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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTIMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



General Order No. 137. 



Department op Agriculture, 



Office op the Secretary, 

 Washington, D. C, December 1, 1909. 



Relating to Non-observance of Current Fiscal Regulation No. 45. 



The attention of all employees of this Department who in performance of their 

 official duties are authorized to use the commercial telegraph service is directed to 

 the foUowiuij; extracts from fiscal regulation No. 45: 



"The telegraph should be used sparingly." 



"And only when the delay in using the mail would be injurious to the public 

 interests." 



' ' Omit all unnecessary words.' ' 



"In a message from one official or employee to another titles should not be used." 



"In a great many cases names in both address and signature may be limited to single 

 words." 



"Numbers should be expressed in words." 



"Ordinal numbers must not be abbreviated." 



Inattention to the foregoing simple rules is widespread, and general failure to adhere 

 to them substantially increases the telegraph bill of the Department. 



Negligent disregard of the provisions of this important regulation must cease, and 

 it is hereby ordered that on and after January 1, 1910, the disbursing clerk of the 

 Department shall report those who ignore the above rules to the chiefs of their respec- 

 tive Bureaus, Offices, and Divisions, who shall take such action in each case as will 

 cause future strict observance of the regulation. 



James Wilson, 



Secretary. 



Department of Agriculture, 



Office of the Secretary, 

 Washington, D. C, January 15, 1910. 

 General Order No. 138: 



The legal worK of the Forest Service will be performed under the immediate super- 

 vision and direction of the Solicitor for the Department of Agriculture. 



The disbursing and accounting work of the Forest Service will be performed under 

 the immediate supervision and direction of the Chief of the Division of Accounts and 

 Disbursements, who is by statute the administrative officer of fiscal affairs of the 

 Department of Agriculture. The Chief of the Division of Accounts and Disburse- 

 ments may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, make such changes 

 in methods of accounting and disbursing in the Forest Service as he shall deem neces- 

 sary from time to time, and in all matters pertaining to accounts and disbursements 

 the fiscal agents of the Forest Service will be governed by his instructions. 



The publicity work of the Department will, in every detail, be approved by the 

 Chief of the Bureau, Office, or Division interested, and be submitted to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture before publication. 



This order shall take effect at once, and all orders in conflict herewith are hereby 

 revoked. 



James Wilson, 

 Secretary of Agriculture. 



Department of Agriculture, 



Office of the Secretary, 

 Washington, D. C, March 7, 1910. 

 Circular Letter. 



To ike officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture respecting leaves of absence 

 and furloughs without pay: 



A leave of absence without pay is only granted to a person employed in some Bureau, 

 Office, Division, or Service of the Department of Agriculture, when such person makes 

 a written request for such leave, stating the reason therefor and the length of time the 

 applicant desires such absence to continue, which shall not conflict with General 

 Order No. 100, and such leaves of absence are granted only by the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture on the recommendation of the applicant's chief. 



