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(5)  Residence  and  Attainment  of  Title. 
The  title  papers  should  not  be  given  the  applicant  until  the 
expiration  of  ten  years.  During  this  period  there  shall  be  an 
actual  residence  on  the  land  of  not  less  than  five  years.  The 
residence  should  begin  not  later  than  at  the  expiration  of  the 
third  year,  and  the  period  of  continued  residence  at  the  settler’s 
home  upon  the  land  should  not  be  less  than  six  (6)  months  at  any 
one  time.  This  provision  taken  together  with  the  provision  for 
extension  of  timie  within  which  to  complete  conditions  for  good 
and  sufficient  reasons  shown  as  appearing  hereafter  should  not 
work  a hardship  on  a bona  fide  settler.  To  some  this  may  seem 
a long  period  of  time,  but  if  the  settler  is  desirous  of  making  the 
land  his  home,  it  seems  reasonable  that  there  should  be  no  objec- 
tion as  to  this  length  of  time  before  a patent  is  received.  A cer- 
tain amount  of  latitude  has  been  given  as  to  the  time  within  which 
actual  residence  on  the  land  shall  commence.  This  has  been 
deemed  advisable  for  the  reasons,  among  others,  of  the  time 
required  for  the  maturity  of  crops ; the  offering  of  an  opportunity 
to  earn  money  to  develop  the  land  and  to  allow  for  a period  at 
which  the  land  may  be  said  to  be  income  producing,  or  at  least 
partially  so. 
(6)  Restrictions  on  Assignment  or  Transfer  of  Agreement  or 
Interest  Therein. 
No  sale,  assignment,  lease  or  mortgage  or  other  transfer  or  dis- 
position of  the  agreement  or  rights  thereunder  or  the  land  or  any 
part  thereof  or  interest  therein  should  be  made  without  the  writ- 
ten consent  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Lands  with  the 
approval  of  the  Governor.  The  question  has  arisen  as  to  placing 
other  conditions  or  restrictions  to  prevent  the  cultivation  of  the 
land  by  others  than  the  applicant  himself.  At  this  time  the  Com- 
mission is  not  prepared  to  suggest  anything  further  owing  to 
danger  of  placing  such  stringent  restrictions  upon  the  use  of  the 
land  that  the  settler  might  not  be  able  to  make  a bona  fide  use  of 
it  in  the  matter  of  obtaining  assistance  to  farm  the  land  in  a bona 
fide  manner  himself. 
(7)  Extension  of  Time  to  Complete  Conditions. 
That  the  settler  who  is  making  a bona  fide  attempt  to  farm  the 
land  may  be  encouraged,  the  Commission  deems  it  advisable  that 
in  case  of  sickness,  disability,  failure  of  crops,  or  for  other  good 
and  sufficient  reasons,  on  account  of  which  the  settler  may  desire 
an  extension  of  time  to  complete  his  conditions,  he  may  with  the 
approval  of  the  Governor  obtain  the  necessary  relief. 
