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by the peculiar operation of the Act ot 1892.

 el-While on this subject, have to mention that on inspecting the names of purchasers, il Is apprehended that due eau tion is moi observed by the Registers H operating under the act of 1852, which provides that no one individual can enter ;:nc-c .han eighty acres in tracts of forty acres. Increased vigilance is strictly en- joined i'll this respect; and in order to ] ensure strict compliance with the law, the Register is hereby required to keep an al- phabeticaI list of the names of purchasers of quarter quarters of sections, which list must always be referred to as a check, prior to the admission of entries of land in That mode under the act aforesaid.

 aths In cases where individuals have set tied on public lands since the passage of the act of 18th June, 1884, the form of affidavit prescribed in the l4th clause of the circular letter of 22d July last, may be varied to suit the peculiar circumstances of such case, by striking out the words < cad Hat thsre acas not, at that time, ar.t person residing Thereon, of. cultsrattng the same,n and inserting in lieu thereof, all the facts in the case as they are found to exist.

 10th. Military land scrip cannot, under existing laws, be located on any public lands settled, or occupied, aeithod the aur'iHen consent of such settlers or occupants, as may be actually residing on said lands at the time the same shall be entered or ap- piled for" Such settlement or occupancy, therefore, although 1t may or may not have reference to any existing pre-emption priyl- lege, IS bar to the location of the s:rip, without the written consent of the settler or. occupant. The form of the affidavit prescribed for such cases by the circular letter of 2d October, 1888, will substan- italy remain unaltered but in cases where individuals are desirous of locating scrip, 1t is not deemed necessary to require from them two separate affidavlts, one under the circular of 2d Oct. 1883, and another un- der the l4th clause of the circular of 22d July last; but the substance of both forms may be incorporated into one afii- davit.

 llth. Payment is to be required ia all eases arising under the late pre-emption law at the lime the right of entry IS admit ted. In cases arising under the third sec ton, or i'll such as may be of doubtful character, and which you may deem it ne- cessary to refer for the decision of the De- partment, payment will not be required untii favorable decision IS communicated. Meanwhile the land claimed is to be with held from sale.

 l am, very respectfully, your obedient sry't,

 ELIJAH HAYWARD,

 Commissioner of the General Land Office.