50 THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



PROCEDURE IN WASHINGTON OFFICE. 



Drafts of list letters prepared in the district offices and all other 

 settlement correspondence will be referred to the 



Action on branch o f lands. If the case is returned to the dis- 

 letterL trict forester, a follow-up card will be kept in the 



branch of lands. 



Listing letters will not be rewritten in the Washington office, unless 

 the draft on its face contains a typographical error, or the draft sub- 

 mitted is not in good form. The intention of the district forester in 

 drafting the letter, as to its substance, must be clear before any letter 

 will be rewritten or changes made therein without returning it to the 

 district office. 



Cases will be returned to the district forester with proper instruc- 

 tions, when upon examination any of the following 



Listing letters circumstances exist: 



returned to dis- , N mi j i_ i ^ i 



trict office. ( a ) When reports and papers which are the basis 



for the list are not inclosed. 



(6) When the character of the land is not clearly shown in the 

 reports and accompanying papers. 



(c) When the reports and papers show that more than half the area 

 recommended for listing is pure grazing land. 



(d) When the area recommended for listing is less than that applied 

 for, no reason given therefor, and no statement from the applicant 

 that he wishes to enter the acea as reduced. 



(e) When there is a discrepancy between the dates of application 

 as shown by reports and those given in the draft of letter. 



(/") When there is a discrepancy in the description of the land, as 

 shown by reports, and by draft of letter. 



(g) When the two copies of field notes and blue prints describing 

 the area required in case of a metes and bounds survey are not inclosed 

 with the papers. 



(h) When in the case of a metes and bounds survey there is a dis- 

 crepancy in the description shown by the field notes and that shown 

 by the blue prints. 



(i) When the description of the roadway excluded from the listed 

 area is not given in the listing letter, or the blue prints of the roadway 

 are not inclosed. 



(j) When there is a discrepancy between the letter and the blue 

 print showing the description of the roadway. 



(k) When it is found that the area recommended for listing is cov- 

 ered by a claim of record. 



If the listing is approved by the Forester, the listing letter will be 



. , submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for action. 



Secretary** 1 Except in special cases, the reports and papers will 



riot accompany the letter to the Secretary. 



After the letter is returned from the Secretary's office the listing 

 letter will be mailed and all reports and papers relat- 



turned P *fo dis- ^ to tne case TG $ urne( ^ to tne district forester. One 

 carbon of the listing letter will be retained in the files 

 of the Washington office. 



