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nearly $1,400 in cash. New buildings were erected, a number of 
large oil tanks were set up, and a fence was built around the area occu- 
pied by the station. A new well was dug, water from which is now 
used to supply the Bureau’s tanks on Village Hill. During the process 
of the work a number of workmen and other employees of the Navy 
Department were afforded quarters in the Bureau’s buildings. 
PATROL OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN AND BERING SEA. 
To assist in the enforcement of the provisions of the North Pacific 
Sealing Convention of July 7, 1911, the law makes it the duty of the 
President to cause a guard or patrol to be maintained in the waters 
frequented by the seal herd or herds and sea otter, in the protection 
of which the United States is especially interested, to be composed of 
naval or other public vessels of the United States designated by him 
for such service. Vessels of the Coast Guard exclusively have been 
utilized for this work. 
In February, 1915, the President approved the recommendation 
of the Secretary of the Treasury that the Coast Guard cutters Man- 
ning and Unalga be designated for the patrol work in the season of 
1915 and that the Coast Guard cutter Bear, which was to make an 
annual cruise to the Arctic Ocean, and the Coast Guard cutter 
McCulloch, which would be cruising in Alaskan waters, should enforce 
the provisions of the convention and the law at such times as might 
be practicable in connection with their other duties. Owing to the 
fact that there had been few, if any, attempts to carry on pelagic 
sealing in the previous three seasons, it was felt that the presence 
im the prohibited waters of but one of the two vessels assigned prima- 
rily to the patrol would be sufficient. 
The Unalga left Port Townsend April 20, arrived at Unimak Pass 
the 29th, and continued on the patrol detail until July 17 when she 
was relieved by the Manning at Unalaska. The Manning continued 
the patrol work until September 12. 
The Bureau is under obligation to the Coast Guard for many 
services rendered by its vessels in connection with the work at the 
Pribilof Islands. 
SEALING PRIVILEGES ACCORDED ABORIGINES. 
The North Pacific Sealing Convention of July 7, 1911, permits 
Indians, Aleuts, or other aborigines dwelling on the Pacific coast of 
America north of latitude 30° north to carry on pelagic sealing in 
canoes not transported by or used in connection with other vessels, 
and propelled entirely by oars, paddles, or sails, and manned by not 
more than five persons each, in the way hitherto practiced and with- 
out the use of firearms; and provided that such aborigines are not in 
the employment of other persons, or under contract to deliver the 
