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California J983 Department of Interior April 24, '65

Decision of Secretary upon office report of [Name?] concerning improvements in teh Hoopa Valley Reservation in California Returns the papers

filed See report Secretary of Interior May 19, 1965

[illegible with the decisions of [illegible]

[ink stamp] RECEIVED AT THE APR 25 1865 INDIAN BUREAU

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Department of the Interior Washington D. C. April 24 1865

Sir,

I return, herewith, the papers accompanying your report of the 22 [illegbile] concerning the improvements in the Hoopa Valley Reservation in California.

By the terms fo the act of the 3rd March 1865 the money it appropriates cannot be used until the improvements are appraised by the board of officers designated therein, and I do not think that the Department can properly commit itself to an approved of their appraisement in advance; but, if their appraisement shall appear to be reasonable and embrace within it the implements, and shall, in the aggregate, not exceed the appropriation. I do not perceive any reason why it should not be approved. The appraisement [illegible] returned of the personal effects appear to me to be too extravagant and unreasonable to be considered

Very respectfully, VC [Name?] Secretary

[Bottom left] Mr. P. Dole Esquire Commissioner of Indian Affairs