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73d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH . 104. APRIL 7, 1934 .

557 rations and provisions for the above-named persons on board of tenders and light vessels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper vouchers to the person having charge of the mess of such vessel or party ; not exceeding $2,000 for packing, crating, and bola` ff~ts ton change tra nspor ting pers onal hous ehold effe cts of em ploye es wh en t rans- of station . ferred from one official station to another for permanent duty ; pur- chase of rubber boots, oilskins, rubber gloves, and coats, caps, and aprons for stewards' departments on vessels ; reimbursement under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce of keepers of light pRReeliefofshipwrecked stations and masters of light vessels and of lighthouse tenders for rations and provisions and clothing furnished shipwrecked persons who may be temporarily p rovided for by them, not exceeding in all $5, 000 in an y fiscal year ; fuel, light, an d rent of quarters where n ec- essary for keepers of lighthouses ; purchase of land sites for fog Land sites purchase . signals ; rent of necessary ground for all such lights and beacons as are for temporary use or to mark changeable channels and which in consequence cannot be made permanent ; rent of offices, depots, and wharves ; traveling expenses, including travel for the examinations authorized by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for retirement for disability in the Lighthouse Service", approved March 4, 1925 (U .S .C ., title 33, sec . 765) ; mileage ; library books for light stations and vessels, and technical books and periodicals not exceeding $1,000

tr avelin g expe nses o f teac hers w hile a ctually emplo yed by State s or private persons to instruct the children of keepers of lighthouses ; all ot her conti ngent exp enses of district offices and depot s, includ ing the purchase of provisions for sale to lighthouse keepers at isolated sta- tions, and the appropriation reimbursed ; purchase at not to exceed $3,600, exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-pro- pelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work ; pay- ment of rewards for the apprehension and conviction, or for infor- mation helpful to the apprehension and conviction of persons found interfering with aids to navigation maintained by the Lighthouse Service, in violation of section 6 of the Act of May 14, 1908 (U.S .C ., title 33, sec . 761) ; $3,752,980 . Keepers of lighthouses : For salaries of not exceeding one thousand Keepers. eight hundred lighthouse and log-signal keepers and persons attend- ing lights, exclusive of post lights, $1,621,510 . Lighthouse vessels : For salaries and wages of officers and Crews of light vessels and lighthouse tenders, including temporary employment when necessary, $1,958,850 . Superintendents, clerks, and so forth : For salaries of eighteen superintendents of lighthouses, and of assistant superintendents, clerks, draftsmen, and other authorized permanent employees in the district offices and depots of the Lighthouse Service, exclusive of th ose re gularl y empl oyed i n the office of the Burea u of L ightho uses, District of Columbia, $605,000 . Retired pay : For reti red p ay of off icers and emplo yees enga ged in the f ield s ervice or on vesse ls of the Lig hthous e Serv ice, e xcept persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $480,510 . CO AST AND GEOD ETIC SUR VEY For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, including maintenance, repair, exchange, and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn vehicles for offic ial use i n field w ork, purc hase of m otor cycl es with s ide cars, including their exchange, not to exceed $1,000, surveying instruments, including their exchange, rubber boots, canvas and rubber gloves, goggles, and caps, coats, and aprons for stewards' departments on Travel expenses . Vol. 43, p.1261. U .S.C ., p. 1095. Contingent expenses . Paying awards . Vol.35, p. 162. U.S.C.,p.1084. Lighthouse vessels . Superintendents, clerks, ate. Retired pay . Coast and Geodetic Survey. Expenses .