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74TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 405. MAY 15, 1936 . with relative r ank of captain, ton hydrograph ic and geodeti c engi- neers with relative rank of commander, seventeen hy drogra phic and geodetic en gineers with re lative rank of lieutenant com mander, forty-seven hyd rographic and g eodetic enginee rs with relati ve rank of lieutenant, sixty-one junior hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative r ank of lieutena nt (junior grad e), twenty-nin e aides with re lative rank of ens ign, an d incl uding office rs reti red in accor d- Pr oaiso •

ance with existing law, $802,000 : Provided, That the Secretary of Assistant director . Commerce may designate one of the hydrographic and geodetic engineers to act as assistant director ; Office force.

Office force : For personal services, $575,000 ; Office expenses . Office expenses : For purchase of new instruments (except sur- veying instruments), including their exchange, materials, equip- ment, and supplies required in the instrument shop, carpenter shop, and chart division ; books, scientific and technical books, journals, books of reference, maps, charts, and subscriptions ; copper plates, chart paper, printer's ink, copper, zinc, and chemicals for electro- typing and photographing ; engraving, printing, photographing, rubber gloves, and electrotyping supplies ; photolithographing and printing charts for immediate use ; stationery for office and field parties ; transportation of instruments and supplies when no t charged to party expenses ; telegrams ; washing ; office furniture, repairs ; tr aveling expense s of officers a nd others empl oyed in the office sent on special duty in the service of the office ; miscellaneous expense s, con tingen cies o f all k inds, not ex ceedin g $90 f or str eet-ca r fares, $60,000. Subsistence restric- Appropriations herein made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey tions . shall not be available for allowance to civilian or other officers for subsistence while on duty at Washington (except as hereinbef ore provide d for office rs of the fie ld force ordered to Washington for short periods for consultation with the director), except as now provided by law . Application of air- Appropriations herein made for the field expenses of the Coast pla ne to se ed wor k' and Geodetic Survey shall be available for expenditures in the application of the airplane to the field work of the Coast and Geo- detic Survey, and not to exceed a total of $10,000 of said appropria- cameras, etc. tions shall be available for the purchase . or construction of cameras and other photo graphic apparat us, for equipme nt, except air planes, and for employment of personnel in the field and office in connection with such work . Bureau of Fisheries .

BUREAU OF FISHERIES off iCc oomm iss ion er's Commissioner's office

For the Commissioner and other personal

services in the District of Columbia, $156,420. P Propagation of food Pro paga tion of food fis hes

For maintenance, repair, alteration,

improvement, equipment, and operation of fish-cultural stations, gen- eral propagatio n of food fishe s and their dis tribution, including movement, maintenance, and repairs of cars, purchase of equipment (including rubber boots and oilskins) and apparatus, contingent expenses, pay of permanent employees not to exceed $387,030, tem- porary labor, and not to exceed $10,000 for propagation and distri- bution of fr esh-water muss els and the nec essary expenses connected therewith, a nd not to exce ed $10,000 for the purchase, c ollection, and transportation of specimens and other expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of aquarium, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, $667,000 . Maintenance of vas- Maintenance of vessels : For main tenance and ope ration of vess els sels .

and launches including purchase and repair of boats, apparatus,