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7 5TH CONGRESS. 1sT SESSION-CH. 570--AUGUST 9, 1937 DIVISION OF TERRITORIES AND ISLAND POSSESSIONS For pe rsonal servi ces in the D istric t of Co lumbia , $56, 460 . DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIONS For investigating official matters under the control of the Depart- ment of the Interior ; for protecting timber on the public lands, and for the more efficient execution of the law and rules relating to the cutting thereof ; for protecting public lands from illegal and fraudu- lent entry or appropaiation ; for adjusting claims for swamplands and indemnity for swamplands ; and for traveling expenses of agents and others employed hereunder, $136,100, incl uding not excee ding $27,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia ; not exceed- ing $38,000 for the purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and motorboats for the use of agents and others employed in the field service ; and not to exceed $5,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended . DIVISION OF GRA ZI NG For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improve- ment, and d evelop ment, to sta bilize the li vestoc k indu stry d epende nt upon the public range, and for other purposes", approved June 28, 1934 (48 Stat . 1269), and as amended by the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat . 1976), including examination and classification of lands with respect to grazing or agricultural utility, preparation of land classification maps and reports, traveling and other necessary expen ses, p ayment s for the co st of packing , crat ing, a nd tra nsport a- tion (including drayage) of personal effects of employees upon permanent change of station, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, not to exceed $55,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $30,000 for the purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of motor- prope lled p asseng er-car rying vehicl es, $45 0,000 ; fo r pa ym en t o f a salary of $5 per diem while actually employed and for the payment of necessary travel expenses, exclusive of subsistence, of members of advisory committees of local stockmen, $100,000 ; in all, $550,000 . For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improve- ments within grazing districts, pursuant to the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat., p . 1269) and as amended by the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat ., p . 1976), and not including contributions under section 9 of said Act, $250,000

Pro- vi d ed , That expend itures hereu nder i n any grazing distr ict sh all no t exceed 25 per centum of all moneys received under the provisions of said Act from such district during the fiscal years 1937 and 1938 . CONTINGENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary and the bureaus and offices of the Department

furnit ure, carp ets, ice, lum-

ber, h ardwar e, dry goods , adve rtisin g, tele graphi ng, te lephon e serv - ice, i ncludi ng per sonal servic es of tempora ry or emerge ncy te lephon e operators

street-car fares for use by messengers not exceeding $150 ;

565 Division of Terri- tories and Is land P os- sessions . Personal services . Divisi on of I nvesti - gations. Protecting timber and public lands. Swamplands . Traveling expenses . Vehicles and motor- boa ts. Emergencies. Division of Grazing. Salaries and ex- penses . 48 Stat . 1269; 49 Stat . 1976. 43U.S.C.°315; Supp.II,°315. Classification, etc ., of lands . Services in the Dis. trict . Adv iso ry com mit tee expenses . Range improve- ments . 48 Stat.1273; 49Stat. 1978. 43U.S.C.°°315i,j; Supp. II, ° 315i . Proviso . Limitation on ex- penditure in any dis- trict . Depa rtm ent co nti n- gent expenses .