FIF TY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 3078. 1906. 247 when the established route of travel shall, in whole or in part, be over the line of any railroad on which the troops and supplies of the U nited States are entitled to be transported free of charge, or over any fifty per centum land-grant railroad, officers traveling as herein provided for shall, for the travel over such roads, be furnished with transportation requests, exclusive of sleeping and parlor car accommodations, by the Quartermaster’s Department: And pmvided further, That when transporta- D°d“"“°“* tion is furnished by the Quartermaster’s Department, or when the established route of travel is over any of the railroads above specified, there shall be deducted from the officer’s mileage account by the ay- master paying the same three cents per mile for the distance for which traniportation has been or should have been furnished: And ]n·oz·ide¢l _ fart r, That when the station of an officer is changed while he is on l,,fJl°‘{3§§§ {,{,,,{f,}} leave of absence he will on joining the new station be entitled to mileage •¤h¤¤8¢¤- for the distance to the new station from the lace where he received the order directing the change, provided the diistance be no greater than from the old to the new station; but if the distance be greater he will be entitled to mileage for a distance equal to that from the old to the new station only: And provided fd?’th6T, That for all sea travel actual S°“‘°“’"l"""°“"‘*”· expenses only shall be paid to officers, contract surgeons, contract dental surgeons, and veterinarians, to pay masters’ clerks, and to the expert accountant of the Inspector—General’s Department, when traveling on duty under competent orders with or without troops, and the amount so paid shall not include any shore ex enses at port of embark- _ _ ation or de arkation; but for the urpose of) determining allowances m]f,§§_°"m‘“‘“g ““"“" for all travel under orders, or for ogcers and enlisted men on discharge, travel in the Philippine Archipelago, the Hawaiian Archipelago, the home waters of the United States, and between the United States and Alaska shall not be regarded as sea travel and shall be paid for at the rates established by law for land travel within the boundaries of the United Sgates. I d For a itional twenty r centum increase on ay of en iste men rTW°¤’Y j' °°“‘*“· serving beyond the limitspdf the States comprising the Union and the ° s”$i$§e°$rSiiiiié°ri¤§i$i1`I Territories of the United States contiguous thereto (excepting Porto Rico and Hawaii), as provided by Act approved June thirtieth, nine- "°'-3* 1****2- teen hundred and two, the time of such service to be counted from the date of departure from said States to the date of return thereto, . tive hundred and forty thousand three hundred and sixty-nine dollars . and forty-eight cents. For additional ten (per centum increase on pay of commissioned ,,.l§“ l`" "°"* '""°" oflicers serving beyon the limits of the States comprising the Union and the T€l'l'lt()l’l(‘S of the United States contiguous thereto (excepting V ( _ Porto Rico and Hawaii), as provided by Act approved June thirtieth, ""L 3** P' 5]* nineteen hundred and two, t ie time of such service to be counted from the date of de rture from said States to the date of return thereto, two hundred tihihusand two hundred and one dollars and thirty-nine _ cents: Prrrvided, That the appropriations for pay of the Army for the QYXQQ, ,,,,_u,,,,l,_ fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, shall be available for the payment of the increase for service at foreign stations to which commissioned oflicers and enlisted men are entitled under the provisions of the Act of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two. For pay of one computer for artillery board, two thousand five hun- °°mP°°°'· dred dollars. For pay of exchange by special disbursing agents of the Pay De- L°*“"*’ °"°"’“g°· partment serving in foreign countries, five hundred dollars. For Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry. composed of two _1;:I¢<> Rico ywvi battalions of four companies each: sw R°°h°°° ' Pav of officers of the line, fo1‘ty-seven thousand eight hundred O‘“°°”· dollars.
