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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 103. Lindsay's objections had been sufficiently anticipated and covered in the opinions already prepared. Finally it was decided that the clause in question would prevent sales of liquor on only a comparatively small part of the lands within any Indian reservation, and that it was doubtful whether it would give any large degree of protection against the evil aimed at, while any condition imposed would naturally diminish the chances of sales of land and depress the prices to be obtained. Therefore, as the financial injury to the Indians individually would outweigh the probable benefit to the Indians as a 'body, on the informal advice of the Department all officers in charge of agencies were instructed on February 3 not to require the insertion of the clause in deeds after that date. 8 . 4 ~ ~OF8 INDIAN LANDS NOT INHERITED. Sales of Indian lands other than inherited, under acts of August 15, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 295) ; May 31, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 247) ; June 10, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 343), and June 7, 1897 (30 Stat. L., 72), and under treaty stipulations, occurredas follows from July 15, 1905, to July 15,1906, inclusive: Tribe. I COnRider Average ~eed8.1 *ire. 1 ation. ( -- price. I LEASING OF INDIAN LANDS. The terms for which allotted lands may be leased are limited by the act of February 28,1891 (26 Stat. L., 794), as amended by the acts of June 7,1897 (30 Stat. L., 85), and May 31,1900 (31 Stat. L., 229); lo three years for grazing purposes a.nd five years for mining, Ijusiness, or farming purposes, except unimproved allotments on the Yakima Reservation in the State of Washington, which may be leased for a&icultural purposes for any term not exceeding ten years, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. All approved grazing leases for terms in excess of one year, and all approved farming leases for terms in excess of two years, provide either for placing some substantial improvements on the premises or for breaking new lands,or for both. |