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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 483. 1929 . 1471 the average of the compensation rates for the grade, except that in Allowance in unusu- unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade advances may ally meritorious cases. be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year and Proviso. then only to the next higher rate : Provided That this restriction Rest ricti on n otapp li- b cable to clerical-me- shall not appl y 1 to grades 1 2 3 and 4 of the clerical-mechanical ehanical service . > > > No reduction in fixed service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose sal ari es. compensation w as fixed as o f July 1, 192 4, in accord ance with the Tanse s to 9ano ther rules o f secti on 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary Position onwithout reduc- of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, or (4) to prevent the payment of a higher aces perm und er itted. salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law. When specifically approved by the Secretary of the Navy, transfers Tran sfers all owed be- tween appropriations may be made between the appropriations in this Act under the for any bureau, etc ., to respect ive jur isdicti on of any bur eau, of fice, board, or corp s, in order me et reallocation in- cre ase s' to meet increases in compensation resulting from the reallocation by t he Per sonnel Class ifica tion B oard o f pos itions under any s uch organization unit. Any such transfers shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. CON TI NGE NT EXPENSES Depa rtme nt co ntin - gent expenses. For professional and technical books and periodicals, law books, Library, etc : and necessary reference books, including city directories, railway guides, freight, passenger, and express tariff books and photostating, for department library ; f or pur ch ase of ph oto gra phs, map s, doc u- ments, and pictorial records of the Navy, photostating and other Naval records of the nece ssar y in cide ntal exp ense s in con nect ion with the pre para tion for world war. publication of the naval records of the war with the Central Powers of Europe ; for stationery, furniture, newspapers (for which payment vehicles tationery ,furniture, may be made in advance), plans, drawings, and drawing materials ; purchase and exchange of motor trucks or motor delivery wagons, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor trucks or motor delivery wagons ; garage rent ; street-car fares not exceeding $500 ; fr eight, expressage, postage, typewriters, and computing machines and other abso lute ly n eces sary exp ense s of the Nav y De part ment and its var ious bureaus and offices $83,100 ; it shall not be lawful to expend, unless Naval service appro- > priations not to be used otherwise specifically provided herein, for any of the offices or bureaus for Department ex- of the Navy Department in the District of Columbia, any sum out of penses' appropriations made for the naval servic e for any of t he purposes mentioned or authorized in this paragraph. PRINTING AND BINDING For printing and binding for the Navy Department and the Naval. Printing and bind- Establishment executed at the Government Printing Office, $525,000, mg. including not exceeding $85 ,0 00 for the Hydrographic Office and $2,800 for the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps. CONTINGENT AND MISCELLA NEOUS EXPENSES, HYDROGRAPHIC OFTICE For purchase and printing of nautical books, charts, and sailing directions, copperplates, steel plates, chart paper, packing boxes, chart portfolios, electrotyping copperplates, cleaning copperplates ; tools, instruments, power, and material for drawing, engraving, and printing ; materials for and mounting charts ; reduction of charts by photography ; photolithographing charts for immediate use ; transfer Hydrographi c Office. Contingent and mi s- cellaneous expenses.

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