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Show 34 REPOET OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. During the past year the work of allotting lands to the Indians on the White Earth Reservation has continued. A few Indians from other reservations have been removed to the White Earth Reservation, and provision has been made for them by building them houses, furnishing snbsistence, etc. The expenditures made by the commission from September 1,1898, to September 1,1899, are as follows: For .s a.la ry, with all trsveling expenses and board, of 1 com- m~ssioner.. ............................................... $4,145.00 For salaries of regular employees-1 olerk end allotting agent, 1 tesmster, 1 tinsmith ............................... 1,980.00 For salary of 1 remove1 and allotting agent, olerk, an? inter-preter when not otherwise engaged, irregularly engaged when required ............................................ 150.00 For salary of s 8orveyor when required.. .................... 450.00 For sslary of 1 aaaler, as required.. .......................... 285. 00 For salaries of irregular employees, misoellaneoua.. .......... 15.00 For rent of office snd warehouse at White Earth ............. 152. W For houae building for removsla, including henling of lum-ber and hewing of logs, etc ................................ 1,233.OQ For salaries of assistant removal agents, with reimbursement of traveling expenses ..................................... 364.86 For snbaistenoe suppliesfar remowls ........................ 181.45 For hardware for issue to removals.. ........................ 88.45 For tinware used by tinsmith for benefit of removals ........ 48.17 For work oxen and oows issued to removals ................. 625.00 For feed of commissiois team, repeirs, eto., including pur-chase of a light spring wagon, ale0 fuel and light during the year .................................................. 213.88 For printing of official beadings by Department ............. 11.00 For expense of removing Indians, suoh ss tr~nsportation, board and lodging, and mi8eellaneous expenses ............ 268.15 For transportation of removds, agents, assistants, and In-dians viaiting or removing to White Earth, on the various lines of railroads.. ........................................ --502. 82 Total expenditures by the Chippewa Commission for all pnrpases ............................................ 12,640.31 During the same period t,he commission made allotments ou the White Earth Reservation as follows: White Essth Miasissippi Chippewas ............................... 65 Gull Lake Mississippi Chippewas ................................. I Mille Lac Mississippi Chippewas .................................. 31 Leeah Lake Pillsger Chippewss ................................... 22 Otter Tail Pillager Chippaw=. .................................... 24 Pembins. Chippewas ............................................. 1 White Oak Point Mississippi Chippewas ........................... 10 Fond-do-Lao Chippewas. ......................................... 4 Bois Fort Chippewas .............................................. -5 Tots1 allotments ............................................ 115 Other work accomplished by the commission is as follows: Obanges in allotments on the White Earth Reservation, 74; number of Indians |