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Court to grant a rehearing in the cases. The petition was allowed on April 18, and 

 the cases were restored to the docket. In due course they will be reheard by the 

 court. Meanwhile, as stated in the April Field Program, all Forest officers will 

 continue the vigorous enforcement of the regulations and make report of violations 

 thereof as heretofore. 



Indictment and Verdict in Fire Trespass Cases 



On March 22 the grand jury at Portland, Oreg., returned a true bill against Earl 

 Gardner for a fire trespass on the Siskiyou National Forest. 



On March 29 a verdict was rendered in favor of the United States for $4,424.38 in 

 the case of the United States against the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad Company 

 involving a fire trespass on the Oregon National Forest. 



OPERATION 



Property Accountability Record 



The instructions in Service Order 27 were not intended to supersede or change the 

 instructions in Service Order 15 with special reference to the supervisors' card record 

 of nonexpendable property. This record consists of two parts, "Forest Account- 

 ability" and "Individual Accountability," as described in the first three paragraphs 

 of Section 148 (Service Order 27). It appears that some supervisors have misunder- 

 stood the instructions in the second paragraph of that section and have abandoned 

 the use of the card marked "Stock" in the "Individual Accountability" record. 

 This is an error, since the property in stock must be added to the property charged 

 on the cards of individuals to make up the total of the property charged to the super- 

 visor in his "Forest Accountability " record. 

 Forest Additions and Eliminations 



On April 20, 1910, the President signed the proclamation adding 129,819 acres to 

 the Pecos National Forest, New Mexico, and eliminating from the same Forest 

 31,561 acres. 



On April 21, 1910, the proclamation of the Garces National Forest was signed, 

 which adds 18,115 acres and eliminates 53,500 acres. This diagram is in two parts. 



SILVICULTURE 



Report of Timber Sold and Cut 



The Classified List of Reports on National Forest work, dated March 4, provides 

 for a quarterly report of timber sold and cut and timber sales inspected. This has 

 been found to be inadequate, and monthly reports will now be required from the 

 supervisors to the District Forester, and from the District Forester to the Forester. 



Reports for the months of January, February, and March should be made out at 

 once to complete the record to date. A letter on the subject to the District Forester 

 will be supplied in sufficient quantity to furnish each supervisor with a copy to 

 attach to the Classified List of Reports. 



