804 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 130. 1918. for use in statistical work and repairs to such machinery and other mechanical appliances, including technical and mechanical service in connection therewith, whether performed in Washington, District of Columbia, or elsewhere, and purchase of necessary machinery P cm _ Es and supplies, $60,000, _ _ ,,,,{§‘§h C.,§,,,,S"°"°h’”_ For the construction, pL1`1;chase, rental, or repair of lpunchmag machines for use in punc g cards of the Fourteenth ecenni _ Census, $60,000. ,_,,?,““§,‘§m,‘g‘,,cF°(‘§,*i,‘2 BUREAU or Fonnrerr AND Dormsrrc Commrzcn: Chief, $6,000; ¤¤¤f¤¢- assistant chiefs——one $3,500, one $3,000; chiefs of divisions-—one $2,500, one $2,000; assistant chief of division, $2,250; chief clerk, $2,250; expert on commerce and finance, $2,000; translators——one $2,000, one $1,800, two at $1,400 each; stenographer to chief of bureau, $1,600; editorial assistant, $2,000; editorial clerk, $1,600; clerks——twelve of class four, six of class three, two at $1,500 each, ' eighteen of class two, eighteen of class one, twenty at $1,000 each, fourteen at $900 each; messenger; four assistant messengers; laborer; P m t. mmm two messenger boys, at $420 each· in all, $154,120, pil: pl si%.°° To further romote and develop the foreign and domestic commerce of the Unitedp States, including exchange on official checks, $125,000, 1,,,,,,,,, to be expended under the direction o the Secretary of Commerce: {Purchase of pubiice- Provided, That not exceeding $3,000 of this sum may be expended um for the purchase of documents, manuscripts, plans, specifications, and other publications necessary for the promotion of our com- Pmmot. ummm mercial interests. _ wauseutiguacemmr To further promote and develop the commerce of the United A“‘°“°*‘· States with South and Central America, including the em loyment ,.,,,,',,_8,,,,_ of e rts and special agents in Washington, District of Cliolumbia, andilisiewhere, purchase of books of reference and periodicals, reports, traveling and subsistence expenses of officers and employees, exchange on official checks, and all other necessary incidental expenses not included in the foregoing, to be expended under the direction of Pmmmn Mmmm the Secretary of Commerce, $100,000. withthe rei nm. To further promote and develop the commerce of the United States with the Far East, including the em loyment of e erts and special agents in Washington, District of Clblumbia, andxegsewhere, P°“‘·¥’·8°9· purchase of books of re erence and periodicals, reports, traveling and subsistence expenses of officers and employees, exchange on official checks, an all other necess incidental ex enses not included in the foregoing, to be expeafided under the direction of Cmmmm mmm the Secretary of Commerce, $50,000. ` Commercial attaches: For commercial attachés, to be a ointed by the Secretary of Commerce, after examination to be helil) under his direction to determine their competency, and to be accredited through the State Department, whose duties shall be to investigate and report upon such conditions in the manufacturing industries and mms ew trade of foreign countries as may be of interest to the United States; ' and for one clerk to each of said commercial attaches to be paid a salary not to exceed $1,500 each and for necessary traveling and subsistence expenses, rent, purchase of reports, books of reference and periodicals, travel to and from the United States, exchange on official checks, and all other necessary ex nses not included in the foregoing; such commercial attachés shallw serve directly under the Pmm Secretarly of Commerce and shall report directly to him, $125,000:
post allow- Provide , That not more than $25,000 of the foregoing sum may be
““°°$· used by the Secretary of Commerce, in his discretion and in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, to make special allowances by way of additional compensation to officers and employees of the commercial attaché service, in order to adjust their official income to the ascertained cost of living at the posts to which they may be assigned.
