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Annual Report - The Secretary of the Interior (1920)
Annual Report The Secretary of the Interior - 1920 Author:United States. Dept. of the Interior Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ABSTRACT OF REPORTS OF BUREAUS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. The following table shows the number of matters r... more »eceived and disposed of during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920, which were docketed or recorded. It does not, however, account for a very large number of miscellaneous matters of which no formal record was kept. Work of office of solicitor. Public lands.Pensions.Miscel- laneous.'Disbar- ments.Sum- mary.Appeals.On re- hearing.Appeals.On re- hearing. Pending Julv 1 1919429 1,82183 270105 3760 3085 R,1464 15712 8,057Received 3 une 30- 1920 Total2, 250 1,882353 203480 39836 346,231 6, 14199,369 8,750 15Pending July 1, 19203689082267 613'Under "Miscellaneous'' are grouped such matters as "Opinions," "Indian matters," "Contracts," Leases-" etc., as well as many other varied matters arising in the several bureaus of the department, and which, for one reason or another, may be referred to the solicitor's off'ce for consideration. From the above table it will be noted that out of a total of 9,369 matters referred for the consideration of this office, only 613 were pending at the close of the fiscal year. This is the smallest total of such undetermined matters for many years as disclosed by the various annual reports. It is also gratifying to note that while the appeals filed in public- land cases totaled 1,821, as compared with 1,360 during the year ended June 30, 1919, yet the number pending has been further reduced, from 429 to 368. All matters are now reached in docket order for adjudication within a reasonable time and are disposed of as promptly as is consistent with careful consideration of the questions presented. At the close of the fiscal year there were also pending in the courts situate in the Distri...« less