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Show ! REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 27 1924 (43 Stat. L. 636). The function of this board consists in the quieting and .adjustment of titles to Pueblo h d s .in. .New Mexico 1 as between settlers and Pueblo Indians. , . Hedrings have been held by the representatives appointed to,serve on this board, for the Pueblos of Tesuque, Jemez, Nambe, md Taos? and preliminary inquiries'.have been made in the case of Picuris. In each of these cases notice was given to all adverse claimants, oral testimony received, and record and documentary evidence assem-bled. The ref;ort,in the Tesuque case n.as completed,and suits to quiet title will be led m the Federal court. The reports for Jemez and Nambe have also been completed and the report for Taos partially so. In the case of Tesuque there were 17 adverse claimants, at Nambe 211, and at Taos 503. Each one of these adverse claims, many of which are less than an acre in extent, has required separate and careful investigation. In each case the water rights of the respective parties have also to be determined. In general it has seemed apparent that a11 parties adversely in-terested in these lands Lave been satisfied that the findings of the board were fair and equitable, and as yet no suits adverse to its reports have been instituted. PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES Food, clothing, fuel, medical and other supplies required to main-tain the boarding and day schools of the service and to conduct the agency and school work were purchased during the year in the usual quantities and manner. Little difference in commodity prices was felt during the early part of the year as compared with the prior Fear, but toward the end, particularly when the annual contracts for the next fiscal year were executed, appreciable declines were recorded in many lines. Considerable surplus supplies were transferred with-out cost to the service during the year, although the available supply was greatly reduced as compared with prior years. An effort. to get all necessary supplies delivered by the time the schools open resulted in some,improvement during the year. The usual careful inspection of deliveries of supplies purchased was made. Our relations with contractors and others have been very satisfac-tory, generally speaking. During the year three contractors were debarred from further dealing with the Indian Service. Manufac-turers and jobbers were keenly interested in our requirements for which bids were solicited during the latter part of the fiscal year for use during the fiscal year 1927, as evi+nced by the largest number of bids ever received at the spring lettlngs and by their close check of the awards made. The situation as to provision of fuel for the field units during the year was most satisfactory, both gs to the character of fuel furnished and the maintenance of supply at the points of consumption. CONCLUSION In concludinf , this report, I wish to acknowledge again my full recognition of t e cooperation and service rendered by the employees of the Indian Bureau both in the office and the field. I also wish to express my appreciation of the cooperation and service rendered 12950-2- |
