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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 35 The matter of again leasing these pastures was presented to the Department in office letter of March 21, 1894. September 12,1893, the Department authorized the renewal of the following leasesfor the period of one year From September 1,1893, at the uniform rate of 6 cents per acre : Ns*me of leasee. 3emesP.Addington ............................... Acres 18,380 Annosl rent $1.102.80 James T.Blasiogame ............................... do.. 36,480 Do. 2.138.80 Elisb& F.Ik&.. .................................... do.. 44,610 Do. 2.618.40 Berrin di Stinson .................................. do.. 38,760 Do. 2.325.60 COX & %ouston.. .................................... do.. 31,440 Do. 2.246.40 William A. \\'ads .................................... do.. 74,880 Do. 4,4Cl2.80 011 Xovember 2,1893, the Department authorized the leasing of a tract of land of 40,000 acres lying about 6 miles south of Fort Sill to the highest and best bidder. After due advertisemeut the agent sub-mitted a lease of this :ract to Byers Bros. & Featherstone, at 6 cents per acre, for one year from December 20,1893; annnal rental, $2,400. 'Phis lease and the six preceding have not received t,he approval of the Department, to which they were submitted in office letter of February 21, 1894. Omaha and Winnebago reservations, Nebr.-The last 'a~mual report mentions two leases on the Omaha Eeservation, each for the period of five years from May 1,1892, at 25 cents per acre per annum, for a total area of 22,604.18 acres, amounting to an annual rental of $5,651.13. Authority for the leasing of additional pastures on the Omaha Reserva-tion for the period of one year was granted by the Depart~nenMt arch 14,1894, and March 17, 1894, the acting ageut was instructed accord-ingly. Like authority was also grauted by the Department, Maroh 23,1894, for the leasing of additional pastures on the Winnebago Reservation for the perioa of one year, andthe acting amgenwt as notified March 27, 1894. August 17,1894, the acting agent submitted for approval eight leases on the Omaha Reservation and one lease on the Winnebago Reservation. . On August 27, the leases and accompanying bonds were returned because of certiininformalities in the execution of the bonds. Osage Reservation, 0kla.-The last annual report mentions the exist-ence of thirty-four grazing leases on this reservation, each for three years from April 1,1893, at the uniform rate of 39 cents per acre per annnm, containing a total estimated area of about 831,188 acres; annual rental $29,091.58. No additional leases have been executed during the , past ye=. Kaw Reservation, 0kla.-Xeference was made in the last annual report to four leases on the Eaw Reservation which had been executed under Department authority of February 23,1893, but had not been approved owing to defective bonds, etc. Three of them, each for three years from April 1,1893, were approved by the Secretary of the Interior during the past year, the respective lessees having filed new bonds in accordance with Department iu-structions of September 16, 1893. Lease covering district No. 1, esti- |