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 156 Salar ies, bur eaus and offices. Amounts. Department contin- gent expenses. Stationery, etc. vehicles. C orr espo nde nce ad- dressed abroad. 49 Stat. 2768. At tendance at meet. ings, etc. Printing and bind- ing. Field service ap- pro priations not to be used for Department. Provisos. Travel expenses, payable from service appropriations. Use in examining field estimates. 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 180-M AY 14, 1937 SAL ARI ES IN BUR EAU S AND OFF ICE S For personal services in the District of Columbia in bureaus and office s of the P ost Office Departmen t in not to exceed th e followin g amounts, respectively O ffice of t he First A ssistant P ostmaster General, $ 375,270. O ffice of t he Second Assistant Postmaster General, $574,020. Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General, $772,935. Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $461,640. Office of the Solicitor for the Post Office Department, $83,900. Offi ce of the chief ins pector, $216,000. Office of the purchasing agent, $42,000. Bureau of Accounts, $104,930. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT For contingent and miscellaneous expenses • stationery and blank books, in dex and gu ide cards, folders an d binding devices, i ncluding purchase of free penalty envelops ; telegraph and telephone service, furniture and filing cabinets and repairs thereto ; purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of tools, electrical supplies, typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices ; purchase of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle at not to exceed $2,500, including the exchange value of one such vehicle, and for mainte- nance of motor trucks and of two motor-driven passenger-carrying vehicles, to be used only for official purposes (one for the Postmaster General and one for the general use of the Department) ; street-car fares ; floor coverings ; postage stamps for correspondence addressed abroad, w hich is no t exempt u nder articl e 49 of th e Cairo co nvention of the Universal Postal Union ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, railway guides, city directories, and books neces- sary to conduct the business of the Department ; newspapers, not exceeding $200 ; expenses, except membership fees, of attendance at meetings or conventio ns concern ed with po stal affai rs, when i ncurred on the written authority of the Postmaster General, not exceeding $2,000 ; expenses of the purchasing agent and of the Solicitor and attorneys connected with his office while traveling on business of the Department, not exceeding $800 ; and other expenses not otherwise provided for ; $84,500. For printing and binding for the Post Office Department, includ- ing all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Wa shington, District o f Columbia, and elsew here, $1,2 00,000. Appropriations hereinafter made for the field service of the Post Office Depa rtmen t, ex cept a s oth erwis e pro vided, shal l not be e xpende d for any of th e pur poses herei nbefo re pr ovide d for on account of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia Pr ovided , That the actual and necessary expenses of officials and em ployee s of th e Post Office Departm ent and Postal Servic e, when tr avelin g on of ficial busines s, may continu e to be paid f rom the appropriations for the service in connection with which the travel is perfo rmed, a nd appr opriati ons for the fi scal ye ar 1938 of the character heretofore used for such purposes shall be available there- for : Provided further, That appropriations hereinafter made, except such as are exclusively for payment of compensation, shall be imme- diat ely availa ble for ex penses in connection with the examinatio n of estimates for appropriations in the field including per-diem allowances in lieu of actual expenses of subsistence.