The decrease in the number of special use land transactions is the result of more 

 stringent policy which provides for the granting of land only after careful and full 

 investigation to ensure as far as it is possible to do so that purchasers actually require 

 land for the purpose indicated and are in a position financially and otherwise to meet the 

 Department 's requirements . 



In connection with townsites , the reason for the increase is that the Department has 

 been concentrating on cleaning up all existing authorized and unauthorized occupations, 

 many of long years standing. 



Free Grant Locations , which are made to veterans who qualify (other than veterans 

 established under the veterans land act) increased slightly but cancellations and patents 

 decreased. 



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