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Show COMMISSIONER INDIAN AFFAIRS: 45 The appropriation for this work, which is now $100,000, should be materially increased that we may be better enabled to protect the Indians from irreparable injury by taking prompt action on depend-able information constantly presented showing widespread, gross, and continuous violations of the Federal and State laws on this subject. ALLOTMENTS. During the past two years the quantity of allotment work handled in the field has decreased materially. A few years ago the office had as many as 18 allotting agents in the field at one time, while tc-day we have but three. This is due partly to the fact that practically all Indians on reservations containing land susceptible of agricul-tural development without irrigation have been allotted. Some large reservations still exist, particularly in the Southwest, but without water for irrigation purposes the advisability of allotting the lands in severalty is not apparent, as the reservations .as they now stand are best adapted for stock raising. During the past fiscal year allotments to 4,066 Indians, covering an area of 452,921 acres, were approved, and 8,521 allotments, aggre-gating 1,474,044 acres, were made in the field, but have not yet been approved. The more important work is mentioned below: Blackfeet, 2liont.-Under authority of the act of March 1, 1907 (34 Stat. L., 1035), 2,624 Indians were allotted 888,650 acres of land, in areas of 40 acres of irrigable and 280 acres of grazing land each. Approximately 600,000 acres of surplus land remains unallotted on this reservation. Colodo Rive?, Aria.-Under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1911 (36 Stat. L., 1063), allotments of 10 acres of irrigable land have been made to each Indian having rights on the reservation. There is no authority of law to dispose of any of the surplus lands, but bills have been pending under which the surplus irrigible lands would be turned over to the State for disposal under the Carey Act. Colville, Wash.-Allotments in severalty on this reservation are practically completed and a commission is now classifying and ap-praising the surplus lands, approximating 1,000,000 acres, for dis-posal under the provisions of the act of March 22, 1906 (34 Stat. L.,. 80). It is expected that this work can be completed during the fol-lowing year, when the surplus lands will be opened to settlement and entry. Flathead, Jfont.-Allotments on this reservation were practically completed some years.ago, but owing to conflicts of allotments with power and reservoir sites some adjustments were necessary. Three allotments were made during the year covering an area of 480 acres. Fort Hall, Idaho.-Under the provisions of the acts of April 4, 1910 (86 Stat. L., 275), and March 8, 1911 (86 Stat. L., 1063), |