928 ANNUAL KEPOETS Oi;^ DEPAETMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR. 



The appeal taken by Inspector Wiley in the case of Gutierrez v. 

 Wiley, pendino; in the courts of New Mexico, a case based upon the 

 alleged negligence of the inspector in dipping sheep, was dismissed 

 during the year by the United States attorney for the District of 

 New Mexico. 



CASES IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS. 



The case of Thomas H, Reeves v. The United States (Court of 

 Claims No. 30615), which is a claim for salary alleged to be due from 

 this department, is still pending. No action was taken in this case 

 during the year. 



In Charles H. Sanborn v. The United States (Court of Claims No. 

 30347) the claimant made a motion to amend the findings of fact, and 

 on January 15, 1912, this motion was overruled. Tliis case is a suit 

 to recover $4,275 for an alleged breach of contract on the part of the 

 Department of Agriculture. The Court of Claims gave judgment for 

 the claimant in February, 1911, in the sum of $700. Prior to the 

 overruling of the motion to amend the findings of fact the claimant, 

 on May 27, 1911, filed notice of a motion for an appeal to the Supreme 

 Court of the United States. 



AGREEMENTS FOR THE SEVERAL BTJREATJS, OFFICES, AND 



DIVISIONS. 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



There were 89 contracts, 40 renewals of contracts, 39 leases, 36 

 renewals of leases, 1 letter terminating a lease, and 1 bond for tem- 

 porary special disbursing agent prepared for the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry during the fiscal year 1912. This is an increase of 4 leases, 

 4 renewals of contracts, 5 renewals of leases, and a decrease of 15 con- 

 tracts and 5 bonds for temporary special disbursing agents over the 

 fiscal year 1911. 



BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



There were 31 contracts, 8 renewals of contracts, 21 leases, 33 

 renewals of leases, 1 letter terminating a lease, and 1 bond for tem- 

 porary special disbursing agent prepared for the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry during the fiscal year 1912. This is an increase of 9 renewals 

 of leases and a decrease of 5 contracts, 27 leases, and 4 renewals of 

 contracts over the fiscal year 1911. 



WEATHER BUREAU. 



There were 14 contracts, 34 leases, 104 renewals of leases, and 5 

 letters terminating leases prepared for the Weather Bureau during the 

 fiscal year 1912. This is an increase of 4 contracts, 12 leases, 8 

 renewals of leases, and 4 letters terminating leases, and a decrease of 

 37 renewals of contracts, 47 contracts, and 1 lease examined over the 

 fiscal year 1911. 



