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SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 178. 1918. 995 one game warden, $1,200; two messengers, messe er boys, or laborers, at $480 each; one messenger boy, $360; ondligaborer, $600; two charwomen, at $240 each; in all, $48,170. GENERAL EXPENSES, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY: For sala- °°°°”]°“’°”°°“‘ ries and employment of labor in the cit of Wrashington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling, and, all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations and carrying out the work of the bureau, as follows: _ For the enforcement of sections two hundred and fort -one, two ,,,P{§,`§§‘§§‘§‘,F§,l}{§‘§,°,“,§Y hundred and forty-two, two hundred and fort -three, andy two hun- u§,°r 35, PP- 1137. dred and forty-four of the Act approved Myarch fourth, nineteen ` hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend _ the penal laws of the United States," and for the enforcement of k,§§,’f{§,‘Q,'§,,_ ‘“"g""’ section one of the Act a proved May twentydifth, nineteen hundred, V<>1·31» P- 187· entitled "An Act to enlparge the powers of the Department of Agriculture, prohibit the trans ortation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of localp laws, and for other purposes," including all necessary investigations in connection therewith, $22,000; For the maintenance of the Montana National Bison Range and QQ other reservations and for the maintenance of game introduced into Eiga}, suitable localities on public lands, under supervision of the Biolo `cal ' Survey, including construction of fencing, wardens’ quarters, sheiliers for animals, landings, roads, trails, bridges, ditches, telephone lines, rockwork, bulkheads, and other improvements necessary for the Pm I wd economical administration and rotection of the reservations, and preserves. ° for the enforcement of section eigI1ty-four of the Act approved March v°'· “‘· ¥’· “°*· fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," $35,000, of which sum $2,500 may be used for the purchase, capture, and transportation of game for national reservations; Fwd mm. M Bm For investigating the food habits of North American birds and andmammalaetc. mammals in relation to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, including experiments and demonstrations in destroying wolves, coyotes, rairie dogs, and other animals injurious to agriculture and animal husband , and for investigations and experiments in connection with F‘“""°‘“*“g ‘““"““‘· rearing diyfur-bearing animals, including mink and marten, $394,820: P . Provided, That of this sum $15,000 shall be used for the destruction of ntginging mm ground squirrels on the national forests, and other public lands: Ami °‘1";{;;‘:é m Om No provided also, That of this sum not less than $125 000 shall be used Y " ' on the national forests and the public domain in destroying wolves, coyotes, and other animals injurious to agriculture animal bus- P t M _ 1 i_ bandry. and wild game: Ami provided further, That of this sum not sninrxliirrllll riiiif.l»i"lt° more than $125,000 shall be used on the public lands, national forests, and elsewhere in the Western and Northwestern States for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the su pression of rabies by the destruction of wolves, coyotes, and otiier predatory wild animals; B_ I _ I _ _ For biolo ical investigations, including the relations, habits, ¤,,,,l,({ °g`°“ m`7°st’g°` geographic distribution, and migrations of animals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, $25,600; · W t md For all necessary expenses for enforcing the provisions of the Act teétigiii my l my approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and thirteen (Thirty- },'§}j,§,"·p1;,_’}§g, ,,,2 seventh Statutes at Large, pages eight hundred and forty-seven and P¤·v¢,ri.1T<15. ’ eight hundred and forty-eight), relating to the protection of migra- Ante,p. rss. tory game and insectiverous birds, and any Act of Congress to give P°"·P1’· *8*2, lm effect to the treaty with Great Britain relating to migrato birds, and for cooperation with local authorities in the protection (il? migratorvO(l$>(§i·ds, and for necessary investigations connected therewith, $50, ; _ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- p,,§g;fi°¤m°v° °x` mentioned lines of work, including cooperation with other Federal