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The year limitation upon eligibility for reinstatement under Civil 
Service Rull L. is 'hereby waived to permit the reinstatement if Aldo Leopold
as assistant district forester, ;2800 per annum, aoest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, Albuquerque, -.ew Mexlco. 
The Civil Service Commission concurs with the jocretary of 
Agriculture in recorvendlng this action upon reilresentations of the Department
that 1.,r. Leopold is a profession-l forester and one of the leading experts
on matters of g=e production and that there is no man available either in
or out of the service vho is so well adapted to fill the position of assistant
district forester in ciar e of operations. !r. LecPold left the 2orest z;orvloe
without dellnquincy  or misconduct on January 31, 1918, to accept the position
of 3scretary of the A-lbtquOrPLO Uhlamber of Commerce. iie now rolinquisher
It at considerable sacrlficc on acco-uit of hiw interest in the worh- of
t e ?orost 3ervice. 
The ".l7hte Hlouse, 
27 June, 1919.