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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 437-JUNE 27, 1940 District of Columbia, 1935, $69.60; Extension. and so forth, of streets and avenues, gas-tax fund, District of Columbia, 1934, $6.24; Police court, District of Columbia, 1935, witness fees, $1.50; Refunding taxes, District of Columbia, 1937, $142.86; Refunding taxes, District of Columbia, 1936, $2,009.58; Refund of assessments, District of Columbia, 1936-1937, $330.97; Contingent and miscellaneous expenses, 1936, judicial expenses, $130.80; Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia, 1937, $508.46; Fees of jurors and witnesses, Supreme Court, District of Columbia, 1935, $735.20; Public schools, District of Columbia, 1937: Repairs and improve- ments to school buildings and grounds, $1,100; In all, audited claims $6,087.29. DIVISION OF EXPENSES The foregoing sums for the District of Columbia, unless otherwise D ision of e- therein specifically provided, shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and the Treasury of the United States in the manner prescribed by the District of Columbia Appropriation Acts for the respective fiscal years for which such sums are provided. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY Irrigation agriculture: For an additional amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, $7,000, including the same objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1941, for continuation of the United States Yuma Field Station at Bard, California. Rubber investigations: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct investigations directed toward the development of rubber production in the Western Hemisphere, including production, breed- ing and disease research; surveys of potential rubber-producing areas; establishment and operation of experiment and demonstra- tion stations in suitable locations; acquisition of land for such pur- poses; construction and equipment of necessary buildings; travel- purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles; employment of guides, translators, and other assistants by contract or otherwise; medical services; books, periodicals, and newspapers; rent; printing; and for all other necessary expenses, including personal services and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, fiscal year 1941, $500,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to trans- fer such sums as he may deem necessary to other Government agencies cooperating or assisting in such investigations. FOREST SERVICE Reconstruction and repair of roads and other improvements, national forests in California: For the reconstruction of roads, trails, bridges, and other improvements in the national forests in Cali- fornia, damaged or destroyed by floods in February and March 1940, fiscal year 1940, $200,000, to remain available until December 31, 1940. Irrigation agricul- ture. Ante, p. 544. Rubber investiga- tions. Proriso. Transfer of funds to cooperating agencies. Repair of roads, etc., in national forests in California. 639

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