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 514 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 361 . JU LY 1, 1932 . mission, who may be employed in su ch numbers, at $4 per diem, as may, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Patents, be necessary to keep current the work of furnishing manuscript copies of records. Re ference b ooks, etc. For purchase of law, professional, and other reference books and pub licat ions a nd sc ienti fic b ooks, inclu ding their exchange, and expens es of tr ansporti ng publi cations of patent s issued by the Patent Office to foreign governments, directories, and for other contihgent and miscellaneous expenses of the Patent Office, $30,000. c uts Weekly of pat For producing g copies of weekly issue of drawings of patents and od ium ,etc . designs ; reproduction of copies of drawings and specifications of exhausted patents, designs, trade-marks, and other papers, such other papers when reproduced for sale to be sold at not less than cost plus 10 per centum ; reproduction of foreign patent drawings ; photo prints of pending application drawings ; and photostat and photo- graphic supplies and dry mounts, $275,000. ° Mul tigrapbe d head- The headings of the drawings for patented cases may be multi- ingsauo„e`'' she d in the P atent Offic e for the purpos e of photo lithog raphy. gra phe d gra1 Inve stigatin g prior For investigating the question of public use or sale of inventions use of inventions. for two ears or more prior to filing applications for patents, and such o ther que stions a rising i n connec tion with applica tions fo r pat- ents and the prior art as may be deemed necessary by the Commis- Atten seinsultse sioner of Patents ; for expense attending defense of suits instituted ttendance at meet- Patents ; attending lugs. aga inst the Com miss ione r of Pat ent s, $ 700, and for exp ense s of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Patent Office wh en incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce. Furniture, etc. For furniture and filing cases, $20,000. Printing, etc. For p rinti ng the week ly is sue o f pate nts, desig ns, tr ade-m arks, prints, and labels, exclusive of illustrations ; and for printing, Official Gazette. engraving illustrations, and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices, $1,050,000 ; for miscellaneous printing and binding, $50,000 ; in all, $1,100,000. BUREAU OF'MINES Mi nes Bur eau. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Salaries and general Salaries and general expenses : For general expenses, including expenses. em- field Director, off ice and pay of the director and necessary assistants, clerks, and other em- ployees, in the office i n the Di strict o f Columb ia, and in the f ield, and every other expense requisite for and incident to the general work of bureau in the District of Columbia, and in the field, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary-of Commerce, $70,000, of which amount not to exceed $63,945 may be expended for personal service s in the District of Colu mbia. Inves tigatin g mine Investigating mine accidents : For investigations as ° to the causes accidents, etc. of mine explosions, causes of falls of roof and coal methods of mining, especially in relation to the safety of miners, the appliances best adapted to prevent accidents, the possible improvement ,Qf con- ditions under which mining operations are carried on, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, statistical studies and reports relating to mine accidents, and other inquiries and Mining industry technologic investigations pertinent to the mining industry, including all equ ipment, supplies, and exp enses of travel and subs istence, pur- chase not exceeding $2,400, exchange as part payment for, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons, $435,325, of which amount not