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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cir. 57. 1928 . 67 CON TINGE NT EX PENSE S UNI TED S TATES CONS ULATE S Contingent expenses, For expenses of providing all such stationery, blanks, record and consulates. other books, seals, presses, flags, signs, rent (so much as may be necessary), repairs, including repairs, supervision, preservation, and Gov ern me nt build- maintenance of Government-owned consular properties in foreign 'n Vo l. 44a p. 403 . countries, and properties acquired under the Act approved May 7, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 403), and including also custodial service, heat, light, water, materials, supplies, tools, seeds, plants, shrubs, and similar objects, postage, furniture, household furn iture and furni shin gs no t to exce ed $1 0,000, ty pewri ters and exchange of same, statistics, newspapers, freight (foreign and domest ic), t elegra ms, ad vertis ing, i ce and drinki ng wat er for offic e purposes, hire of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, and purchase, maintenance ., operation, and hire of other passenger-carrying vehicles, uniforms, messenger service, traveling Attendance at trade expens es of Consul ar and Forei gn Ser vice of ficers, incl uding attend - mee tin gs, et c. ance at trade and other conferences or congresses under orders of Vol. 43, p .143. the Secretary of State as authorized by section 14 of the Act approved May 24, 1924 ; compensation of interpreters, kavasses, guards, dragomans, translators, and Chinese writers, loss by exchange, Loss by exchange. and such other misc ella neous expe nses as t he Pr esid ent m ay th ink necessary for the several consulates and consular agencies in the transaction of their business and payment in advance of subscriptions for newspapers (foreign and domestic), rent, telephone, and other simi lar s ervic es un der this appro pria tion are h ereb y aut horiz ed, $1,035,0 00 . The Secretary of State may lease or rent, for periods not exceed offices authorized. ye ar - Ten leases for ing ten years, such buildings and grounds for offices for the Foreign Service as may be necessary ; and he may, in accordance with exist- ing practice without cost to them, and w ithin the limit of any Living quarters, etc., appropriation made by Congress, continue to furnish the chief dip- for Forei gn ser vic e lomatic representatives and their minor employees in foreign person Tur China, na, countries, and officers and employees in the Foreign Service in China, Japan, and Turkey with living quarters, heat, light, and household equip ment in Go vern ment- owned bui lding s, an d in buil dings rent ed for use as office s at plac es where, in his judgment, it would be in th e R .S.,see.1765, p.314. public interest to do so, notwithstanding the provisions of section Appropriations avaii- 1765 of the Revised Statutes, and appropriations for " Contingent able. expenses, foreign missions," and " Contingent expenses, consulates," Quarters, etc ., for are hereby made available for such purposes ; and he is also author- other employees. ized, in his discretion, to furnish living quarters in such buildings to other officers and employees not herein provided for, at rates to be determined by him. IMMIGRATION OF ALIENS Immigration of aliens. To enable the Department of State to perform the duties devolv- Departmen t ex. panes under la ws ing upon it under the laws regulating immigration of aliens into regulating. the United States, including the same objects specified in the Acts vo1 .43, p . 133. making appropriations for the Department of State for the fiscal year 1929, under the heads of salaries and contingent expenses of the Department of State, salaries of Foreign Service officers, allow- ance for clerk hire at United States consulates, transportation of diplomatic and consular officers and clerks, and contingent expenses, United States consulates, $500,000, of which not to exceed 35,000 Services in the Dis. shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia trict. under t he Cla ssific ation Act of 1923.

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