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Show 62 COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Since May 27,1902, inherited Indian land has been sold as follows: Gales of inherited Indian lands. ~~ - Year. wr acre. SALE OF ALLOTTED INDIAN LAND. Under the act of March 1,1907 (34 Stat. L., 1015-1018), as modi-fied by the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 855), authorizing the sale of land allotted, to noncompetent Indians, 324 tracts, covering 34,281.11 acres, were sold during the fiscal year for $567,880.75, the average price per acre being $16.56. Since March 1, 1907, land allotted to noncompete~~Itn dians has been sold as follows: Sales of lands allotted to noncompctent Indiana. Yw. Tmb. Area. Cornidera- A$F L tion. -Iper aom. In some cases involving the sale of Indian land it was found upon investigation after the sales papers reached this office that the sale was not for the best mterest of the Indian owner. In such cases the sale was disapproved and the superintendent was directed to return the money to the purchaser. The purchaser was therefore deprived of the use of his money for several months. To meet this situation new rules of practice in sales cases have been approved by the depart-ment, in that the petition from the Indian owner for the sale of all or a part of his land must be approved by the Secretary of the In-terior before the land is advertised for sale. In case the sale covers inherited land, the heirs of the deceased allottee are determined by the Secretary of the Interior before the sale is made. Under this plan when Indian land is offered for sale and the purchaser puts up his money there need be no delay in the approval of the sale, as |