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. NOTE. The amount expended during the last fiscal year for salaries and commissions of district land officer was $228, 503 72, and for incidental expenses, $21, 306 05. No. 16.-Estimates of appropriations required for the surveying department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869. No. 16.-Estimates of appropriations required for the surveying department, &c.-Continued. 33. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Nevada, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, per not of July 4, 1866-United States Laws 1865-'66, page 86. 34. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Idaho, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, per act of June 29, 1866-United States Laws 1865-'66, page 77.... 35. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Nebraska and Iowa, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, per act of June 12, 1838-5 Statutes, page 243.. 36. For rent of office for the surveyor general of Montana, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, per act of March 2, 1867-United States Laws 1866-'67, page 542.. Total.. EXPLANATION OF THE FOREGOING ESTIMATES. 21, 500 00 15. $2,502 72 is estimated for the reason of unexpended balance of $497 28, which will exist on the 30th June, 1868, caused by there being no surveyor general appointed and qualified from July 1 to December 1, 1866, and by non-payment of W. B. Thornburgh's salary as surveyor general from March 5 to May 18, 1867, whose appointment was not confirmed by the United States Senate which adjourned on the 4th of March, 1867, the 4th section of “An act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices," approved March 2, 1867, inhibiting the payment-Vide United States Laws 1866-'67, page 430. 10 and 29. No estimates are submitted for the reason that existing balances of former appropriations for those purposes will be more than sufficient for the service. 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36. The organic acts of Congress provide for the respective surveying districts $1,000 for incidental expenses of the surveyors general's offices. The amount having proved insufficient, estimates have been submitted from year to year and appropriations made according to the actual necessities. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Land Office, October 15, 1867. JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. |