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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. Ca. 280. 1931. 1341 eral repair and maintenance, and laborers and mechanics at light- house depots ; rations and provisions or commutation thereof for Rations, etc • working parties in the field, officers and crews of light vessels and tenders, and officials and other authorized persons of the Lighthouse Service on duty on board of such tenders or vessels, and money accru- ing from commutation for rations and provisions for the' persons on board of tenders and light vessels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper vouchers to the person having charge of the mess of such vessel or party ; not exceeding $2,00 0 for pack ing, crat ing, and trans porti ng pe rson al ho useho ld hoTransferring bao e effects of employees when transferred from one official station to of station. another for permanent duty ; purchase of rubber boots, oilskins, rubber gloves, and coats, caps, and a prons f or ste wards' depar tments on vessels ; reimbursement under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce of keepers of light stations and masters of light vessels Relief ofsbipwrecked and of lighthouse tenders for rations and provisions and clothing persons. furnished shipwrecked persons who may be temporarily provided for by them, not exceeding in all $5,000 in any fiscal year ; fuel, light, and rent of quarters where necessary for keepers of light- houses ; purchase of land sites for fog signals ; rent of necessary site c ha se of la nd ground for all such lights and beacons as are for temporary use or to mark changeable channels and which in consequence can not be made perma nent ; rent of offices, depots, and wharves ; traveling Traveling expenses. expenses, including travel for the examinations authorized by the Act ent itled "An Ac t to p rovide for r etireme nt for disab ility in the tionstirement examine- Lighthouse Service," approved March 4, 1925 (U . S . C ., title 33, sec . Vol 43, p. 1261 . 'N5) ; mileage ; library books for light stations and vessels, and tech- U.S .c ., p. 1095. nical books and periodicals not exceeding $1,000 ; traveling and sub- sistence expenses of teachers while actually employed by States or private persons to instruct the children of keepers of lighthouses ; all other contingent expenses of district offices and depots, including contingent expenses. the purchase of provisions for sale to lighthouse keepers at isolated stations, and the appropriation reimbursed, purchase not to exceed $3,600, exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor- propell ed pas senger -carry ing ve hicles for of ficial use V ehicles, etc. rewards for the apprehension and conviction, or for information helpful to the apprehension and conviction of persons found inter- fering with aids t o navi gation maint ained b y the Li hth ouse S ervice , in violation of section 6 of the Act of May 14, 1908 U. S. C., title 33, V 535, p .162. sec. 761), and not exceeding $8,500 for contingent expenses of the office of the Bureau of Lighthouses in the District of Columbia, $4,550,000 . Keepers of lighthouses : For salaries of not exceeding one thou- Beepers. sand eigh t hun dred ligh thous e and fog -sign al ke eper s and pers ons attending lights, exclusive of post lights, $2,105,280 . Lighthouse vessels : For salaries and wages of officers and crews Offi cers and crews of of lig ht ves sels a nd lig hthous e tend ers, in cludin g temp orary employ - ves sel s, ment when necessary, $2,402,260 . Superintendents, clerks, and so forth
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Superintendents, superintendents of lighthouses, and of assistant superintendents, clerks in the field, etc . clerks, draftsmen, and other authorized permanent employees in the district offices and depots of the Lighthouse Service, exclusive of those regula rly em ployed in th e offi ce of t he Bur eau of Light houses , District of Columbia, $653,080. Retired pay : For retired pay of officers and employees engaged Retired p ay. in the f ield s ervice or on vesse ls of the Lig hthous e Serv ice, e xcept persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $380,000. Public works : For constructing or purchasing and equipping Public work s. lighthouse tenders and light vessels for the Lighthouse Service as may be specifically approved by the Secretary of Commerce not to

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