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A number of letters, accounts, etc., are received from reserve officers bearing 

 stamped signatures. This practice should be strictly avoided, except in cases where 

 duplicate letters or forms are forwarded. The stamped signature should never appear 

 on original letters, expense accounts, or forms of any kind. 



Whenever a forest officer receives a letter which has been misdirected, a brief 

 of the contents of the letter should be noted on the envelope, which should be 

 returned to the forester in order that the mistake may be located in this office and 

 future errors avoided. 



Supervisors have authority to grant leave of absence to forest assistants assigned 

 to technical work on their reserves the same as to forest rangers and forest guards. 



There seems to be some misunderstanding among local officers in regard to Sun- 

 days and holidays included in leave without pay. Sundays and holidays are credited 

 only on leave with pay, but not when on leave without pay, and in the latter case 

 they should be deducted from the salary voucher. 



When supervisors initial or otherwise certify a voucher for refund, an indorsement , 

 or entry should be made on the proper record (Form 615 for timber sale, 940 for 

 timber settlement, 621 for grazing, 619 for privilege, 618 for trespass, or 938 for 

 mining claims). This record should invariably be consulted before certifying to 

 refunds, in order to prevent the certification of a duplicate refund and in that way 

 contributing to a duplicate payment. Space will be provided for these entries as 

 these forms are reprinted. 



NORTHERN DISTRICT. 



F. N. Raines, Forest Supervisor of the Lewis and Clark (North) Reserve, is organ- 

 izing the Kootenai Reserve, in Montana and Idaho, established by Presidential 

 proclamation August 18. The headquarters of the Kootenai Reserve is Libby, Mont. 

 Forest Ranger William H. Daugs will be in charge of the Lewis and Clark (North) 

 Reserve during the absence of Supervisor Haines. 



Supervisor Ira E. Todd has assumed charge of the additions to the Little Belt 

 Reserve, established by Presidential proclamation December 6. His headquarters 

 will remain at Neihart, Mont. 



F. A. Fenn, Forest Supervisor, has started the administration of the Sawtooth 

 addition and the Coeur d'Alene^Reserve. The headquarters of the Coeur d'Alene 

 Reserve will be Wallace, Idaho. During Supervisor Fenn's absence Forest Ranger 

 Emil Grandjean will be in charge of the Payette and Sawtooth reserves. 



