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Show LAND OFFICE DECISION. Caa of Klchard Steel la th Santa Fa District. ' Washington, Oct. 16. Assistans Secretary Chandler has rendered a decision de-cision on the appeal of Richaid Steclo from the action of the commissioner of the general land ollice holding fur cancellation can-cellation his pre-emption declaratory statement for a tract of land in the Santa Fe, New Mexico, laud district. Steele filed his declaratory statement in January, 188S, and on August 17, following, fol-lowing, Special Agent Coleman recommended recom-mended that the tiling be canoelled for non-compliance with the law, On this report the commissioner held the entry for cancellation, allowing sixty days in which to ehow cause why the cancellation cancella-tion should not be made absolute. Notice No-tice was given, but Steele took no action. ac-tion. In February, 1881), however, he filed his application for a hearing, stating stat-ing his reasons for not applying within tho time spociliod, which was denied, as the same was not made within the sixty day limitation. On March 1.1 the commissioner rcconsldorvd his action and granted a hearing, provided no adverse ad-verse entry had intervened. Such adverse ad-verse claim having intervened, tho entry en-try was unconditionally cancelled. The assistant secretary, in view of conflicting conflict-ing testimony, roveersesjthl action and directs that a rehearing be had before the local oflicors, and that Steele's claim be reinstated pending the same. |