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Show REPORT OF THE . COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . 33 During the year ending August 31 last 565 allotments of 80 acres eaah have been made by the commission. as follows: On White Earth Reservation to- WhiteEarth Mississippis ...................................... 71 Gull Lake Miasissippis ........................................ 7 Mille Lao Mississippis ......................................... 32 Leeoh Lake Pi1l;tgers .......................................... 20 Otter Tail Mississippis ........................................ 28 Pembinas ..................................................... 4 White Oak Point Mississippis ................................. 10 Cass Lake and Winnebagoshish Missiuaippis ................... 4 On White Oak Point Reservation, to White Oak Point Mississippie ... 22 On Whnehagashish land Mississippi Reservations, to White Oak Point Mississippis ............................................... 367 Changes have been made in allotments previonsly assigned Indians, as follows: White Earth Mississippis .......................................... 61 Mille Lao Mississippi8 ............................................. 22 Gull Lake Mississippi8 ............................................ 9 Otter Tail Miasissippis ............................................ 20 Leeoh Lake Mississippis ........................................... 3 Pembinas. ........................................................ 1 Fond dn Lacs ..................................................... 4 Whits Oak Point Blississippis ..................................... 1 - Total ......................................................... 121 The Indians induced and helped to remove to White Earth are: Leech Lake Pillagers, 30; White Oak Point, 5; Mille Lacs, 24 . Seven honses, costing $75 each, have been built for removed Indians, and five others are in process of erection . Considerable effort has bee11 put forth to induce the MiUe Lax: Chip- I i pewas to go to White Earth, but with only meager success as yet. Commissioner Hall hopes that quite a number will remove thither this fall . The expenditures made by the commission between September 1, 1897, and August 31,1898, are: Salary with traveling expense and board of one commissioner ... $4,745 .0 0 Salaries of one allotting and removal agent, interpreter, and clerk 1,500.00 Salaries of regular emplageeq 1 allotting agent and olerk, 1 team-ster, and 1 tinsolith ........................................... 2,023.55 Salaries of anrves-ors on vsriona reservations .................... 924.50 Salaries of irregular employees, such as mting removal agents rsnd laborers ...................................................... 113.00 Paid for subsistence aupplies for issue to r emo ~ a.l.~.. ........... 1,501.14 Paid for hardware, farming implements, wagons, eta ............ 869.31 Paid for work cattle end cows ................................... 275.00 Paid for garden and farm seeds ................................. 165.78 Paid for honae buildings for removals and improvements ......... 621.00 Paid for rent of a warehouse at White Emth and offiees wherever required ...................................................... 144.00 6 9 7 6 4 |