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Show 50 CONMISSIONEB INDIAN AFFAIRS. From the foregoing it will be seen that while the work of the Indian Department among the Five Civilized Tribes is approaching 'completion in tribal matters there necessarily remains a great work to be done among the individual Indians. Since the passage of the act of May 27, 1908, removing the restric-tion as to alienation from the lands of allottees of certain classes there have been approved 11,056 applications for the removal of restrictions embracing 412,153.64 acres of allotted lands. The leasing and sale of allotted lands require much attention by the field force of the Indian Department. The following statement will show the sales of individual Indian lands consummated under supervision during the year as compared with previous years: CompaI'ative statement of sales co,zszcmnmated F h a l yesr ended- June 30.1909.. ................................................... June 30 l910. .................................................... ~ u n 3e0 ' 1911.. ................................................... ~ u n e30 : 1912.. ................................................... June30 1913 ..................................................... ~l lne30 : 1914 ..................................................... -- Tim ....................................................... I 3,823 1 188.107.04 1 2,844;302.30 The funds accruing from such sales are being paid directly to the allottees, or invested in improvements or other desirable property, or held for their future use. There were received-and 6led at the Union Agency during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, 3,338 leases, 1,322 assignments, and a large number of stipulations for the renewal of leases, bringing the total number of leases received, principally oil and gas, beyond the 30,000 mark. During the same year the receipts on account of royalties from Indian leases were $2,059,826.14, and the disburse-ments for the same period were $1,520,198.38. Great difficulty has been experienced during the year to secure for Indian lessors the true rental value of their agricultural lands. This is due to the fact that they are authorized under present law to lease their allotments for short terms without supervision. Such leases also operate to prevent advantageous and successful sales. The minor children of the Five Civilized Tribes are perhaps the richest average children in the United States, which condition results from the fact that in allotting the Oklahoma Indians the chil-dren were given the same number of acres of land as their parents and share equally in tribal funds. Consequently when Congress, in |
