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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 182 -JULY 1, 1943 available under this head in the Department of State Appropriation 8stat. 476. Act, 1943, are continued available until June 30, 1944. Rio Grande canalization project: For completion of the Rio Grande canalization project as authorized by the Acts approved August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), and June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), including obli- gations chargeable against the funds available for this purpose for Funds continued the fiscal year 1943, the funds made available under this head in the 6Stat. 477. Department of State Appropriation Act, 1943, are continued available until June 30, 1944. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND ALASKA AND CANADA tExpoenses under To enable the President to perform the obligations of the United States under the treaty between the United States and Great Britain 44Stat. 2102. in respect of Canada, signed February 24, 1925; for salaries and expenses, including the salary of the Commissioner and salaries of the necessary engineers, clerks, and other employees for duty at the seat of government and in the field; necessary traveling expenses; com- mutation of subsistence to employees while on field duty, not to exceed $4 per day each, but not to exceed $1.75 per day each when a member of a field party and subsisting in camp; for payment for timber neces- sarily cut in keeping the boundary line clear, not to exceed $500; and Demarcation of for all other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the United States in maintaining an effective demarcation of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, and Alaska and Canada under the terms of the treaty aforesaid, including the com- pletion of such remaining work as may be required under the award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and existing treaties between the United States and Great Britain, and including the hire of freight- and passenger-carrying vehicles from temporary field employees, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $43,000. WATERWAYS TREATY, UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN; INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses, including not to exceed $7,500 for the salary of one Commissioner on the part of the United States, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President (the other Commissioners to serve in that capacity without compensation therefor), and salaries of clerks and other employees appointed by the Commissioners on the part of the United States, with the approval solely of the Secretary of State; for necessary traveling expenses, and for expenses incident to holding hearings and conferences at such places in Canada and the United States as shall be determined by the Commission or by the American Commissioners to be necessary, including traveling expense and compensation of necessary witnesses. making necessary transcript of testimony and proceedings; for cost ointexpenses. of lawbooks, books of reference and periodicals; and for one-half of all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the International Joint Commission incurred under the terms of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes, signed 3 Stat.248. January 11, 1909, $29,000, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State. Special and technical investigations: For an additional amount for necessary special or technical investigations in connection with matters which fall within the scope of the jurisdiction of the Inter- 280 [57 STAT.

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