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  many 
  parts 
  as 
  there 
  were 
  natives 
  on 
  both 
  islands, 
  and 
  each 
  island 
  was 
  

   allotted 
  as 
  many 
  ol 
  these 
  parts 
  as 
  there 
  were 
  natives 
  on 
  that 
  island. 
  

   From 
  this 
  fund 
  before 
  distribution, 
  however, 
  ooal 
  enough 
  for 
  both 
  

   islands 
  was 
  paid 
  tor. 
  This 
  coal 
  was 
  turned 
  over 
  to 
  the 
  native 
  com- 
  

   munity, 
  and 
  the 
  community, 
  through 
  its 
  chief 
  men, 
  was 
  allowed 
  to 
  

   make 
  distribution 
  of 
  it 
  without 
  official 
  interference. 
  No 
  cash 
  was 
  

   paid 
  from 
  this 
  fund 
  except 
  $1 
  a 
  piece 
  to 
  each 
  native 
  man 
  on 
  Christmas 
  

   and 
  Easter, 
  for 
  church 
  purposes, 
  and 
  a 
  payment 
  to 
  a 
  midwife 
  of 
  $5 
  

   for 
  each 
  babj 
  bom. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  amount 
  remaining 
  after 
  the 
  deduction 
  for 
  coal, 
  a 
  suit 
  of 
  

   clothes 
  was 
  given 
  to 
  each 
  man 
  and 
  boy 
  ; 
  each 
  individual 
  was 
  provided 
  

   with 
  two 
  pairs 
  of 
  shoes; 
  each 
  family 
  with 
  material 
  enough 
  to 
  make 
  

   underclothing 
  for 
  the 
  children 
  and 
  women, 
  and 
  each 
  person 
  with 
  a 
  

   supply 
  of 
  rubber 
  footwear. 
  From 
  the 
  remainder 
  an 
  "emergency 
  

   fund" 
  of 
  perhaps 
  $1,500 
  was 
  set 
  apart. 
  What 
  was 
  left 
  was 
  available 
  

   for 
  purchase 
  of 
  food 
  and 
  clothing 
  on 
  regular 
  issues. 
  This 
  remamder 
  

   was 
  divided 
  iato 
  52 
  equal 
  parts, 
  representmg 
  weeks 
  in 
  the 
  year, 
  thus 
  

   fixing 
  the 
  amount 
  that 
  might 
  be 
  spent 
  weekly 
  for 
  support 
  of 
  the 
  whole 
  

   population. 
  

  

  The 
  total 
  number 
  of 
  persons 
  to 
  be 
  supported 
  was 
  next 
  ascertained 
  

   from 
  the 
  census 
  — 
  two 
  children 
  being 
  considered 
  as 
  one 
  adult 
  — 
  and 
  

   divided 
  into 
  the 
  weekly 
  allotment 
  for 
  the 
  whole 
  island, 
  thus 
  estab- 
  

   lishmg 
  a 
  per-capita 
  tentative 
  allowance 
  for 
  each 
  person 
  per 
  week. 
  

  

  The 
  number 
  of 
  individuals 
  in 
  each 
  family 
  was 
  then 
  ascertained, 
  

   and 
  the 
  per-capita 
  amounts 
  combined 
  to 
  give 
  a 
  basis 
  for 
  the 
  expendi- 
  

   ture 
  for 
  each 
  family 
  for 
  the 
  week. 
  

  

  It 
  having 
  been 
  demonstrated 
  that 
  a 
  large 
  family 
  under 
  the 
  same 
  

   roof 
  can 
  live 
  more 
  cheaply 
  per 
  capita 
  than 
  a 
  small 
  one, 
  a 
  readjust- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  amounts 
  was 
  made, 
  deducting 
  a 
  certain 
  sum 
  from 
  the 
  large 
  

   family 
  allotments 
  and 
  adding 
  it 
  to 
  those 
  of 
  small 
  families. 
  In 
  this 
  

   way 
  a 
  final 
  adjustment 
  of 
  allotments 
  was 
  reached, 
  givhig 
  about 
  $5 
  

   weekly 
  to 
  a 
  family 
  of 
  two, 
  and 
  about 
  $7.50 
  weekly 
  to 
  a 
  family 
  of 
  six 
  

   or 
  seven. 
  

  

  Havmg 
  thus 
  established 
  the 
  amount 
  which 
  each 
  family 
  may 
  spend 
  

   weekly, 
  issues 
  of 
  food 
  and 
  such 
  clothing 
  as 
  could 
  be 
  purchased 
  out 
  of 
  

   the 
  allowance 
  were 
  then 
  made 
  on 
  Saturday 
  of 
  each 
  week 
  to 
  the 
  heads 
  

   of 
  families, 
  each 
  head 
  bemg 
  given 
  an 
  order 
  for 
  such 
  supplies 
  as 
  lie 
  

   wished 
  not 
  exceeding 
  his 
  allowance, 
  which 
  order 
  when 
  taken 
  to 
  the 
  

   store 
  was 
  filled, 
  and 
  the 
  merchandise 
  represented 
  thereon 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  

   person 
  presenting 
  the 
  order. 
  

  

  The 
  emergency 
  fund, 
  already 
  mentioned, 
  was 
  used 
  to 
  meet 
  ex- 
  

   penditures 
  not 
  contemplated 
  in 
  the 
  regular 
  allowance 
  — 
  such 
  as 
  occur 
  

   in 
  cases 
  of 
  death, 
  sickness, 
  marriage, 
  childbirth, 
  etc. 
  

  

  In 
  this 
  way 
  the 
  amount 
  available 
  for 
  support 
  of 
  the 
  natives 
  is 
  

   expended, 
  not 
  in 
  cash, 
  as 
  stated, 
  but 
  in 
  merchandise 
  itself. 
  The 
  

  

  