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 1322 FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2918. 1907. P'°*“°°°°"· For surveys and necessary resurveys of the· Pacific coast, including the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska and other coasts on the Pacific Ocean fJ”f,_";§’g’,;mem mn under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That this appro- ¤f Fi1¤r>i¤¤•-priation be available for the transportation to and from Manila and employment in the office at Washington of not to exceed three Filipinos at any one time, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be immediately available. n£}{;f*°’l ""*"'*‘ For continuing researches in physical hydrography relating to harbors and bars, and for tidal and current observations on the coasts of the United States, or other coasts under the jurisdiction of the United States, six thousand four hundred dollars. °°°°*m°*- For offshore soundings and examination of reported dangers on the coasts of the United States, and of coasts under the jurisdiction of the United States, and to continue the compilation of the Coast Pilot, and to make special hydrographic examinations, and including the employ- ment of such ipilots and nautical experts in the field and office as may be necessary or the same, fifteen thousand dollars. m}_‘”°“° °"'°"" F orcontinuing magnetic observations and to establish, meridian lines in connection therewith in all parts of the United States, and for making magnetic observations in other regions under the jurisdiction of the United States, including the purchase of additional magnetic instruments, and the lease of sites where necessary and the erection of tempgrary magnetic buildings; for continuing the line of exact levels Point-S to ¤¤¢¢ M- tween the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts; for furnishing points '°" · to State surveys, to be applied as far as practicable in States where points have not been furnished; for determinations ofugeogmphical pogtions, and for continuing gravity observations, ty thousand o ars. SP°°*“1'“"'°”· For any special surveys that may be required by the Light-House Board or other proper authority, and contingent expenses incident thereto, including expenses of surveys in aid of the shellfish commission of the State of Maryland, to be immediately available and to continue available until expended, twenty-five thousand dollars. Mi¤ce11¤¤e<>¤¤· For objects not hereinbefore named that may be deemed urgent, including the preparation or purchase of preliminary plans and specifications of vessels and the actual necessary eapenses of officers of the field , force temporarily ordered to the office at ashington for consultation with the Superintendent, to be paid as directed by the Superintendent, in accordance with the Department of Commerce and Labor regula- ,,§ff°"°“° ’*"°°‘“‘ tions, and for the expenses of the attendance of the American delegates at the meetings of the International Geodetic Association, not to exceed five hundred and fifty dollars, four thousand dollars. ram-cimugeame Bvwided, That ten per centum of the foregoing amounts shall be °‘¥’°°*“"“’°“· available interchangeably for expenditure on the objects named, but n0_more than ten per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriatron. ' In all for field expenses, three hundred and twenty thousand four hundred dollars. ·“'*¤'“"°“"°’¥">’· Scientific and other employees of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, while employed outside of the District of Columbia, are hereby authorized to make assignments of their pay, under such regulations as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may prescribe. "°'*°"- Fon nmmrns Asn ummrnsancn or vnssnns: For repairs and maintenance of the complement of vessels used in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, including the traveling expenses of the person inspecting the repairs, forty thousand dollars. "°Y·°°°- Ormonas Ann MEN, vassnns, Coxsr imo Gnomrrro Smavnr: For all necessary employees to man and equip the vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, ineludin professional seamen servin as executive ofiicers and mates on vesseIs of the Survey, to execute tgc work of the