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 1244 Rent. Buildings in the Dis- trict. Leases. Proviso. Restriction. Information Office. SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CH. 278 . 1931 . the payment of the Department of Agriculture's proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch agent in New York ; for official travel- ing expenses, including examination of estimates for appropriations in the field for any bureau, office, or service of the department ; and for other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the depart- ment, which are authorized by such officer as the Secretary may designate, $289,200, of which $73,700 shall be immediately available. RENT OF BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA For rent of bu ildings and p arts of build ings in the Di strict of Columbia, for use of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the Department of Agriculture, $70,000 in addition to which the Secre- tary of Agriculture, if found necessary, may enter into leases not to exceed $35,000 : Provided, That only such part of this sum shall be available to pay rent f or space whic h can not be furnished by t he Public Buildings Commission in Government buildings located in the District of Columbia. Total, Office of the Secret ary, $1 ,263,01 5. OFFICE OF INFORMATION SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES salar ies and expenses. For necessary expenses in connection with the publication, index- ing, il lust rati on, and dist ribu tion of bulletins, documents, and reports, including labor-saving machinery and supplies, envelopes, stationery and materials, office furniture and fixtures, photographic equipment and materials, artists' tools and supplies, telephone and telegraph service, freight and express charges ; purchase and main- tenance of bicycles ; purchase of manuscripts ; traveling expenses ; electrotypes, illustrations, and other expenses not otherwise provided services in the D is- for, $420,961, of which not to exceed $395,960 may be used for trict. personal ser vices in the District of C olumbia in acc ordance with the Classification Act of 1923 as amended. P RINTI NG AND BIN DING in Printing and bind- For all printing and binding for the Depart ment of Agric ulture, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $1,000,000, Annual Report. including the 1knnual Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, as Vol. 28, p. 616; Vol. required by the Act approved January 12, 1895 (U . S . C., title 44 ) 34, p 825. sees. 111, 212-220, 222, 241 7 244 257), and in pursuance of the Joint 1429. S . C., pp. 1421, Resolutin Numbred 3, aproved arch 30, 1906 (U. S. C., title 44 Farmers' bulletins. sees. 214, 224), and also including not to exceed $250,000 for farmers ; bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by t he Senators, Representativ es, and Delega tes in Con- Work excepted . gress, as they shall direct, but not including work done at the field u1's~0'c, pp . 1421, printing plants of the Weather Bureau and the Forest Service 1430. authorized by the Joint Com mittee on Pri nting, in acco rdance with the Act approved March 1, 1919 (U. S. C ., title 44, sees. 111, 220) . Total, Office of Information, $1,420,961, of which amount not to services in the Dis- exceed $395,960 may be expended for personal services in the District trict. of Col umbia.

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