Show INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Work of Bureau Cited and Several Recommendations Hade The total area of public land as given by the Secretary of the Interior Is approximately ap-proximately 1071SS1662 acres of which 91793f SSO acres are undisposed of amid 15757S2 acres have been reserved for various purposes The public lands disposed dis-posed of during time year amount to 13i33SS7 acres including G212300 acres of Indian lands an increase of 427147480 over the preceding year The total receipts from the sale of public lands during the fiscal year were 437975810 an increase of l3099177i over time preceding year J FOREST RESERVES The results obtained from our forest A reserves have demonstrated Its wisdom wis-dom and the necessity in the interest of the public for its continuance and appropriations by Congress for the carrying out of the work On June 30 19CO there were thirtyseven forest reserves re-serves created by Presidential proclamations procla-mations under section 24 of the act of March 3 1S91 embracing an area of 40325029 acres INCREASING THE RESERVATIONS During time past year time Olympic reserve In the Stale of Washington was reduced 265040 acres leaving Its present area at 1923810 acres The Prescott reserve in Arizona was increased in-creased from 10210 acres to 123GSO acres and the Big Horn reserve in Wyoming was Increased from 1127690 acres to 1180800 acres A new rtserve the Santa Inez In California embracing embrac-ing an area of 145000 acres was created cre-ated during tIme year On October 10 1900 the Crow Creek forest reserve In Wyoming was created with an area of 56320 acres PROVISIONS FOR SOLDIERS At the end of the fiscal year thero were on the pension roll 933223 names a net Increase of 2010 over the fiscal year 1899 The number added lo time rolls during time year was 43341 The amount disbursed for army pensions during this year was 13170059124 and oh for navy pensions 5370153341 a total of 138462130 C leaving nn unexpended balance of 554276S25 to be covered into time treasury which shows an In crtnseover the previous years expenditures expendi-tures of 10707770 There were RSI names added to the I rolls during the year by special acts passed at the first session of the Fiftysixth Congress WIDOWS PENSiONS The act of May 1900 among other things provides for an extension of Ini come tn widows pensioned under said act to 250 per annum The Secretary aim of the Interior believes that by tho operations of this act the number of milt oi persons pensioned under It will Increase In-crease and the I Increased annual payment pay-ment for pensions will be between 53000000 and 1000400 The Ciovern mcnl Jufllly appreciates the services of its soldleis and sailors by making pension pen-sion payments libo il beyond precwlcnt 1t I to t lie men their vtldows and orphans WORK OF PATENT OFFICE There were 26510 letters patent granted grant-ed Including reissues and designs during dur-ing the lisial year ended June 30 1900 1COO trademarks I 6S2 labels and 93 prints registered The number of ti patents which txplred was 199SS The 4M tf total receipts for patents vent 1358 22S 35 The expenditures were 1247 S7 53t showing a surplus of 11040077 tmj The attention of the Congress la called by the Secretary of the Treasury to the increasing necessity for further l establishing of schools in Alaska and favorable action is invited thereon I INFORMATION ABOUT HAWAII 1i Much Interesting Information Is given L1OZ In the report of the Governor of Hawaii I Ha-waii as to the progress und development of time Islands during the period from j S July 1878 lo time dale of time Joint treaty by Congress providing for their I annexation j4imt b annex-ation up to April 30 1900 time date of S the approval of time act providing a government for the Territory and fi thereafter CENSUS OF ISLANDS i V The last Hawaiian census taken in the year 1S9C gives a total nopulallon 4 of 109020 of which 31019 were native ii i Hnwnilans The number of Americana I reported was 8185 The results of the Federal census taken this year show the Islands to have a population of 154 it 001 showing an Increase over lhat reported t Ltl re-ported In 189G of 4I9S1 or 112 per cent There has been marked progress hit hi-t the educational agricultural and railroad rail-road development of the Islands DEVELOPING IRRIGATION 41 r In the Territorial act of April GO 1000 L section 7 of said act repeals rlmptor ri 31 of the Civil Laws of Hawaii whereby It 1i where-by the Government was to assist in encouraging i t en-couraging and developing the agricultural agricul-tural resources of thft republic especially 3 especial-ly Irrigation The Governor of Huwall iii reoommonda legislation looking lo the ci s department of water supply as may cx 1Ii lsL on the public lands with a view of 1 c uZ promoting land settlement The earnest I ionslderatlon of the Congress is invited 10 this important recommendation and others embodied In the report of the tittfl Secretary of the Interior I of |