SERVICE NOTES FOR JUNE 



These notes contain instructions and necessary information for 

 Forest officers, and will, therefore, be carefully read and kept on file 

 for reference. 



OFFICE OF THE FORESTER 



ACCOUNTS 

 Freight Bills of Lading- 

 Supervisors and others issuing bills of lading must use only the numbered forms 

 supplied by the Property Clerk. The consecutive numbers given are for identifica- 

 tion purposes and are also a check against duplicate payment. A skeleton record is 

 kept in the Office of Accounts at Washington showing bill of lading number and date 

 of settlement only. The use of the same number twice, or of any number other 

 than the consecutive numbers given by the Property Clerk, causes confusion and 

 makes the proper record and verification of these bills more difficult. 

 Refund Vouchers 



Refund vouchers should, in all cases, show the date or dates on which payment 

 was received on account of the sale or permit and also sufficient additional data to 

 enable the district fiscal agent to identify the refund with the original transaction. 

 Discount on Purchases- 

 Merchants and manufacturers in many cases allow a discount of from 2 to 10 per 

 cent when bills are paid within ten days. Members of the Service should bear this 

 in mind and, when practicable, should certify and forward accounts for payment a 

 sufficient time before the expiration of the ten-day limit to secure any discount 

 allowed. 



OPERATION 



National Forest Eliminations and Additions 



During the month of May the President signed 18 proclamations changing the 

 areas of National Forests. The proclamations of May 6 eliminated a total of 

 177,246 acres as follows: In District 1, 6,608 acres from the Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), 

 8,584 acres from the Kaniksu (Washington), and 1,600 acres from the Pend Oreille 

 (Idaho); in District 2, 16,562 acres from the Battlement (Colorado) and 6,766 acres 

 from the White River (Colorado); in District 4, 33,172 acres from the Caribou (Idaho) 

 and 722 acres from the Caribou (Wyoming), 72,152 acres from the Minidoka (Idaho), 

 and 25,170 acres from the Minidoka (Utah); in District 6, 5,910 acres from the Rainier 

 (Washington). 



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