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Show 140 on it3 merits, and suoh action aa may be practicable. While the leases whioh you tranamit provide that the lessee shall clear, plow, and level "all of tho arabla land on the allotment,"1 and place it in cultivation, yet it 3hould be specifically stated in the lease that tho lessee d^ -actually to. gat wat er on the lond and to put it to bensiledal use under the torus of tha lease. It ia proposed that 10 percent of tho rental3 shall ha set aalia for maintenance of t2s irrigation aystan. As the rental during the first fow years of the lease 13 merely nominal, 10 percent theraof will not be sufficient for thia purpose. In view of this fact, a provision should be Incorporated in the 1 oa3e to the offset thaC maintenance charges may be paid froa rentals when received. Bxaept aa modified herein, tha usual ra- gulaticns will ba observed in loising allotted lands under your jurisdiction. Very truly you rat, (Sgd) P. D. Lleritt. 3-_rt2-4 Asaistant CotmaiaB icner. Approved: liar. 24, 1915. (3gd) 3c Sweeney Asaistant 3eoratary. 3y 1319, practically the entire area was cleared and 52,000 acres under crop. Due to e:co optional conditions, the Department waa enabled to gat an extension of time for tha submission of proof of beneficial ua>, until January, 1921. It ia believed that by that time, the entira area of Indian land aotitled to water, will ba able 140 |