Free lumber we ought to have.

It is hereby ordered that all lands not allotted to Indians or otherwise reserved within the townships in New Mexico added to the Navajo Reservation by Executive orders of November 9, 1907, and January 28, 1908, lying west of the first guide meridian west, be and the same hereby are restored to the public domain.

I concur in the recommendations made by the Secretary of State and commend them to the favorable consideration of the Congress with a view to early legislation on the subject.

The results of the opium commission, held at Shanghai last spring at the invitation of the United States, have been laid before the Government.

The Governments concerned have not allowed their commercial interests to interfere with a helpful cooperation in this reform.

China is making remarkable progress and admirable efforts toward the eradication of the opium evil.

The reclamation act requires the return to the reclamation fund of the estimated cost of construction.

After careful consideration of the report of the board of engineers I approved the same.

I have authorized the Secretary of the Interior to call upon the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time, as the same are needed, for the funds provided for by the act of June 25, 1910.

I accordingly recommended the issuance of certificates of indebtedness or bonds against the reclamation fund.

I earnestly recommend the enactment of a law which will permit of the disposition of any surplus stored water available from reclamation projects.