Show NEED NO AN APPROPRIATION Commissioner Ballinger of the Gen General General General eral land Office Submits His Annual Report Washington Jan 12 Commissioner Ballinger BaIlinger of the general land office has completed his annual report to the secretary of the Interior for submission to congress He asks an appropriation of to carry on the fieldwork field work of his bureau in the protection of public lands an increase of over the current appropriation During the fiscal years there were entered of record for Investigation tion cases of all honda Of these the tion cases of all kinds Of these of cases and anti cases re remained remained remained for examination July 1 1907 Since then the number of ot cases has largely Increased There were 2243 land entries relin relinquished relinquished relinquished after the case was In the hands of the special agent for invest investigation investigation gation entries were cancelled after hearing had upon special agents charges unlawful Cui enclosures of or ds were removed restoring acres to the open range Ther There were vre w rc convictions con connected connected connected with these cases The total of oC moneys recovered by bj the government In all special agents cases Was w s 3 and andi acres of land was either freed from fraudulent claims of title or released eJ ased from unlawful ful UI enclosure and occupancy The commissioner states that the present force of agents is only sufficient sufficient dent to handle about of the work In the tile field |