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 512 72d CONGRE SS. SESS. I. CH. 361. ' JULY 1, 1932. phone service, street-car fares not exceeding $150, compensation of temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, $3,500. Prop agati on a=p en- Pro pagati on of food f ishes : For m ainten ance r epair, alter ation, ees ' improvement, equipment, and operation of fish-cultural stations, general propagation of food fishes and their distribution, including movemen t, mai ntenan ce, an d repa irs of cars, purcha se of equipm ent (including rubber boots and oilskins) and apparatus, contingent expense s, pay of pe rmanen t empl oyees not to exceed $412, 550, t em- porary labor, and not to exceed $10,000 for propagation and distri- bution of fresh-water mussels and the necessary expenses connected therewith, and not to exceed $10,000 for the purchase, collection, and transportation of specimens and other expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of aquarium, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for personal services in the Dis tri ct of Columbia, $886,730. Vessels. Maintenance of vessels : For maintenance and operation of vessels Maintenance, and launches, including purchase and repair of boats, app aratus , machinery, and other facilities required for use with the same, hire of vessels, temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses in connectio n therewi th, inclu ding not to exceed $1,000 f or the pu rchase of plans and speci fications for vess els or fo r contrac t persona l ser- vi ces fo r the prepar ation thereo f, and money accrui ng fro m comm u- tation of rations and provisions on board vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the persons having charge of the mess of such vessels, $200 ,000, of whi ch not to ex ceed $3 2,600 may be expen ded for pay of officers and employees of vessels of the Atlantic coast and not to ex ceed $66, 000 for p ay of off icers and crews of - vessels for the Alaska servi ce. Alaska Fisheries Service, and $10,000 shall be immediately available Shipment of Isl supplies to Pribilot Islands. for the procurement of supplies and equipment required for shipment to the Pribilof Islands for the service of the fiscal year 1933. Commutation of ra- Commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per day) may be paid tions. t o officers and crews of vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year 1 933 un der re gulati ons pr escribe d by t he Secretary of Commerce. Food fish es i nquir y. Inquiry respecting food fishes : For inquiry into the cause of the decrease of food fishes in the waters of the United States, and for investigation and experiments in respect to th e aqua tic an imals, plants, and waters, and screening of irrigation ditches in fishways, in the interests of fish culture and the fishery industries, including pay of permanent employees not to exceed $125,000, temporary employees, maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and opera- tions of biological stations, expenses of travel and preparation of reports, $200,000. Fishing industry. . Fishery industries : For collection and compilation of statistics of Statistical, etc., in- quir ies. the fisheries and the study of their methods and relations, and the methods of preservation and utilization of fishery - products, includ- ing pay of permanent employees not to exceed $36,200, compensation of temporary employees, travel and preparation of reports, including temporary employee s in the District of Columb ia not to exceed $ 1,800, and all other necessary expenses in connection therewith, including th e purchas e not to exceed $1 ,250, exc hange, m aintenanc e, repair, and operation of motor -propelle d passeng er-carryi ng vehicl es for of ficial use in the field work of the Bureau of Fisheries, $95,790. Sponge fisheries. Sponge fisheries : For protecting the sponge fisheries, including Protecting., employment of inspectors, watchmen, and temporary assistants, hire of boats, rental of office and storage, care of seized sponges and other property, travel, and all other expenses necessary to carry out the