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Show LVI REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Walthall reported and paid over the sum of $25,134 for sales of land made by him up to the 11th oPFebruary, 1856. Subsequently this office disposed of three tracts, Nos. 76, 77. and 87, amouutiog to $2,259.80. To complete the sale of the remainder of these lands this office, on the 20th of August, 1857, recommended the appointment of a suitable person for this purpose, and the Department ooncluded to effect said sales through the local land ofices of Missis-sippi, through wh~ch channel thirty-seven tracts were disposed of, leav-ing the following traets-original selections and acquired lands-unsold: ORIGINAL SELECTION& TaIoation in- Location. , - Five of these tracts (Nos. 46,49,50, 51, and 54), alnounting to 802.58' acres, are in Calhonn County, one tract (No. 125) is ia Yalabusha Co~u~ty, end the remaining ~ w tora cts (Nos. 131 and 132) are in Bolivar County, , all in Mississippi. ACQUIRED LANDS. On the 6th of February, 1883, in a report to th)e Secretary of the Interior, this oBce recommended that an Inspector be sent to view and ' value the eight original tracts of land remaining unsold, aggregating 1,280.19 acres, with a view to their sale. The matter was referred to the General Land Ofice by the Department, aud no further sale has # , been reported by that office, and the presumption is that these tracts are still unso1d;a.s well as the acquired lands, aggregating 716.60 acres. Some definite steps aho111d be taken to place tbese lands in the market. NW. f of Seo. 3. T. 24, R.3 .................................................... SW.fofSeo.3T.21.R.3 .................................................... Est b. Nt EfofS&.2.~.24,%...3.. .......................................... uiseo. 25, T. 21, R. 9 ................................................... N. 4 NW. f of Seo. 36. T.2 4, R. 2 ............................................................................... ..... W.&NE.fofSao.36,T.24.R.2 Total .................................................................. 157.76 157.76 80.00 161. 08 80.00 --80.-00 116.60 . $'PB I T S & l 20000 402 70 100 00 40 00 ............ |