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Claims Reports: Identification- 

 It is absolutely necessary for supervisors to place, on every claims report made iii 

 compliance with a request from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a refer- 

 ence to the Commissioner's request, as, for example: 



In response to the Honorable Commissioner's (or Assistant or Acting Commis- 

 sioner's) letter "C-5903, J. E. B.," dated June 18, 1909. 



This reference should be placed at the top of the first page of the report and is neces- 

 sary in order to identify the report with related papers in the files of the General Land 

 Office. It is equally necessary for supervisors to place, on claims reports made after 

 the receipt of notice to submit final proof, a reference to such notice and the date set 

 for final proof. This reference should also be made at the top of the first page of the 

 report. In all claims reports a complete correct description of thelandmust be given, 

 together with the entry number, including the serial number of the local land office, 

 when that is known. 

 No Report on Claims Made in Good Faith 



In compliance with a recent request from the Commissioner of the General Land 

 Office, no report will be prepared or submitted to the chiefs of field divisions on claims 

 where notices are received of intention to submit final proof and the Forest officers 

 find that the claims are in good faith and that their passage to patent will not preju- 

 dice National Forest interests. In such cases the duplicate notices of intention to 

 submit final proof will be returned to the Chief of Field Division with the indorse- 

 ment, "Patent will not prejudice National Forest interests." This instruction does 

 not affect any cases outside the class described in the first sentence of this note. 

 Forest Homesteads : Second Entries- 

 Attention is called to the apparent error in the second paragraph in the instructions 

 on page 42 of The Use Book. The paragraph as worded implies that, if a homestead 

 entry were made prior to February 8, 1908, and relinquished at any time subsequent 

 to that date, the entryman would be entitled to a second entry. Under the provi- 

 sions of the act, however, it is necessary that the entry must have been lost, forfeited, 

 or abandoned prior to February 8, 1908. There is at present no provision of law by 

 which a person who has abandoned or relinquished his claim since February 8, 

 1908, is authorized to make a second entry. 



OPERATION 



Care in Ordering Forest Officers' Uniforms- 

 It has been reported to the Forester that persons not connected with the Service 

 are wearing uniforms identical with that adopted for the use of Forest officers. Sec- 

 tion 5 of the contract with the manu facturers provides that Forest officers shall give 

 their orders for such uniforms through the supervisors under whom they are serving. 

 Orders upon the manufacturers must be written upon letter paper of the Forest 

 Service and certified by the supervisor over his official title. Very great care must 

 be taken by supervisors and all Forest officers to guard against such orders upon the 

 manufacturers falling in the hands of unauthorized persons. 

 Unnecessary Explanations Written on Vouchers- 

 Special attention is called to the unnecessary explanations that are noted on reim- 

 bursement accounts and sub vouchers. .Members are requested to state accounts 

 and subvouchers showing only the actual transaction. The items should be brief 



