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288 E ncour aging farm ing, etc., for self support . Post, p . 1122. Pur chas es aut hor . ized . Provisos . Repayment . Loa ns on irr iga ble lands . Pima Indians . Limit to a tribe . Tribal herds ex- cepted . Advances to old, etc ., al lott ees . Industrial assistance . Construct funds . ing homes, Purchasing farm imple- ments from tribal plies, etc ., Balance reappropri . ated . Vol. 45, p.1571. Post, pp. 876, 1124 . Provisos. Repayment . Loans on irrigable lands, etc. Credit of moneys reimbursed . Livestock infected with dourine . R eimbursem ent for destroyed . Post,p.1124. Scabies . Assisting eradication of, in sheep and goats . Water supply . Increasing gr azing ranches, etc ., by de- velo ping sou rces of, on rese rvat ions . S EVE NTY -FIR ST CONGRESS . SEss. II. Cs. 273 . 1930 . experiments on Indian school or agency farms and to maintain a supply of suitable plants or seed for issue to Indians. Fo r the purpose of encourag ing industry and self-supp ort among the Indians and to aid them in the culture of fruits, grains, and oth er crops, $50 0,000, which sum may be u sed for the p urchase of seeds, animals, machinery, tools, implements, and other equipment necessary, and for advances to Indians having irrigable allotments to assist them in the development and cultivation thereof, in the dis- cretion of the Secretary of the Interior, to enable Indians to become self-supporting : Provided, That the expenditures for the purposes above set forth shall be under conditions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for repayment to the United States on or before June 30, 1936, except in the case of loans on irrigable lands for p ermanent imp rovement of s aid lands, in which the pe riod for repayment may run for not exceeding twenty years in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior : Provided further, That $175,000 shall be available for expenditures for the benefit of the Pima Indians, and not to exceed $25,000 of the amount herein appropriated shall be expended on any other one reservation or for the benefit of any other one tribe of Indians : Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the purchase of tribal herds

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vided further, That th e Sec retary of t he Int erior is he reby a uthor ized, in his discretion and under such rules and regulations as he may pre- scribe, to make advances from this appropriation to old, disabled, or indigent Indian allottees, for their support, to remain a charge and lien against their lands until paid . Industrial assistance : For the construction of homes for individual members of the tribes ; the purchase for sale to them of seed, animals, machinery, tools, implements, building material, and other equip- ment and supplies ; and for advances to old, disabled, or indigent India ns for their support, the unexpended b alances of th e appro- priati ons contained in the Inter ior Departme nt Appropriat ion Act for the fiscal year 1930 for this purpose are hereby continued avail- able during the fiscal year 1931 : Provided, That the expenditures for the purposes above set forth shall be under conditions to be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Interior for repayment to the United States on or before June 30, 1936, except in the case of loans on irrigable lands for permanent improvement of said lands, in which the period for repayment may run for not exceeding twenty years in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, and advances to old, disabled, or indigent Indians for their support, which shall remain a charge and lien against their land until paid : Provided further, That all moneys reimbursed during the fiscal year 1931 shall be credited to the respective appropriations and be available for the purposes of this paragraph . For reimbursing Indians for livestock destroyed on account of being infected with dourine, $7,000, and for expenses in connection with the work of eradicating and preventing such disease, $3,000 ; in all, $10,000, to be expended under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe . For assisting Indians in the eradication of scabies in their sheep and goats, $60,000, which amount may be transferred by the Secre- tary of the Interior, with the approval of the Secretary of Agricul- ture, to the Bureau of Animal Industry for direct expenditure . DEVEL OPME NT OF WAT ER SU PPLY Developing water supply : For improving springs, drilling wells, and otherwise developing and conserving water for Indian use, including the purchase, construction, and installation of pumping