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Show y 1 ° y Uto Funds. ^ December 3.4, 1911. Tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C. Sir: I find a lack of information hero as to tho funds applioa-ble, honoo am unable to forecast necossary undertakings as suoh shou'*,\{ bo done. Furthor, for want of this information it v/ill doubtless rosult that about the olose of tho fisoal yoar the Office will find it nooossary to aclvlso this offioo that cortain funds will lapse unless uood at onoo. With propor information at hand those available funds oan bo usod to pood advantage in much noedod in-l dustrial undertakings* « I find tho following funds now bolng used In various rcuys for tho maintonanoo of tho Agency and sohool, and for support and civilization of tho Indians. Intorost on Uto Five Peroont Fund, annual Income, $25,000 Ute Four Percent Fund, w " DO,000 Support of Confedoratod Band of Utos, 1912, C3,740 Tho first fund namod abovo may havo beon roduood by granting of individual shares so as to diminish tho annual inoomo somowhat. It is also probable a balance is on tho books from former yoars. It is presumed this fund is dividod botwoen tho Indians of( this Agonoy and those of tho Southern Utos on a peroapita iKribiic., but just what this division for the present fisoal year is is not |
