No. 15.-Estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, by the General Land Office. No. 15.-Estimates of appropriations required by the General Land Office, &c.-Continued. Clerks in his office, per acts July 17, 1854, and May Office of surveyor general of Montana.§§ 8,700 No. 15.—Estimates of appropriations required by the General Land Office, &c.—Continued. Contingent expenses: Rent of office for surveyor general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, per act July 11, 1870, (16 Stat., p. 230.) MAP OF THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES.tit Constructing the connected map of the public land States and Territories, and procuring an engraved copper-plate thereof, to be perfected by adding from year to year the further surveys that may be made, per act Jannary 6, 1863, (12 Stat., p. 822.) Office of recorder of land titles in Missouri.‡‡‡ EXPLANATION OF THE FOREGOING ESTIMATES. * The organic act of this surveying district provides $2,500 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimates are submitted as absolutely required for the service, involving restoration of surveying archives destroyed during the late war. The organic act of this surveying district provides $3,500 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimates are submitted as absolutely required for the service. The organic act of this surveying district provides $6,300 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimate is submitted as absolutely required for the service, consequent on rapid progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad calling for more extensive surveying operations in the field and office. The organic act of this surveying district provides $1,000 for contingent expenses. This amount being inadequate, the present estimate is submitted as absolutely required for the service. The organic act of this surveying district provides $6,300 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimates are submitted as being absolutely required for the service. The organic act of this surveying district provides $4,000 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts are inadequate and the present estimates are submitted as absolutely required for the service. **The organic act of this surveying district provides $11,000 per annum for clerk hire, and for incidental expenses not exceeding $10,000. The intricate business under numerous laws of Congress requiring much greater amount of appropriation for clerks in the surveyor general's office than several past appropriations within the maximum of $11,000 afforded, arrears in the preparation of the description notes of surveys for the local land offices took place to an extent calling for increased appropriation, and to bring up such arrears accumulated during eight years past, this estimate of $20,000 is actually necessary. The organic act of this surveying district provides $1,000 for contingent expenses. This amount being inadequate, the present estimate is submitted as absolutely required for the service. The organic act of this surveying district provides $4,000 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimates are submitted as absolutely required for the service. §§ The organic act of these surveying districts provides $4,000 for clerk hire and $1,000 for contingent expenses. These amounts being inadequate, the present estimates are submitted as absolutely required for the service. The organic act of this surveying district provides $6,300 for clerk hire, and $1,000 for contingent |