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Claims for refunds should be sent to the supervisor 

 of the reserve on which the original payment was 

 made, who will send them to the Forester with his 

 recommendations. If the claim is allowed, a voucher 

 will be prepared and sent to the claimant for his signa- 

 ture and returned to the Forester, who, if he approves 

 the voucher, will instruct the Special Fiscal Agent to 

 pay the claim. Refunds on grazing permits are subject 

 to special restrictions (p. 79). 



BONDS, CONTRACTS, AND STIPULATIONS. 



REG. 9. The Forester may demand and approve such 

 bonds, require such stipulations, and approve and execute 

 such leases and other contracts as are required or per- 

 mitted by law or these regulations, or as the Secretary of 

 Agriculture is required or permitted to demand, approve, 

 require, or execute in matters affecting the Forest Service, 

 excspt contracts for advertising. 



FREE USE OF TIMBER AND STONE. 



The law gives the Secretaiy of Agriculture discre- 

 tion to allow or refuse the free use of forest reserve 

 timber and stone, under such regulations as he may 

 prescribe, by "bona fide settlers, miners, residents, 

 mid prospectors for minerals, for firewood, fencing, 

 building, mining, prospecting, and other domestic pur- 

 poses as may be needed by such persons for such pur- 

 poses, such timber to be used within the State or Ter- 

 ritory, respectively, where such reservations may be 

 located, and by the United States. " (Appendix, p. 1 59. ) 



REG. 10. The free-use privilege may be granted to set- 

 tlers, farmers, prospectors, or similar persons who may 



