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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDUN AFFAIRS. 45 At the beginning of the fiscal year 315 intruder cases were on hand. During the year 249 were Bed, 292 were heard and disposed of, 41 intruders were removed by Indian police, 24 cases were submitted to the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes for the institution of suits to cancel instruments, and 280 were referred to field men and district agents for adjustment; 274 cases remain to be disposed of. These cases are being transferred as rapidly as possible to district agents under the immediate direction of the superintendent of the Union Agency, and theseagents have been very successful in adjusting matters between the parties. A numberof complaints have been made against rejected freed-men of the Cherokee Nation, but no action has been taken, as the department has directed that rejected freedmen are not to be removed until h a 1 disposition is made of their case by the Court of Claims. PURCHASE OF LAND FOR INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA. .. The act of April 30, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 76), appropriated $50,000 additional for the purchase of lands, water, and water rights for the Indians of California, making a total appropriation of $150,000 for the benefit of these Indians. The services of Chas. E. Kelsey have been continued as special agent for the California Indians to complete the work of investigating and reporting upon suitable and available sites for these needy bands, and Table 19 shows the purchase of lands authorized during the year just ended. In some instances the office was fortunate enough to be able to buy the lands wanted bv the Indians, and which they had been occu-pying for many years. One Wilburn Reed erroneously located on the San Pasqual Reser-vation and erected improvements thereoh valued at about $5,000. The lands had been brought into a high state of cultivation, and aa these improvements were on Indian lands to which he had no title he offered to relinquish all improvements thereon for $1,500. The de-partment granted the authority., and the improvements were pur-chased for use of the San Pasqual Indians. A further expenditure of $300 wai-.made to purchase the improvements of T. H. Cromer on the San Pasqual Reservation. WORK OF THE USES, SECTION. . . . LEASES AND PERMITS FOR GRAZING STOCK ON INDIAN TRIBAL LANDS. , . DUI&~ the past year new methods in regard to letting Indian tribal landsfor pazing purposes have been put into operation. Broadly speaking, the revisions made insure a stricter regard for the rights of the Indians by lessees and permittees, protect more |