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ment; it is returned to the purchaser through the supervisor. The 

 duplicate is placed on file in the Washington office, and a third 

 copy is made and sent to the supervisor for his information. If 

 the successful bidder is not the applicant, a contract is prepared 

 in triplicate in the Washington office and sent to the supervisor, 

 who retains one copy and has the purchaser execute two copies, 

 which are returned to the Washington office for the approval of 

 the Forester. When approved, one copy is placed on file in the 

 Washington office and the other returned to the purchaser through 

 the supervisor. Cutting may begin when the purchaser has signed 

 the contract, and need not await final approval of the Forester. 



REG. 16. The supervisor may in his discretion require 

 that a deposit shall be made with the Special Fiscal Agent 

 before examination of or report on any application to 

 purchase timber. 



PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS. 



REG. 17. All timber must be paid for before it is cut. 

 If in any sale the timber available does not reach the 

 amount estimated and paid for, the necessary refund will 

 be made, provided the purchaser has complied with the 

 terms of the sale. 



REG. 18. In any sale, unless otherwise ordered, the tim- 

 ber may be paid for in one or more payments, as agreed. 

 In sales not over $100 the partial payments must not ex- 

 ceed three. 



The payer will be furnished by the forest officer with a form let- 

 ter of transmittal bearing the designation of the sale, which must 

 accompany the remittance to the Special Fiscal Agent. (Reg. 7, 

 p. 27.) 



CONDITIONS AND BONDS. 



REG. 19. The period allowed for the removal of the 

 timber, which in no case will exceed five years, must be 

 fixed in the agreement. If at the expiration of this period 



