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PUBLIC LAWS-OH. 180 -APR. 27, 1938 Rio Grande canal- ization project. 49 Stat. 961, 1463 . 50 Stat. 269. 49 Stat. 1631 . Fence construction, international bound- ary, Arizona. 49 Stat. 660. Proviso. Limitation on ex- penditures. International Boundary Commis- sion, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada. Expenses, under treaty obligations. 44 Stat. 2102 . Boundary lines, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada International Joint Commission, United States and Great Brit- ain. p Rio Grande canalization project: For the Rio Grande canalization project as authorized by the Acts approved August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), and June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), $646,500, together with the unexpended balances of the appropriations under this head for the fiscal year 1938 and the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the Rio Grande Diversion Dam for the fiscal years 1936-1937. Fence construction on the boundary, Arizona: For construction of fence along the international boundary as authorized by the Act of August 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 660), $25,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the acquisition of lands or easements for sites for boundary fences except for procurement of abstracts or certificates of title, payment of recording fees, and examination of titles. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND ALASKA AND CANADA To enable the President to perform the obligations of the United States under the treaty between the United States and Great Britain in respect of Canada, signed February 24, 1925; for salaries and expenses, including the salary of the Commissioner and salaries of the necessary engineers, clerks, and other employees for duty at the seat of government and in the field; cost of office equipment and supplies; necessary traveling expenses; commutation of subsistence to employees while on field duty, not to exceed $4 per day each, but not to exceed $1.75 per day each when a member of a field party and sub- sisting in camp; for payment for timber necessarily cut in keeping the boundary line clear, not to exceed $500; and for all other neces- sary and reasonable expenses incurred by the United States in main- taining an effective demarcation of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada under the terms of the treaty aforesaid, including the completion of such remaining work as may be required under the award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and existing treaties between the United States and Great Britain, and including the hire of freight- and passenger- carrying vehicles from temporary field employees, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $41,500. WATERWAYS TREATY, UNITED STATES AND OREAT BRITAIN: INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITsD STATES AND (GREAT BRITAIN enses. . Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses, including salaries of Commissioners and salaries of clerks and other employees appointed by the Commissioners on the part of the United States, with the approval solely of the Secretary of State; for necessary trav- eling expenses, and for expenses incident to holding hearings and con- ferences at such places in Canada and the United States as shall be determined by the Commission or by the American Commissioners to be necessary including traveling expense and compensation of neces- sary witnesses, making necessary transcript of testimony and pro- ceedings; for cost of law books, books of reference and periodicals, office equipment and supplies; and for one-half of all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the International Joint Commission incurred under the terms of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of boundary waters between 6 stat. 448. the United States and Canada, and for other purposes, signed Janu- ary 11, 1909; $36,600, to be disbursed under the direction of the Salary restriction. Secretary of State: Provided, That the salaries of the American Commissioners shall not exceed $7,500 each per annum: Provided 256 [52 STAT.