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 7 4Tx CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 39. MARCH 22, 1935 . in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and the purchase of neces- sary machinery and supplies ; and not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the collection of statistics -when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Com- merce ; $1,934.000, of which amount not to exceed $1,425,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, includ- ing not to exce ed $5 1,000 for temp orary empl oyees who may be appointed by the Director of the Census under civil-service rules, at per diem rates to be fixed by him without regard to the provisions of the Clas sificati on Act o f 1923, as amend ed, for the pur pose of assist- ing in periodical inquiries. Census of Agriculture : For sa laries and n ecessa ry exp enses for preparing for, taking, compiling, and publishing the Census of Agri- culture of the United States for 1935, as provided by law (U . S . C ., Supp . VII, title 13, p . '216), including rent for quarters in and out- side the District of Columbia ; salaries of employees in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including temporary employees in the District of Columbia who may be appointed by the Director of the Census under civil-service rules for any period not extending beyond December 31, 1936, at rates of pay to be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the provisions of the Classification Act as amend ed : Pro vid ed, Th at suc h temp orary employ ees in the D istric t Proriso. Leave of absence to of Columbia may be allowed leave of absence with pay at the rate of temporary employees. one and one-fourth days per month ; for the employment by contract of personal services for the preparation of monographs in connection with the Census of Agriculture ; for the compensation of supervisors, supervisors' clerks, special agents, enumerators, and interpreters, and for the necessary traveling expenses of such field employees and of detailed employees of the Bureau ; the purchase of supplies and equipm ent, i ncludi ng boo ks of refere nce, p eriodi cals, maps, manu- scripts, street-car fares, punch cards, and materials ; the purchase, rental, repair, and exchange of typewriters, calculating machines, punchi ng, ta bulati ng, an d sort ing ma chines, and other office appli- ances ; the construction of punching, tabulating, and sorting machines, including technical, mechanical, and other services in con- nection therewith, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere ; purcha se and e xchange of motor trucks, first-a id outf its, and all oth er miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the fore- oing ; printing and binding at the Government Printing Office ; 1,500,000, to continue available until December 31, 1936, of which sum $500,000 shall be immediately available. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION AND STEAMBOAT INSPECTION Departmental salaries : For the director and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $123,169. Salaries and general expenses : For salaries of shipping commis- sioners, steamboat inspectors, and other personal services the S ecreta ry of Commer ce to provid e and operat e such motor boats and employ such persons (including temporary employees) as may be necessary for the enforcement, under his direction, of laws relating to nav igation and insp ection o f vessel s, board ing of vessels, countin g of passengers on excursion boats, and to prevent overcrowding of passenger and excursion boats ; to enable the Secretary of Commerce to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish load lines for American Vessels, and for other purposes ", approved Ma rch 2, 1 929 (U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 46, sees . 85-85g), and t o secur e unif ormity in th e adme asurem ent of vesse ls, in cludin g per- sonal services ; fees to witnesses ; traveling expenses of the personnel of the Bureau and field offices ; materials, supplies, equipment, and 'So in original. Personal services. 91 Census of agriculture. Salaries and expenses. Post, p. 1337. Vol.46,p.25. U.S.C.,p.492. Bureau of Naviga. tion and Steamboat In- spection. Depa rtme ntal sal a- ries. General expenses. Post, p. 1118 . Enforcement of in- spection, etc ., laws. Load lines for Ameri- can vessels. Vol. 45, p. 1492. U.S.C.,p.1987.
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