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 76 74TIl CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 39. MARCH 22, 1935. general and special claims shall not exceed $10,000 per annum each Deductions. Provided further, That from any sums received from the Mexican Governme nt in settlemen t of a general claim of an Am erican citizen against it, there shall be deducted and deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, 5 per centum thereof in reimbursement of the Government of the United States of expenses incurred by it in respect of such claim. Internati onal Fisher- ies Commission. Share of expenses. Post, p. 1321. Vol.47,p.1872. Proviso. Atte ndance at me et- in gs. INIJ. lNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION For the share of the United States of the expenses of the Interna- tional Fisheries Commission, under the convention between the United States and Great Britain, concluded May 9, 1930, including salaries of two members and other employees of the Commission, tr avelin g expen ses, c harter of ve ssels, purcha se of books, perio dicals, furniture, and scientific instruments, contingent expenses, rent in the District of Columbia, and such other expenses in the United Stat es and elsewher e as the Secret ary of State m ay deem proper, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $25,000, toge ther with the u nexpended balan ce of the appr opriation for t his purpose for the fiscal year 1935 : Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be expended by the Commissioner and his staff in attending meetings of the Commission. CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT, UNITED STATES AND I UI4KV .Y Claims adjustment ; Turkey. Such portion as may be necessary of the appropriation " Claims 164i o1 . 48, pp . 1018, adjustment, United States and Turkey ", contained in the Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1934, approved June 19, 1934, and authorized by public resolution entitled "Joint resolution authoriz- ing appropriati on for expenses of representat ives of United States to meet at Istanbul, Turkey, with representatives of Turkish Repub- lic for purpose of examining claims of either Government against Sum available. the other and for expense of before an um ire, if neces- Post, P. 163 3. proc eedi ngs p 9 sary ", approved June 18, 1934, fiscal year 1934, to remain available until June 30, 1935, is made a vailable as of November 1, 19 34, for services which have been or which may be rendered subsequent to that date by the said representatives of the United States, and shall continue to be available in the District of Columbia until June 30, 1936, for the expenses, including all items of expenditure specified in said resolution and personal services and rent of offices in the District of Columbia, of making an examination of the claims by Report. the said representatives of the United States to determine their merits and of preparing, in the District of Columbia, a report to enable the Secretary of State to make a distribution in final settle- ment of said claims, after making the deductions provided for in said resolution, of the amount received or to be received f rom the Turkish Government in settlement of said claims. R .mS .I,see. 37os, p. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 41, sec . 5) iii. S. C.,p. 1863. shall not apply to any purchase or service rendered payable from the foregoing appropriations when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100 or when the purchase or service relates to the packing of p ersonal and ho usehold effects of Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign Service officers and clerks for foreign shipment. Rent restrictions. No portion of the sums appropriated in title I of this Act shall, unless e xpressly author ized, be expen ded for rent or rental allow- ances in the District of Columbia or elsewhere in the United States. Procuring informs- Hereafter, whenever the Secretary of State, in his discretion, pro- Lion for corporations, y et c. cures information on behalf of corporations, firms, and individuals, the expense of cablegrams and telephone service involved may be