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visors make notes of such matters and keep them in the form of promise cards, so 

 they can be readily called to mind. Rangers should make notes in the same way. 

 A record of matters to be taken up with rangers should also be kept in supervisors' 

 offices. 



Newspapers Recommended for Official Advertising 



The attention of supervisors is called to the necessity of making their recommen- 

 dations for advertising in the newspapers in their respective districts, in accordance 

 with instructions in the Manual of Procedure, page 36. Great care should be exer- 

 cised to give the exact names of the papers in which advertisements are to be placed. 

 The District Foresters in each District should be notified promptly of any modifica- 

 tions in the names of papers which occur after authorizations have been issued, in 

 order that the Secretary of Agriculture may be requested to amend the original letter 

 of authorization. 



Necessity of Making Maps, Diagrams, etc., of Standard Size 



The new map-filing cases which have just been installed in the District offices are 

 fitted to receive drawings and plats of the following sizes: 



No other sizes should be used, and preference should be given to the standard 

 atlas size, which is 18 by 21 inches. No departure should ever be made from this 

 standard when the map, diagram, drawing, or table is to be placed in the atlas. 



Payment of Laborers on Form 143 



Attention is called to section 19 of the Green Book. Time will be saved in preparing 

 accounts if supervisors will use Form 143, instead of Form A, in certifying to services 

 of temporary laborers. 



Cooperation in Surveys of Mineral Claims 



Since in future surveys of mining claims within National Forests the Surveyor- 

 (ieiH-ral will inform the District Foresters of the name and address of the mineral 

 surveyor, name of the claimant, and approximate location of the claim with its name 

 and survey number, Forest officers on receipt of this notice should arrange, if possible, 

 r < > be present when the survey is made so that there can- be no mistake as to boundaries 

 or the expenditure and development work to which the Surveyor will certify. 



Important Instructions in Carbons of Letters 



< 'arbons of letters sent to individuals, which indicate action to be taken by particular 

 members of the Service, are often transmitted to the member who is to take the action 

 instead of sending him a separate letter of instruction. Members of the District 

 offices and supervisors should consequently see to it that the contents of the carbons 

 of any letters received are carefully noted, since they may contain important instruc- 

 tions. 



Amendment of Instructions in The Use Book 

 The instructions in fine print on page 62 of The Use Book are amended as follows: 



Notice of the receipt by the District Forester of each application under the 

 act of June 11, 1906, will be given the supervisor of the Forest concerned by 

 sending to him a township plat showing the description of the land applied for 

 and a copy of the District Forester's letter to the applicant acknowledging receipt 

 of his application. The District Forester will, at the time of acknowledging 

 receipt of each application, inform the applicant that if he is satisfied as to the 

 agricultural character of the land applied for, and wishes to begin cultivation 

 and occupation of it at once, application should 'be made to the supervisor in change 

 of the Forest for a free special use permit. Upon receipt of such request, the 



