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SIXTYQFOUBTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 313. 1916. 467 For the maintenance of the Montana National Bison R e and R°’°"‘i°"°¤’ ‘°’ other reservations and for the maintenance of game introdaldgd into Eigii, Mmmm md suitable localities on public lands, xmder supervision of the Biolo `cal m`mt°°°°°°' Survey, including construction of fencin , wardens’ quarters, shgers for animals lan irE, roads, trails, bridies, ditches, telephone lines, rockwork, bulkhe , and other improvements necessary for the economical administration and rotection of the reservations, and for Protection of bid the enforcement of section eiglity-four of the Act approved March pri»S§{v§Q`p,;it4, fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the enal laws of the United States," $25,000, of which P“‘°h”° °*¤’“”°· sum $2,500 maybe used for the purchase, capture, and transportation of ame for national reservations; Igor the im rovement of the ame preserve in Sullys Hill National Pf,,‘;“{§1§)*§kN“**°“ Park, in the State of North Dakota, mcluding the construction of all oaiueimsaivt. fences, sheds, buildings, corrals, roads, and other structures which may be necessary, in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated, $5,000, the same to be available until expended; For investigating the food habits of orth American birds and m§°P·,§1,,,,*F_§‘f’°‘b*'“’ mammals in relation to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, including experiments and demonstrations in·· destroying wolves coyotes, prairie dogs, and other animals injurious to agricu ture and _ ammal husbandry, and for investigations and experiments incon- F“""°“"*”$“"”“’* nection with rea.ri;p)g of fur-bearing animals, in udingl mink and Pmm marten, $400,540: rovided, That o this sum $15,000 s all be used mmyiag gmmr for the destruction of groimd sghizirrels on the national forests, and ’q“"’°'·"· other public lands: 4Prov£ded_fu r, That of this sum not more than wm dm $5,000 ma be used in investigiiting the disease of wild ducks in the cam. ' Salt Lake {Valley region of Uta : Ami provided also, That of this sum °,§°“*'°Y*“¥ '°*"'“· not less than $125,000 shall be used on the national forests and the public domain in destroying wolves, coyotes,_ and other animals Protecting d mi 1.n`urious to agriculture and animal husbandigf Avid provided further, aninmlstrom niilias. ° Tliat of this sum not more than $125,000 sh be used on the ublic lands, national forests, and elsewhere in the Western and lgorthwestern States for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies by the destruction of wolves, co otes, and other predatory wild animals; hor biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geo- ,,§;°*°¤“' *¤'°°*’¤°· graphic distribution, an migrations of animals and plants, and the ` pre aration of maps of the li e zones, $26,500; Nbr all necessary expenses for enforcing the provisions of the Act m"‘“°"' *’*'°" approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and thirteen (Thirty- ,,,E,‘;‘c‘},’f,g*‘{‘ I"' "' seventh Statutes at Large, pages eight hundred and forty-seven and vu. av, p. sm. eight hundred and forty-eighti, relating to the protection of migra- P¤#·ve 170% im tory game and insectivorous irds, and for cooperation with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds, and for necessary investigations connected therewith, $50,000; _ Admmkmum ¤_ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- pews. mentioned lines of work, including cooperation with other Federal bureaus, departments, boards, and commissions, on request from them, $12,560; In all, for general ex nses, $534,200. Total for Bureau of Iiiblogical Survey, $578,230 _ DIVISION or Acoomrrs AND Drsnunsnmnrrrs. bu·;S°&“;_g D**{,‘}s,,%**· Sananrns, Drvrsron or Aooormrs AND Disnunsnunrrrs: One chief Sb¥;{,*§gj*g,'°'j‘ dm of division and disbursinguclerk., $4,000; one suservxsxngijsauditor, $2,250; one cashier and c `ef clerk, $2,250; one eputy bursmg clerk, $2,000; one accountant and bookkeeper, $2,000; two clerks, class four; four clerks, class me; five clerks, class two; five clerks, class one; four clerks, at $1,000 each; three clerks, at $900 each;