Little Rock, Dec. 12, 1929.

 GENTLEMEN--in the short time which it has been my lot to discharge the high du- ties of the chief executive of this Territo- ry, the most interesting and important sub- jeet which has presented itselfto my mind IS the one involving the claims of the un- fortunate settlers of Loveiey's Purchase. Delay after delay has occurred, calculated ultimately to make what the government designed as boon, to them curse. have just learnt that Mir. Breariy refuses to cer- tify tile fact of the lines being complete, either to the Governor of this Territory or the officers of the respective land dis tricts, and that 1t is supposed that this step of his must delay all locations until late next spring. In searching the files of my office for any instructions that may have been received by the late Governor, on this important subject, ] found two letters onIy--in the last of which he IS instructed to make the proclamation that tho line is run, whenever he be satisfied of that fact, and no hint or allusion Is given 10 convey the idea, that that information should be had from the Surueyor. When the Gov ernor is clearly convinced that the line iss rssn, t matters not, according to my iH struetions, from what source that clear de- 2onssEsss9n comes. Under tL;s view of

 