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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AwFAIRS. 75 farming lands. Three leases from this agency are in the office await-ing examination. Sisseton Agency, 8. Dak.-Thirty-three farming and grazing lases are in the o5ce awaiting examination. Southern Ute Agency, Co1o.-Three business leases. One is for hotel and grazing, 40 acres, for three years; consideration, S O per annum. The other two cover 120 and 80 acres, for two years, for the purpose of hauling logs to a sawmill. The consideration is $110 and $80 per annunl, respectively. All of theae leases providc for valuable improve-ments in addition to the cash. YakimL Agency, Wash.-Twenty-two fanning and grazing leases. The terms are one, three, and five years. The consideration ranges from 50 cents per acre per annum to $2. These leaves generally cover wild sage:brush lands. In addition to the cash payments, the lessees agree to permanently improve the lands by erecting houses, fences, etc., and digging ini-gationditches. Three leases from this agency are in the ofice await-ing examination. A few leases from this agency, drawn for the term of ten years, have been returned by the Department unapproved, because it was not deemed advisable to approve such leases for a longer term than five years. Yankton Agency, 8. Dak.-One hundred and seventy-seven leases. The majority of these are for grazing purposes, a few being for farm-ing and grazing. The term is from one to three years. The consid-eration ranges from 10 c,ents per acre per annum to 22 cents. This includes not only leases approved but also those awaiting examination August 15 last. UNALLOTTED OR TRIBAL LANDS. Since the date of the last annual report, leases. and pelnits for the use and occupancy of tribal lands have been executed as follows: - Dnak Valley Reservation, Bev.-Three grazing permits, as follows. Permittee. John 8. Winter.. .......................................... 1 year .... $1. W W. M Gmat & Co ......................... . . . . . . . . .~d o .... 3W.W Ri d d l eRa . ......................................................d o $1 1W.M , Eastern Shawnee Reservation, Ind. T.-Six grazing permits. as follows: Permittee. I Term. Number 'Annual I Rate. 1 ofhead. 1 rental. RobertAble ................................................................................................ .. J.P.Houlmm ..................................................... J.R. Woolard Samuel Shrout ................................................... Gilbert Atkimn. . .............................................. ............................................... 1 year .... do .... do .... do .... do ........ ---- U0.m 201 $1200 .MI .MI .MI .MI |