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78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 298-JUNE 28, 144 missioner of Indian Affairs, and, of which not to exceed $4,500 shall be available for fees and expenses of an attorney or firm of attorneys selected by the tribe and employed under a contract approved by the Secretary, and to include the purchase of cattle; Umatilla, $1,000; in all, $224,670; Utah: Uintah and Ouray, $11,500, of which not to exceed $4,500 shall be available for fees and expenses of an attorney or firm of attorneys selected by the tribe and employed under a contract approved by the Secretary; Washington: Colville, $8,800; Spokane, $8,000; Taholah (Makah), $6,600, including the purchase of land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Makah Indians; Yakima, $8,470 (Yakima, $7,470; Lummi, $1,000, including the pur- chase of land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Lummi Indians); Tulalip, $3,000 (Tulalip, $2,000, including the purchase of land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Tulalip Indians; Puyallup, $1,000 for upkeep of the Puyallup Indian cemetery); in all, $34,870; Wisconsin: Menominee, $118,400, including $40,000, of which not exceeding $10,000 shall be available for general relief purposes and not exceeding $30,000 for monthly allowances to old and indigent members of the Menominee Tribe and $5,200 for the compensation and expenses of an attorney or firm of attorneys employed by the tribe under a contract approved by the Secretary: Provided, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available from the funds of the Menominee Indians for the payment of salaries and expenses of the chairman, secretary, and interpreters of the Menominee general council and members of the Menominee advisory council and tribal delegates when engaged on business of the tribe at rates to be determined by the Menominee general council and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be immediately available for an audit of the books, accounts, and operations of the Menominee Indian Mills by a certified public accountant or firm of accountants under a contract to be entered by said accountant or firm of accountants with the Menominee Tribe acting by its advisory council and approved by the Secretary of the Interior; In all, not to exceed $556,450. Relief of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota (tribal funds): Not to exceed $43,375 of the principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, arising under section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota", approved January 14, 1889 (25 Stat. 645), may be expended, in the discretion of the Secretary, in aiding indigent Chippewa Indians including boarding-home care of pupils attending public, private, or high schools. Relief of needy Indians: For the relief of Indians in need of assist- ance, including cash grants, the purchase of subsistence supplies, clothing, and household goods; medical, burial, housing, transporta- tion and all other necessary expenses, $100,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the particular tribe concerned: Provided, That expenditures hereunder may be made without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, or to the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), as amended. Expenses incidental to the sale of timber on Choctaw-Chickasaw tribal lands: Not to exceed $2,000 of the funds held by the United States in trust for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes, together with 93650°- -- -P T . --- 31 Salaries, etc., of Menomineetriba officers. Audit of accounts. Chippewa Indiansn Minn. Relief of needy Indians. 41U.S.C.15. 18 U.S. C. §§744a- 744h. Choctaw-Chicka- saw lands, sale of tim- ber. 58 STAT.] 481