REPORT. 



Michigan State Land Office, \ 

 Lansing, June 30, 1908. / 



Hon. Fred M. Warner, Governor of Michigan: 



Sir — In compliance with the provisions of law establishing the State 

 Land Office, I have the honor to submit herewith for your consideration, 

 and for reference to the Legislature, a report of the transactions of this de- 

 partment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, being the sixty-sixth annual 

 report of the State Land Commissioner: 



The whole number of acres held by the State at the close of 



business June 30, 1907 657,978.32 



The number of acres of part-paid lands that forfeited to the 



State during the year 



The number of acres of swamp homestead land that forfeited 



to the State during the year 431 .85 



The number of acres of tax homestead lands deeded to the 

 State by the Auditor General under the provisions of 

 Sec. 127, Act 206, Laws of 1893 and acts amendatory 

 thereto 179,421 . 16 



The number of acres of tax homestead land that reverted to 

 the State during the year fbr non-comphance with the 

 requirements of Act No. 206, of Laws of 1893 and acts 

 amendatory thereto 4,485 . 65 



Tax homestead lands omitted in former reports of deedings 



and reversions 8,388 . 65 



The number of acres of swamp land patented to the State by the 



federal government during the year 



Total 850,715.63 



Total number of acres of all classes of land, except tax home- 

 stead land, sold during the year 6,663.80 



Total number of acres of swamp lands licensed to homestead- 

 ers during the year 



Total number of acres of tax homestead land entered as home- 

 steads by settlers during the year 7,031 . 69 



Total number of acres of tax homestead land sold under the 

 provisions of Section 131, Act No. 206, Laws of 1893 and 

 acts amendatory thereto 173,978.27 



