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[58 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS--H . 298-JUNE 28,1944 Medical relief in Alaska. Pot, p. 607. Medical relief in Alaska: To enable the Secretary in his discretion through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the advice and coopera- tion of the Public Health Service, to provide for the medical and sanitary relief of the Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians, and other natives of Alaska; repair, rental, and equipment of hospital buildings; books and surgical apparatus; pay and traveling expenses of employees, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses which are not included under the above special heads, $691,700, to be available immediately and to remain available until June 30, 1946. GENERAL SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION For general administration of Indian property, including pay of employees authorized by continuing or permanent treaty provisions, Collectionoffees. $3,202,700: Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by him, fees may be collected from individual Indians for services performed for them, and any fees so collected shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. support, etc., of For general support and rehabilitation of needy Indians in the needy Indians. United States, $500,000, of which amount not to exceed $35,000 shall be available for administrative expenses incident thereto, including departmental personal services (not to exceed $24,000), not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for the rehabilitation of needy Indians, and not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for expenses of Indians participating in folk festivals. deerservic. Reindeer service: For supervision of reindeer in Alaska and instruction in the care and management thereof, including salaries and travel expenses of employees, purchase, rental, erection, and repair of range cabins, purchase and maintenance of communication and other equipment, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses, $85,650, to be immediately available, and to remain available until June 30, 1946. For general support of Indians and administration of Indian prop- erty under the jurisdiction of the following agencies, to be paid from the funds held by the United States in trust for the respective tribes, in not to exceed the following sums, respectively: Arizona: Colorado River, $1,970; Fort Apache, $45,000; Navajo, $4,900, including all necessary expenses of holding a tribal fair, erec- tion of structures, awards for exhibits and events, feeding of livestock, and labor and materials; Pima (Camp McDowell), $450; San Carlos, $9,360; Truxton Canon, $14,600; in all, $76,280; California: Mission, $26,000; Colorado: Southern Ute, $2,000; Ute Mountain, $10,500; in all, $12,500; Iowa: Sac and Fox, $630; Minnesota: Consolidated Chippewa, $1,600 for salary and incidental expenses of the secretary of the tribal executive committee; Montana: Flathead, $35,000; Nevada: Western Shoshone, $1,500; New Mexico: United Pueblos, $5,000; North Carolina: Cherokee, $8,500, including not to exceed a $500 gift to the American Red Cross; Oregon: Klamath, $223,670, of which not to exceed $1,200 shall be available until expended in units of $300 for standing rewards for information leading to the apprehension and conviction for the theft or killing of any Indian cattle (tribal or individual) on the Klamath Reservation, of any person or persons under rules and regulations adopted by the Klamath Cattle Committee and approved by the Com- 480