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Grazing on Squatters' Claims 



Kona fide squatters who reside upon lands within the National Forests which 

 have been examined and recommended for listing under the act of June 11, 

 IIMM;. and who have a sufficient amount of land under cultivation to show 

 compliance with the law; and bona fide settlers on unsurveyed lands who have 

 not made application for an examination of the land under the act of June 

 11, 1906, but who are awaiting survey with the intention of making entry under 

 the homestead act, may be allowed permits, under Regulation 58, for grazing the 

 number of animals the. land claimed will support, for areas not in excess of 160 

 acres. This matter is in the hands of the supervisors, because it hinges on the 

 point as to whether the squatters have made bona fide settlement or not. In 

 rase there are conflicting claims, the rights of neither claimant should be recog- 

 nized until the matter has been adjusted by the General Land Office. 



Appointment of Forest Officers as Live-Stock Inspectors 



It is the policy of the Forest Service to have its officers assist the proper 

 State officials in the enforcement of all quarantine and live-stock laws, but it is 

 not deemed advisable to have Forest officers appointed as live-stock inspectors, 

 unless a majority of the users of the Forest request it and there is a distinct 

 understanding that their duties as live-stock inspectors must not be allowed to 

 interfere in any' way with their duties as Forest officers, and that they can not 

 be allowed to collect and retain any fees for live-stock inspection work. When- 

 ever a Forest officer secures evidence of any violation of the live-stock laws, he 

 should immediately inform the proper State officials and give every possible as- 

 sistance in the enforcement of the law. 



BRANCH OF OPERATION. 



OFFICE OF ACCOUNTS. 



Account Current 



The attention of disbursing agents is called to the necessity of making com- 

 plete the information called for on the Account Current concerning the "Amount 

 on deposit with the assistant treasurer, San Francisco, and outstanding checks." 

 To do this, disbursing agents should wait for the report of the Assistant Treas- 

 urer showing checks which have been paid by him, but in no case should the 

 delay extend beyond the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter. 

 Under the law, disbursing accounts must -be transmitted not later than twenty 

 days after the close of the quarter. 



The amount of the outstanding checks is the total of all checks not reported 

 paid by the Assistant Treasurer. This total, deducted from the amount shown 

 as on deposit (plus cash on hand, if any), is the amount due the United States 

 on the last day of the quarter for which the account is submitted. 



OFFICE OF MAINTENANCE. 



Return of Property to Property Clerk 



Special attention is called to the necessity of inclosing a memorandum with 

 each article returned by express, freight, or mail to the property clerk. This 

 memorandum should indicate the number and kinds of articles and, especially, 

 the name and address of the sender. At the same time that a package is sent, 

 a letter directing the disposition of the articles should also be forwarded under 

 separate cover. The property clerk is continually receiving packages which 

 contain no memorandums of this kind, and it is almost impossible to tell by 

 whom thev are turned in. 



