services from 

 funds advanced by the bureau's selling agents, the Fouke Fur Co., 

 who were subsequently reimbursed from proceeds of sales of skins. 

 The funds were deposited in a bank at Seattle and disbursed hj a 

 bonded agent of the bureau. The natives of the Pribilofs were paid 

 for their share of the work of taking the sealskins at the rate of 75 

 cents for each skin taken, this rate being an advance of 25 cents per 

 skin over the rate paid in preceding years. This higher rate was 

 paid the natives for the reason that they were employed in branding 

 about 10,000 seals for the breeding reserve, for which they received 

 no compensation. Four native foremen also received in addition a 

 total of $200 for their .special services. A number of sealing assist- 

 ants and temporar}^ native workmen from the Aleutian Islands were 

 also employed on sealing operations and paid from the funds ad- 

 vanced by the Fouke Fur Co. The amounts earned by these persons 

 during 1923 were as follows : 



Salarie.s of sealing assistants $24,710.87 



Wages of temporary native workmen 16,421.99 



Native workmen, St. Paul Island 9. 732. 25 



Native workmen, St. George Island 2,409.25 



Total 53,274.36 



St. Paul Island. — For the 12,841 sealskins taken on St. Paul Island 

 in the calendar year 1923 the resident natives received 75 cents per 

 skin, and in addition one native foreman received $75 and one $25 

 for special services. Through an error the total payment made was 

 for 12,843 sealskins instead of for 12,841, the actual number taken. 

 The natives were divided into classes according to their ability and 

 work, and payments were made as follows : 



Payments to St. Paul Island natives for sealing operations, calendar year 1923 



