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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 55 -MAR. 28, 1938 Foreign mail trans- Foreign mail transportation: For transportation of foreign mails Post,p. 1144. by steamship, aircraft, or otherwise, $14,787,275: Provided, That Provisos. Aircraft allowance; not to exceed $10,842,275 of this sum may be expended for carrying restriction. foreign mail by aircraft under contracts which will not create obli- gations for the fiscal year 1940 in excess of such amount: Provided Sea post service, further, That the Postmaster General is authorized to expend such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $170,000, to cover the cost to the United States for maintaining sea post service on ocean steam- DAsistanif Directo, ships conveying the mails to and from the United States, including tional Postal Service. the salary of the Assistant Director, Division of International Pos- tal Service, with headquarters at New York City: Provided further, oExpoensesdeloga te e That not to exceed $12,000 of this appropriation shall be available Universal Postal for expenses of delegates designated from the Post Office Department Union. by the Postmaster General to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union to be held during the fiscal year 1939, to be expended in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for on his cer- tificate notwithstanding the provisions of any other law. einaontresd for- Balances due foreign countries: For balances due foreign coun- ontr Air i tries, fiscal year 1939 and prior years, $1,000,000. Service AMa Contract Air Mail Service: For the inland transportation of mail Post, pp. 9881144. by aircraft and for personal services for examining and auditing the books, records, and accounts of air mail contractors, as authorized by law, and for the incidental expenses thereof, including not to exceed $31,200 for supervisory officials and clerks at air-mail transfer points, and not to exceed $53,700 for personal services in the District of Columbia and incidental and travel expenses, $16,650,000. Indemnities, inter- Indemnities, international mail: For payment of limited indem- national ma. nity for the injury or loss of international mail in accordance with convention, treaty, or agreement stipulations, fiscal year 1939 and prior years, $15,000. Reral Delivery Rural Delivery Service: For pay of rural carriers, auxiliary car- riers, substitutes for rural carriers on annual and sick leave, clerks in charge of rural stations, and tolls and ferriage, Rural Delivery Service, and for the incidental expenses thereof, $91,960,000, of which not less than $250,000 shall be available for extensions and new service. Third Assistant Postmaster General. Stamps, stamped paper, postal cards, etc. Indemnities, domes- tic mail. Unpaid money or- ders more than one year old. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Stationery, etc. Postal Savings Sys- tem, supplies. OFFICE OF TIE TIIIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL Manufacture and distribution of stamps and stamped paper: For manufacture of adhesive postage stamps, special-delivery stamps, books of stamps, stamped envelopes, newspaper wrappers, postal cards, and for coiling of stamps, and including not to exceed $22,500 for pay of agent and assistants to examine and distribute stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers, and for expenses of agency, $4,500,000. Indemnities, domestic mail: For payment of limited indemnity for the injury or loss of pieces of domestic registered matter, insured and collect-on -delivery mail, and for failure to remit collect-on -de- livery charges, $575,000. Unpaid money orders more than one year old: For payment of domestic money orders after one year from the last day of the month of issue of such orders, $150,000. OFFICE OF THE FOIURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL Post office stationery, equipment, and supplies: For stationery for the Postal Service, including the money-order and registry system; and also for the purchase of supplies for the Postal Savings System, including rubber stamps, canceling devices, certificates, envelopes, 144 [52 STAT.

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