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There were also made under the direction of the Forest Service the 

 following miscellaneous expenditures: 



Examination of lands, titles, etc., under the Weeks Act $18,076.07 



National Bison Range, Mont 2, 381. 61 



Refunds to depositors, excess deposits (34 Stat., 1270) 57, 912. 73 



Payments to States, 25 per cent of receipts from National Forest 



resources for fiscal year 1910 506, 194. 83 



Cooperative funds returned to contributors 311. 29 



Total 584, 876. 53 



In addition a liability of S224,000 was incurred through a contract 

 entered into for the purchase of lands under the Weeks Act, and 

 expenses of the National Forest Reservation Commission, amounting 

 to SI 78. 57, were. defrayed. 



Tlie following statement shows the amounts paid to States and Ter- 

 ritories, to be expended for roads and schools, from the National For- 

 est receipts of the fiscal year 1910, and the amounts that will be paid 

 from the receipts for the fiscal year 1911: 



state or Territory. 



Arizona 



Arkansas.. 

 California.. 

 Colorado... 



Florida 



Idaho 



Kansas 



Michigan. . 

 Minnesota. 

 Montana... 

 Nebraska. . 



Amount 

 paid fiscal 

 year 1910. 



851, 229. 38 



2, 904. 44 



60, 752. 91 



50,306.19 



706. 38 



66, 074. 55 



1,004.67 



457.37 



83. 678. 38 



2, 820. 25 



Amount 



payable 



fiscal year 



1911. 



$55,385.45 



3,487.04 



53,717.42 



52, 372. 28 



1,381.41 



52, 594. 33 



919. 10 



4.25 



1,309.55 



74,021.04 



3,183.31 



state or Territory. 



Nevada 



New Me.xico. . 

 North Dakota 



Oklahoma 



Oregon 



South Dakota 



Utah 



Washington . . 

 Wyoming 



Total... 



Amount 

 paid fiscal 

 year 1910. 



$16,314.33 



28. 529. 53 

 63. 64 



626. 10 



39, 635. 87 



9, 808. 93 



32,905.49 



23,671.89 



34. 704. 54 



506, 194. 84 



Amount 



payable 



fiscal year 



1911. 



$12,198.38 

 32,541.50 

 71.41 

 273. 67 

 35. 612. 29 

 14.197.32 

 34.869.10 

 24,111.36 

 30, 126. 52 



482,376.73 



ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL. 



The form of the organization of the Forest Service at the close of 

 the fiscal year June 30, 1911, is shown graphically on page 6. The 

 only important change during the year was the addition of a new unit 

 to handle the work arising under the Weeks law in connection with 

 the purchase of lands on the watersheds of navigable rivers. Mr. 

 W. L. Hall, formerly in charge of the Branch of Forest Products, 

 was assigned to the direction of this new w^ork. A small supervisory 

 organization is maintained at Washington, but the principal force, 

 engaged in the examination of lands and negotiations for their pur- 

 chase, is located in the field. Field headquarters were estabhshed at 

 Asheville, N. C, and at Concord, N. H. 



An important change which does not appear on the chart was a 

 substantial reduction in the number of supervisory officers in Wash- 

 ington and in the districts. It has been the consistent policy of the 

 Forest Service to conduct in the field as much of the business of the 

 National Forests as possible. This was the purpose in establishing 

 the six district offices. Just as fast as it was deemed wise increased 

 responsibility was placed upon the district officers, and in turn the 

 district foresters steadily increased the responsibilities «»f the super- 

 visors as fast as they became sufficiently experienced to assume them; 

 and again in turn the supervisors from time to time increased the 



