OCR Text |
Show R E P O R T OW TEE COMMISSIONER OF I N D I A N AFFAIRS. OFPIOE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Washington, D. O., September 10, 1897. SIB: Herewith I have the honor to present the Sixty.sixth Annual Report of the Office of Indian dffairs. APPROPRIATIONS. Theamount appropriated by tho act providing for the current and contingent expensesof the India11 1)eoartlnent and fulfillin-r treat"v s-t-i n- .- ulatiois withvarious Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, is $1,431,620.89. This is $242,124.10 more than was appropriated for the previous fiscal year. The different objects of appropriation are shown by the following comparative table. T ~ L 1E.-A ppropriatbns for tlre Indim Swuiae for thefiscal years 1807 and 1898. 1 1887. ( ISM. - Total .......................... 4. .................................. The variations in the items of appropriation for 1898 as compared with those for 1897 are as follows: Increaess: Current snd oontingent expenaes ....................... $1,500.00 Fultillinp treaty stipulations ........................... 190,493.57 Misodlsneons supporta (gratuities) ...................... 1,300.00 Support of schools ..................................... -114,5-06,35 Total increase.. ............................. _ 307,199.92 Deoreases: Incidental expeuaes ........................... $4,OO. 00 Miscellaneous ................................ -61,6-75.8 2 65.675.82 Net inoreaae ...................................... 242,124.10 1 6782-1 |