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 S EVE NTY -FI RST CONGRESS. SESS. III. Cu. 187 . 1931 . the education of Indians in the proper care of forests, and the general administration of forestry work, including fire prevention and payment of reasonable rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction of a person or persons setting forest fires in contravention of law on Indian lands, $248,000 : Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the expenses of administra- tion of Indian forest lands from which timber is sold to the extent only that proceeds from the sales of timber from such lands are in sufficient f or that pur pose. For expenses incidental to the sale of timber, and for the expenses of administration, including fire prevention, of Indian forest lands from which such timber is sold to the extent that the proceeds of such sales are sufficient for that purpose, $250,000, reimbursable to the United States as provided in the Act of February 14, 192 0 (U. S. C., title 25, sec . 413) Provi ded, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of reasonable rewards for infor- mation leading to arrest and conviction of a person or persons setting forest fires in contravention of law. For continuation of forest insect control work on the Klamath Indian Reservation in Oregon, $20,000, payable from funds on deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Klamath Indians. For the suppression or emergency prevention of forest fires on or threatening Indian reservations, $ 50,000, together with $25,000 from funds held by the United States in trust for the respective tribes of Indians interested : Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 of appropriations herein made for timber operations and for sup- po rt and adm inistrati on purpose s may be transferre d, upon th e approval of the Secretary of the interior, for fire suppression or emergency prevention purposes and allotments of funds so trans- ferred shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior only after the obligation for the expenditure has been incurred : Provided further, That any diversions of appropriations made hereunder shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. For transfer to the Geological Survey for expenditures to be made in inspecting mines and examining mineral deposits on Indian lands and in supervising mining operations on restricted, tribal, and allotted Indian lands leased under the provisions of the Acts of February 28, 1891 (26 Stat ., p . 795), May 27, 1908 (35 Stat ., p . 312), March 3, 1909 (U. S. C., title 25, sec. 396), and other Acts authoriz- ing the leasing of su ch lands for mining purposes, $95,000 . For the purpose of obtaining remunerative employment for Indians, $60,000, and the unexpended balance for this purpose for the fiscal year 1931 is continued available for the same purpose for the fiscal year 1932. For the purpose of developing agriculture and stock raising among the Indians, including necessary personnel, traveling and other expenses, and purchase of supplies and equipment, $382,000, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be used to conduct agricultural experiments and demonstrations on Indian school or agency farms an d to maintain a supply of suitable plants or seed for issue to In dians. For the purpose of encouraging industry and self-support among the Indians and to aid them in the culture of fruits, grains, and other crops, $575,000, which sum may be used for the purchase of seeds, animals, machinery, tools, implements, and other equipment necessary, and for advances to Indians having irrigable allotments to assist them in the development and cultivation thereof, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, to enable Indians to b eco me s elf -sup por ting : Pr ovided, That the expenditures for the purposes above set forth shall be under conditions to be prescribed 1123 Proviso. Administration of for- est lands from timber sales, etc. Tim ber sales, etc ., expenses. Reimbursement. Vol. 41, p. 415. U.S.C.,p.720 . Proviso. Rewards for informa- tion. Kla mat h Reserve- ti on, Oreg. Fore st Ins ect c ontrol on. Emergency forest fire suppression. From tribal funds. Provisos. Fund s avai lable. Only on incurrin g obligation therefor. Report to Congress. Geol ogical Surv ey. Sup erv isi ng min in operations by, .. lease land s. Vol. 26, p. 795; Vol. 35, pp. 312, 444, 783. U.S . C.,p. 717. Employment for In- dians. Balance available. Ante, p.287. Developing agricul- ture and stock raising. Agri cultur al ex peri- ments on farms. Enc our agi ng far m- ing, for self-support . Purchases authorized . Provisos. Repayment.

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