The daily union., 1856-12-19
ng 1896, 400 acres.
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OF the great amount of clerical labor involved in the
different divisions of work in preparing these claims for
examination mention made in my last report But
the and labor required in the examination of the
very large number of claims before stated having been
examined during the year. after all the papers have been
prepared the records examined and the evidence Of service
obtained from the rolls in other offices, will appear the
greater when is considered how frequently repeated ex-
amnations of the claim become necessary be9ge is
allowed Defects in various points OF proof to prop
ery establish claim for allowance constantly found,
and in such the parties notified evidence is
furnished, and reexaminatons are made Thus, although
the whole number Of claims allowed during the past
was 1854 and though only about 100000 different
claims examined, yet the number Of examinations
and denominations which made of those claims du-
| ring the year was 259Gl2.
serious of labor and difficulty has been
the very great correspondence for which the act mas given
occasion With the greatest particularly in inquiries rel
ave to such claims the system of registration and record
in the Office requires much and time for the examina-
tons necessary to give the information desired about par
cular claims. The vague and indefinite nature of many
inquiries has much increased the difficulty and, in some
instances rendered replies impossible In addition to the
time and labor required in the necessary examinations OF
the records and files to these inquiries there has
been the serious interruption to other abors by the use OF
the registers and papers required in them. The extreme
extent of this correspondence will appear from the fact that
the number letters received during the past year. excu-
ye of applications 800 and letters sent from the
Office during the time 270387 BY far the greater part
those have been with reerence to claims under this act
Apother of embarrassment during the year has
been the change of the law relative to evidence in support
of such claims by the amendatoy Of May a. 1856 At
the time of the passage of that act than onehaf OF
the claims in the office had been examined and many thou
sands rejected But by that act the past labor on the great
er part Of those rejected claims rendered useless and
of them under the act became
ry Hence much of the past work of the office in the
animation of those claims to be done over again.
The OF the business under the act at the close OF the
/ year will be seen from the following exhibit
Whole number Of claims presented. 25s 100
i OF which there have been allowed and warrants is-
/ sued, including the 1887 issued prior to the
Of
Examined aud rejected or suspended....... ,74o
2l665l
Leaving 70 be examined ,4ls
OF this number thus remaining for examination, 24o2
were awaiting reports of service from the rolls in other Of
fees here Such reports are indspensaby necessary be
fore any examination of the claims for allowance can bs
made by this Office OF these 80 452 caims 1925 were
then in the other Offices in which the ros Of different
vices kept referred TO them by this Office ior exans
ton of the rolls and reports Of services hereom and the
remaining 3757 in this Office ready to be referred To
those offices for similar purpose those already
there had been attended TO- The want Of sufficient force
in those Offices attend to these examinations and reports
has during the past year necessarily delayed and still de-
ays action by this oce the claims requiring them De
dnctng the claims thus ting reports from other Of
lce left only s997 claims remaining at the eloss of the
year which examinations had not been had by this Of
hce-a number not sufficient for the employment Of the
clerks engaged such examinations for month Most
Of these clams have since been examined and with the
exception Of the few remaining and those awaiting
ports Of service from other Offices as before mentioned
the business in The Office under this act now up 10 date
The present force in the Office does now and will probably
continue TO- attend to all denominations Of claims in
the suspended files rapidly the necessary additional
evidence n relation 10 them is presented aud to the
spatqps Of other claims the necessary report.
OF service from tho rolls received from other offices
So far then the business In ths branch also Is within
the control of this Office 1t viii be readily disposed
or This advance of the work WILL think, appear salts
factory when regard is had TO the amount accomplished
during the past year. and especially when II is considered
that OF be three years computed to be required for the
From the foregoing statements u will be that the
whole number Of warrants for bounty ano ssaed uHder
all the acts during the past year Is for In ALL l6
: s96S30 acres.
The number Of which have been issued under
the act 0, rch 1855 since Its passage up Sepem
bsr Both last Ia as icllows: