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located on his maps, every monthlj' report will be accompanied 

 by reports on these farms and establishments as time and 

 opportunity exist for gathering the necessary information. 

 While it is not intended that a special series of tours or jour- 

 neys should be made to obtain this information, it is expected 

 that every ranger will take every opportunity to collect data 

 of this kind, so that the existence and location of every farm, 

 mill, etc., be properly recorded and reported to the central 

 office. 



This class of special reports then comes under two heads: 



{a) Reports transmitted with monthly reports and pertain- 

 ing to information gathered as opportunity offers and time 

 permits. 



(5) Reports occasioned by applications for timber or grazing, 

 by trespass, etc., or ordered by the central office, such as 

 reports on rights of way of roads, telegraph lines, irrigation 

 ditches, etc. , which are forwarded as soon as possible. 



"When a farm, sawmill, etc., is once reported according to 

 the forms here prescribed it will not be reported again unless 

 some important changes have taken place, as, for instance, if 

 the farm is abandoned or the mill removed from the reserve. 



In transmitting the reports of ordinary rangers, the origi- 

 nal (usually in lead pencil) is copied either on regular blank 

 forms, sheets, or separate paper. 



Inspectors, superintendents, and head rangers furnish the 

 monthly reports of their daily service and make such special 

 reports on inspections, investigations, and other work as occa- 

 sion requires or as they are ordered from time to time. 



In using the following blank forms for reports, it must not 

 be understood that only the particular questions need be 

 answered, but all information necessary to a full understand- 

 ing of the case is desired. 



EECORDS OF THE SUPERVISOR. 



The supervisor is required to keep record of the principal 

 affairs of his reserve. These records, except that on the free 

 use of timber, are kept in a book made of separate blank sheets 

 furnished by the Department, showing: 



(1) Service of rangers. 



(2) Free use of timber (kept in separate book). 



(3) Sale of timber. 



