26 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



St. Paul Island. 



Unildings $21,476.27 



Furniture 2,337.90 



Tools and implements 1,812.66 



Telephone line and equipment 90.00 



Library and school supplies 457.00 



Live stock 967.62 



WharA-es and equipment 402.31 



Boats, including launch 3,200.00 



Merchandise in store 6,401.27 



Medical supplies and surgical instruments 81S. 45 



Coal 1,132.16 



Sea-lion skins 138.00 



Total for St. Paul Island $39,233. 64 



Total paid North American Commercial Co 60,568.17 



The killing of seals under the new system was conducted under im- 

 mediate direction of the Government agents. The law prohibits the 

 killing of female seals and any seal under 1 year of age, and the De- 

 partment regulations as usual fixed the weight limits for skins at 5 

 and 8^ poimds, thus rastricting the killable seals to males 2 and 3 

 years old. The total number of skins taken subsequent to the ship- 

 ment by the North American Commercial Co. in the fall of 1909 

 was as follows: 



On St. Paul Island: 



Taken in food drives between Aug. 9, 1909, and June 17. 



1910 1, 572 



Found dead at Rocky Point 1 



Taken in regular drives between July 3 and .31, 1910 8. 683 



Taken in food drive Aug. 10, 1910 490 



10, 752 



On St. George Island: 



Taken for food in August to November, 1909 500 



Taken in regular drives June and July, 1910 2,314 



Taken for food in spring of 1910 16 



Left in salt house from 1909 4 



2, 834 



Total ______!___ 13, 586 



Turned over to North American Commercial Co. to complete quota of 



15,000 for 1909 664 



Shipped from islands by Government Aug. 28. 1910 12,920 



Left in salt house on St. George Island 2 



Total 13, 586 



Realizing that London is the only place in the world where fur- 

 seal skins can at the present time be properly handled in every way, 

 it was decided, after mature deliberation, to sell the skins there, in 

 accordance with the uniform practice of the last 40 years and more. 

 The 12,920 skins shipped by the Government were therefore con- 



