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Show 76 REPORT OF THE UO~ISSIONEE OF INDIAN AmAIB8. Adult male Indians not wholly disqualified by physical or mental infirmities from : working a portion of their allotments, but who may be ler. able thn those not so i disqualified, will be required to work or manage a psrt of their allotments, to be : regulated and determined by the actual conditions in each case, % be fully and con- ( clusively shown in the applications for permission to lease. : In both casea the allottees will be permitted to receive a portion or percentage of ! their lease money from that portion of their allotments that may be leased, the remainder to be retained until the expiration of the lease period whenever, in the discretion of theagent, such action will not work a hardehip to the allottee. The following list includes all leases approved since the date of the last annual report and those now awaiting examination. Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 0kla.-One thousand and sixty-three farming and grazing leases and one business lease. The consideration ranges from 25 cents per acre per annum for grazing lands to $1.75 for grazing and farming lands. The terms are from one to three years for grazing or farming and grazinp, and from two to five years for farming only. The business lease is for a brick kiln, 9.74 acres, for five years, at $150 per annum. One hundred and nine more leases from this agency have been received and are awaiting examination. Colville Agency, Wash.-Two farming and grazing leases for two and a half and three years, respectively; consideration, 44 cents and 379 cents per acre per annum. Crow Creek Agency, S. Dak.-Ninety-six grazing leases for the term of one year. The consiaeration ranges from 10 to 21 cents per acre. C+rar.de Ronde Reservation, 0reg.-One grazing lease, 160 acres for three years; consideration, 15 centa per acre per annum. Kiowa Agency, 0kla.-Two hundred and ninety-six farming and grazing leases, for terms ranging from one to three years for grazing, or farming and grazing, and from two to five years for farming pur-poses; the annual rental is from 25 cents to $2 per acre. Also 5 busi-ness leases4 for brickyards and 1 for slaughterhouse, for terms from one to five years; annual rental 1 acre, $66; 2 acres, $20; 2 acres, $60; 2 acres, $90; 4 rtores, $120. Fifty-five leases from this agency are in the o5ce awaiting examination. Leech Lake Agency, Him.-One business lease for a sawmill for five years; consideration, $250 per annum. Nez Perce Agency, Idaho.-Four hundred and twenty leasev for farm- . ing and grazing and 26 for business purposes. The former are for . one, two, and three year terms. The consideration ranges from 50 cents to $3 per acre per annum. The business leases are for general merchandise, livery, drugs, mill, and lumber yards, etc. They gen-erally cover a fraction of an acre each, hut a few cover 3 or 4 acres. The terms are from one to five years. The consideration ranges from $40 to $240 per annum. Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Rebr.-Two hundred and sixty-three farming and grazing leases on the Omaha and 331 on the Winnebago |
