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Mr. Pollock. Our figures do not agree with yours. 



Mr. DiNGELL, I cite your own report. This is marked "for adminis- 

 trative use only, Annual Reports, 1970, from the Pribilof Islands, 

 Alaska, prepared by the staff. Mammal Resource Program, 1970." 



If you have different figures, I would be delighted to see them. 



Mr. Pollock. I have in front of me employment for July 1969. We 

 have Pribilof residents, 176, 40 permanent, temporary 136. 



We have other Alaskan Natives, temporary 30 — well, it is another 

 35. Other than Alaskan Natives, we have 69. 



We have estimated earnings for fiscal year 1969, Alaskan residents, 

 Pribilof residents, $846,700 and other Alaskan Natives, $905,900. 



Mr. DiNGELL. You paid other Alaskan Natives more than the Pribi- 

 lovians. 



How do you explain that ? They are your figures, not mine. 



Mr. Pollock. Excuse me. There is a correction. Other Alaskan Na- 

 tives was $59,200 and $846,700 for the Pribilovians, for a total of 

 $905,900. 



Mr. DiNGELL. How about mainland U.S. folks? How much did you 

 pay them ? 



Mr. Pollock. I do not have that figure here. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Are they listed as being from the Pribilof s, too ? 



Mr. Pollock. I think Mr. Kirkness would like to respond. 



Mr. DiNGELL. Before there be any further response, I will ask you 

 if you will please give us the official figures. 



I assume that your report here was official, but I guess maybe that 

 is not so. 



Give us some official figures and we would be very appreciative. 



Mr. Pollock. May I inquire what the report is ? 



Mr. DiNGELL. I just read the title, "Annual Report of Sealing, 1970, 

 Pribilof Islands, dated December 31, 1970 for Administrative Use 

 Only." 



It is done by the Department of Commerce, NO AA, Seattle Building, 

 Washington. 



Mr. Kirkness. I think the fibres you are referring to are only the 

 persons hiring for the blubbermg and sealing operations. 



Mr. DiNGELL. AVell, I am reading here and this does not say blub- 

 bering. This says Annual Report on Sealing Operations. 



Mr. Kirkness. Those are the figures and the blubbering is done pri- 

 marily by nonresidents of the islands for several reasons. One is that 

 the people of the island get first crack at the jobs and the blubbering 

 is the least desirable job, so they do not want to be a blubberer. 



Mr. DiNGELL. "\^^lo gets the blubbering job? 



Mr. Kirkness. You need a taller person because you have to reach 

 way over and the blubbering jobs are primarily filled by mainland 

 Alaskans and some outsiders. 



I think the figures that you have there are the actual blubbering 

 and sealing crews. 



Mr. DiNGELL. I can only assume, I tell you that when you folks give 

 us information, you file your officials reports, I only assume that you 

 are filing them correctly. 



I may be in error, but I have always assumed that your in-house 

 figures are correct and there is no qualification in the information I 

 have been reading. 



