OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



395 



Law work for ibe Forest Service during the year, other than under 

 the Weeks forestry law, included the handling of the following cases 

 and other business : 



Laio icork for the Forest Service, except that under the Weeks forestry law. 



Claims to lands 549 



Hearings attended 44 



Depositions 11 



Briefs prepai'ed and filed — 45 



Motions for reliea rings 29 



Oral arguments 1 



Trespasses : 



Grazing 259 



Timber 32 



Fire 108 



Occupancy 60 



General litigation 71 



Written opinions 484 



Contracts and similar papers__ 1, 888 



The following is a summary of the work of the office in connection 

 with the acquisition of lands "under the Weeks forestry law: 



Work under the Weeks forestry law. 



Character of work. 



Purchases authorized by National Forest Keservation Commission 



Agreements of purchase" prepared 



Titles in process of examination at beetinning of year 



Examinations of titles completed and reported to Department of Justice: 



Purchases recommended 



Condemnations recommended 



Titles approved by Justice Department in process of adjustment 



Titles in process of examination at end of year 



Completion of direct purchases after approval by Attorney General 



Completion of purchases acquired by condemnation 



Acreage. 



171,339.68 

 192, 542. 00 

 131,977.00 



103, 762. 00 

 137, 728. 41 



42, 126. 00 

 121,796.00 



62,561.44 

 109, 378. 24 



Three meetings of the National Forest Reservation Commission 

 were attended. 



The following table shows the number of contracts and leases 

 prepared or examined for sufficiency and proper execution for the 

 various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the department: 



Contracts and leases prepared or -examined. 



Bureau, division, or otFice. 



Bureau of Animal Industry 



Biological Survey 



Bureau of Chemistry 



Chief clerk 



Bureau of Crop Estimates 



Bureau of Entomology 



Federal Horticultural Board 



Forest Service 



Insecticide and Fungicide Board. 



Office of Markets 



Bureau of Plant Industry 



Office of Public Roads 



Bureau of Soils 



Supply Division 



Weather Bureau 



Exhibits 



Farm Management 



States Relation? 



Solicitor's Office 



Total. 



Contract?. 



IS 



3 



10 



11 



2 



7 



9 



2,170 



1 



14 



36 



233 



4 



4 



21 



2.545 



J^eases. 



54 



10 

 30 

 9 

 48 

 11 

 13 



80 



42 



8 



1 



42 

 2 



I 

 2 



353 



