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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 318 . JUNE 30,1932. 429 transferred thereto after twenty years' naval service who may be employed as shipkeepers under the cognizance of the Bureau of Construction and Repair ; for hemp, wire, iron, and other materials for the m anufactur e of cord age, anch ors, cabl es, galle ys, and c hains ; specifications for purchase thereof shall be so prepared as shall give fair and free competition ; canvas for the manufacture of sails, awnings, hammocks, and other work ; interior appliances and tools for manufacturing purposes in navy yards and naval stations ; and for the purchase of all other- articles or equipage at home and abroad ; and for t he p aymen t of labor in equip ping vess els therewith and manu facture o f such ar ticles in the seve ral navy yards ; naval signals and apparatus, other than electric, namely, signals, lights, lanterns, running lights, and lamps and their appendages for general use on board ship for, illuminating pur oses ; and oil and candles used in connection therewith ; bunting another material for making and repairing flags of all kinds ; for all permanent galley fittings and equipage ; rugs, carpets, curtains, and hangings, on board naval vessels, $15,821,000, of which $250,000 shall be available exclus ively for th e proc uremen t and install ation of new tools and machinery for shops under the cognizance of the Bureaus of Con- struction and Repair and, Engineering : Provided, That th e sum i• mt• on sum for to be paid out of this appropriation for employees assigned to Group IV (b) employ- Group IV (b) and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedules -of Wages for Civil Employees in the Field Service of the Navy Department shall not exceed $ 2,160,000. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE Bureau of Ordnance. ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES, BUREAU OF ORDNANCE For procuring, producing p rese rving, and hand ling ordn ance Procur ing, et c ., ord. nance and ordnan ce material ; for the armament o sips ; for the purchase and manufac- stores . ture of torpedoes and appliances ; for the purchase and manufacture of smokeless powder ; for fuel, material, and labor to be used in the general work under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ordnance ; for furniture at naval ammunition depots, torpedo stations, naval ord- nance plants, and proving grounds ; for technical books ; plant appliances as now defined by the " Navy Classification of Accounts" ; for machinery and machine tools ; for accident prevention ; for experimental work in connection with the development of ordnance material for the Navy ; for maintenance of proving grounds, powder factory, torpedo stations, gun factory, ammunition depots, and naval ordnance plants, and for target practice ; not to exceed $15,000 for mino r imp rovem ents to b uildi ngs, grou nds, and a ppur tenan ces o f a character which can be performed by regular station labor ; for payment of part time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion at a rate of pay not exceding $20 per diem for any person so employed ; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of horse-drawn and motor- propelled freight and passenger-carrying vehicles, to be used only for official purposes at naval ammunition depots, naval proving grounds, naval ordnance planfs, and naval torpedo stations pay of chemists, clerical, drafting, inspection, and messenger service in navy yards, naval stations, naval ordnance plants, and naval ammunition depots, and for care and operation of schools at ord- nance stations at Indianhead, Maryland, Dahlgren, Virginia, and
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