aed 
FUR-SHAL INDUSTRY. 87 
A recapitulation of a similar census for St. George Island follows: 
Tpral native popmigmmemme a, TOLD. a. | on. eg wee Sas ep mares taes ses 121 
Diriis Curt pee MUMS WO, TOLLS... osteo cent wenn een cece mene = 6 
Deaths during year ended June 30, 1916........-.....--..2...002 2.00002 2200.. 8 
Total mative pamalation June 30,1916. .-- oe 29 2-2-2 ee ot ieee ent genes 119 
From the foregoing it will be noted that the total native popula- 
tion of the Pribilof Islands on June 30, 1916, was 311, as gai 
with 314 on June 30, 1915. 
INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 
With the view of determining whether Angora goats might not be 
successfully introduced on the Pribilof Islands, a number were sent 
from Seattle on the supply ship. Nine were delivered to St. Paul 
Island and six to St. George Island. 
It is felt that if the experiment proves successful the animals will 
not only contribute to the support of the natives, but will afford an 
opportunity for them to acquire personal ownership of live stock 
and to profit through their own individual efforts. It is hoped that 
the animals will be able to subsist themselves, though shelter will 
have to be provided for the winter season. The live stock owned 
by individual natives on the islands is at present limited to poultry. 
FUR-SEAL HERD. 
KILLING OF SEALS, 
The law limiting the killing of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands to 
the number required for the use of the native inhabitants remained 
in effect throughout the year. The Department decided tentatively 
upon 5,000 3-year-old male seals as a proper allowance for this 
purpose, but authorized the killing of additional seals up to 7,500 if 
that number could be properly utilized. It was also arranged that a 
limited number of seals of other ages might be taken in place of 
3-year-olds as needed for special purposes. It was also provided 
that the seals should be taken at St. Paul Island and St. George Island 
approximately in proportion to the native population of the two 
islands. On this basis about 5,000 of the 7,500 would be allowed for 
the uses of the St. Paul natives and 2,500 for the St. George natives. 
Circumstances later made it desirable to change this ratio by increas- 
ing the percentage which might be taken at St. George. Under 
present conditions the only use made of seals by the natives is to 
supply meat for food. The number of seals killed in the calendar 
year 1916 for food was 3,483 on St. Paul Island and 2,983 on St. 
George Island, a total of 6,466 for both islands.¢ 
@ In arriving at the total number of seals killed on egch island the Bureau has had to depend upon tele- 
graphic advices in respect to the number killed after the close of navigation in the fall of 1916, Subsequent 
reports may indicate very slightly different totals, 
