No. 13.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year 1827 to June 30, 1867. RECAPITULATION. Indiana. 1,439, 279 Ohio 1, 100, 361 Illinois 290, 915 Wisconsin 325, 431 Michigan 1,250,000 Total quantity acres granted 4, 405, 986 JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Lanıl Office, October 15, 1867. No. 14.—Homestead fees and commissions required to be paid under the home stead act of 20th May, 1862, Statutes, volume 12, page 392; the act of 21st March, 1864, Statutes, volume 13, page 35, and the act of 21st June, 1866, Statutes, volume Laws, 1865 and 1866, page 66. OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS,* MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MISSOURI, MINNESOTA, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, AND TERRITORIES OP DAKOTA AND MONTANA. [UTAH NOT YET ORGANIZED INTO A LAND DISTRICT.] Area Price in acres. per acre. Commissions Commissions Fees pay a ble Total fees and payable when payable when when entry is entry is made. patent issues. made. commissions. * The public lands in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois have nearly all been disposed of. PACIFIC AND OTHER POLITICAL DIVISIONS-CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND OREGON AND THE TERRITORIES OF ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, NEW MEXICO, AND WASHINGTON. Area Price in acres. per acre. Commissions Commissions Fees payable Total fees and payable when payable on is when entry is commissions. entry is made. sue of patent. made. S01 HERN LAND STATES-ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, AND FLORIDA. Area Price Commissions Commissions pay- Fees pay a ble when patent consummated. issues. Total. 80 40 40 $1 25 1 25 $200 $2 00 $5 00 $9 00 JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Land Office, October 15, 1867. No. 15.—Estimates of appropriations required for the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869. Heads or titles of appropriations. Estimates of appropriations required for the service of June 30, 1869. propriations unexpended Appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868. $3,000 2,000 2,000 5,400 5,400 36, 800 56,000 48,000 For salary of Commissioner of the General Land Office, per act of July 4, 1836,5 Laws, p. 111, sec. 10 For salary of recorder, per same act, and act of March 3, 1837, 5 Laws, pp. 111 and 164.. Laws, p. 211... private land claims, and surveys, per act of July 4, 1836, at $1,800 each, 5 Laws, p. 111... March 3, 1853, Laws, p. 211, sec. 3... same act, and act of April 22, 1854, 10 Laws, pp. 211 and 276... draughtsman, at $1,400, per act of July 4, 1836, $1,000, and four assistant messengers at $840 each, per act of July 4, 1836, and joint resolution of August 18, 1856, and act of July 23, 1866, Laws, p. 207, sec. 7..... July 4, 1836, act of September 30, 1850, joint reso- August 18, 1856, 11 Laws, p. 145, act of June 23, act of July 23, 1866, Laws, p. 207.... For salary of seven night watchmen, per same resolu tion and same acts... For salary of one day watchman, per act of June 2, 1858, act of June 25, 1864, and act of July 23, 1866, Laws, p. 207.... 3,000 4,360 1,440 5,040 5,040 720 Total.... 178, 200 $178, 200 Estimates of appropriations under military act of March 3, 1855, and hereto fore provided per act of August 18, 1856, making appropriations, fr., and subsequent appropriation laws. Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to use any portion of said appropriation for piece work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum. Estimates of appropriations required to meet contingent expenses of the office of Commissioner of the General Land Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869. Estimates of appropriations required to meet expenses of collecting the revenue from the sales of public lands in the several States and Territories for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869. State. Land office. Salaries and Incidental Total. $1,300 1, 300 1,300 13, 900 21,000 10,600 21,900 27,200 Ohio.. Chillicothe Indiana. Indianapolis. Illinois. Springfield... Booneville Springfield East Saginaw. Traverse City. Des Moines. Sioux City. Falls St. Croix. Eau Claire.. St. Cloud . Du Luth.. Marysville Sacramento Oregon City Le Grand. Topeka. Junction City Huntsville Mobile.. Little Rock..: Washington... Natchitoches Monroe.. Carson City Belmont Brownville, Dakota City Vancouver. Denver $1,200 2 000 $100 30,300 13, 200 14, 800 9, 300 11,500 8,500 6, 600 4,600 9,400 15,800 10, 600 8, 900 |