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 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 144. MAR CH 1, 1933 . 1405 as may be necessary in connection with the purposes of this para- graph ; including not to exceed $80,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $614,000 : Provided, That of this amount not Rescue trophies, etc. to exceed $500 may be expended for the purchase and bestowal of trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid contest ; T esti ng f uel : To conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic Testin g fuel. investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and use of mineral fuels, and for investigation of mineral fuels belonging to or for the use of the United States, with a view to their most efficient utilization ; to recommend to various departments su ch changes in selection and use of fuel as may result in greater economy, and, upon request of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to investigate the fuel-burning equipment in use by or proposed for any of the departments, establishments, or institutions of the United States in the District of Columbia, $131,000, of which amount not ser vices in the Dis- to exceed $28,200 may be expended for personal services in the tact. District of Columbia ; Mineral mining investigations : For inquiries and scientific and Stud ies, mining- Mineral tudies investi ga- technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treat- tions, etc ., for improv- ment, and utilization of ores and mineral substances, other than mg conditions in. fuels, with a view to improving health conditions and increasing safe ty, effi cien cy, econ omic dev elop ment, an d co nser ving res ourc es through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metal- lurgical, and other mineral industries ; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting these industries ; and including all equipment, supp lies, exp ense s of tra vel and subs iste nce, and the pur chas e, n ot to exceed $2,500, including exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work, including not to exceed $15,600 for personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia, $115,000 : Provided, That no part of denri vate work for bid- this appropriation may be expended for an investigation in behalf of any private party ; Oil and gas investigations : For inquiries and investigations and gatio On, gas, etc., investi- dissemination of information concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of petroleum and natural gas, including economic conditions affecting the industry, with a view to economic development and conserving resources through the prevention of wast e ; for the purchase of newspapers relating to the oil, gas, and allied industries : Pro vid ed, That section 192 of the Revised Stat- Pu cn ase cf newspa- utes (U. S . C., title 5, sec . 102) shall not apply to such purchase peR' etc. see. isa, p. 30. of newspapers from this appropriation ; and for every other expense u.S.C.,p.35. i ncid ent ther eto, inc ludi ng s uppl ies, equ ipme nt, expe nses of trav el All other expenses . and subsi sten ce, purc hase, no t to exc eed $7,0 00, exch ange as' par t payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots and aprons, $150 .0 00, of Service s in the Dis- which amount not to exceed $22,870 may be expended for personal trio. services in the District of Columbia ; Mining experiment Mining experiment stations : For the employment of personal stations. s ervi ces, pur chas e of lab orat ory glov es, gogg les, rub ber boot s an d Personal services,ete. aprons, the purchase not to exceed $3,000, exchange as part payment f or, main tena nce and oper atio n of mot or-p rope lled pas seng er-c arry - ing vehicles for official use in field work, and all other expenses in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of mining experiment. stations, as provided in the Act authorizing u l S. C p.x53. additional mining experiment stations, approved March 3, 1915 (U. S . C ., title 30, sec . 8), $171,000, of which amount not to exceed $13,100 may be expended for personal services in the District of trictrvices in the Dis- Columbia ;