354 roasrrronirrn coivennss. sees. 11. cn.1os. 1877. RGDWH of VBS- Repairs of vessels, Coast Survey: For repairs and maintenance of the “°l“· complement of vessels used in the Coast Survey, thirty thousand dollars. P¤b}i¤hi¤g cb- Publishing observations Coast Survey: For continuing the publica- ”°"’“’°”"· tions of observations and their discussion, made in the progress of the coast-survey, including compensation of civilians engaged in the work, téhelpublication to be made at the Public Printing Office six thousand o ars. Gensruicxpmms, General expenses, Coast Survey: General expenses of the Coast Survey in reference to the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States namely: For rent of buildings, (excepting the work shops for standard weights and measures) for offices work rooms and work shops thirteen thousand six hundred dollars. d ger rent of sub·ofi‘ice in San Francisco California, two thousand o ars. For rent of fire proof buildings, for the safe-keeping and preservation of the original astronomical, magnetic, hydrographic, and other records, ` the original topographical and hydrographic maps and charts, the engraved plates, instruments, and other valuable articles of the Coast Survey, five thousand dollars. For fuel for all the offices and buildings, two thousand dollars For the transportation of instruments, maps, and charts, the purchase of new instruments, books, maps, and charts, and for gas and other miscellaneous expenses, nine thousand four hundreddollars. weights and Metric standard of weights and measures: For construction and verifimeasures. cation of tandard weights and measures, for the custom houses of the United States, and for the several States and of metric standards for the same, three thousand dollars. Fgr rent of work shops in building No—215 South Capitol street, four hun red dollars. For rent of tire proof rooms in building for the safe-keeping and preservation of finished weights, measures, balances, and metric standards, one thousand dollars. Y For fuel and lights, three hundred dollars. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS. Transportation Transportation of United States securities: For transportation of 0f ¤<>¤¤fi*¤i•>¤· notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, sixty five thousand dollars. National our- Expenses of national currency: For paper engraving, printing, ex- ¤‘¤¤¢=Y· press charges, and other expenses, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Records or nap- To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to have the records of captured Md =*l>¤¤· tured and abandoned property examined and information furnished d""‘?d P"°P°“Y i therefrom for the use and protection of the Government, five thousand 6X3mlD1l-lll0D Oi': dollars. Punishing coun- For expenses in detecting and bringing to trial and punishment per-
- °'f°i**“€· sons engaged in counterfeiting Treasury notes, bonds, national-bank
notes, and other securities of the United States, and the coinage thereof, and for detecting other frauds upon the Government, one hundred thousand dollars, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. Compensationin For compensation in lieu of moieties in certain cases under customslieu of moieties- revenue laws, one hundred thousand dollars. Foodnsnes. Propagation of food-nshes: For the introduction of shad into the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic States, the Gulf States, and of the Mississippi Valley, and of salmon, white-fish, and other useful foodfishes into the waters of the United States to which they are best adapted, and for continuing the inquiry into the causes of the decrease of food—iishes of the United States fifty thousand dollars, which shall be immediately available. Illustrations for report on food-fishes: For preparation of illustra-
