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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 162. 1917. 1059 Department in conformit with the Act of Jul second litem V¤¤-5.v·¤¤· hundred and thirty-six, asyiollowsz y ’ ug ormon or run rosruasrnn emuman. P··¢*¤¤•*¤°¤¤··* For rent of suitable buildings for the use of the Post Office De%.rt- ment, mcluding the mail-bag-repair shop and lock-repair s op, $8,000: Provided, That_in the event the new Post Office Department ii°;•°ii°‘u1°°&¤¤m¤a¤¤- equipment shops building now_ being constructed is not ready for §,‘,,,,°‘;",§§},‘;,}*,_""°‘°""*l* occupancy léy Aiggust first, nmeteen hundred and seventeen, the A»¢·.v-4u l’ostmaster ener is authorized to continue the rental of the building at Fust and K Streets, northeast, Washington, District of Columb1a, kn0wn_as_ the Post Office Department Annex, until such time as the new bmldinlg may  completed but such rental shall not extend beyond Septem er thirtieth, nmeteen hundred and seventeen. _or gas, electric power and light, and the repair of machinery, !’°*'¤·•*¢~ glmted States Post Office Department equipment shops building, 4,500. _ Fon snanms or ros·r-ormcn msrnoroas: For salaries of fifteen P°¤’ °’”°°*¤¤P·•**¤· inspectors m charge of divisions, at $3,000 each; thirty inspectors, at $2,400 each; twenty inspectors, at $2,250 each; thirty-two inspectors, at $2,100 each; twenty inspectors, at $2,000 each; thirty inspectors, at $1,900 each; ninety inspectors, at $1,800 each· sixty inspectors, at $1,700 each; sixty inspectors, at $1,600 each; and sixty-five mslpectors, at $1,500 each; in all, $783,700. or per diem allowance of inspectors in the field while actually P•““°¤· traveling on official business away from their homes, their official domiciles, and their headquarters, at a rate to be fixed by the Postmaster General, not to exceed $3 per day: Provided, That the Post- _{g;_¤_y¤~. master General may, in his discretion, allow inspectors per diem m.,.._"°'"’ '“°" while temporarily located at any place on business away from their homes or their designated domiciles for a. period not exceeding twenty consecutive dafvs at any one place, and make rules and regulations;§oveming1_1il1e oregoin(g\prov1sions relating to per diem: nd L¤¤**· provid further, at no per `em shall be paid to inspectors receiving annual salaries of $2,000 or more, except the thirty-two inspectors receiving $2,100 each, $262,860. For compensation to clerks at division headquarters, fifteen, at  <’*'*¤‘*¤ $1,800 each; fifteen, at $1,600 each; twenty, at $1,400 each; thirty, ` at $1,200 each; ten, at $1,000 each; and ten, at $900 each; in al, $134,000. For travelin e uses of ins tors without r diem allowance, '*`**"°“¤¢· •*°~» ¤· inspectors in clgargxgc and the chigic t-office insgliegctor, and expenses pm"` incurred by inspectors not covereclxbs per diem allowance, unusual and extraordinary expenses necessaril y mcurred for mamtenance by inspectors over and above per diem allowance while traveling on official business in connection with the postal service of Alaska, and for the traveling expenses of four clerks performing stenographic and clerical wsistance to post-oflice inspectors m the investigation of important fraud cases, $43 ,850. _ _ _ For livery hire incurred by inspectors not covered by their Her L"¤’Y*¤*¤ diem allowance, including livery hire in connection with the msta a- tion and inspection of rural routes, $45,000. _ _ For necessary miscellaneous expenses at division headquarters, ¥¤°•“*°°°°¤~ $7,500. For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction “°"·'*”·°*°· of post-office b lars, robbers, and highway mail robbers: Pro- §g,'L°g;0,,_¤,,_,,_ vided, That rewam may be paid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, when an offender of the class mentioned was Elled in the act of committing the crime orin resisting lawful arrest: And pro-  ’¤'¤• vided further, That of the amount herein appropriated not to exceed