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SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SEss . II. CH. 341 . 1930 . of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $5 00 : P rovide d fur ther, That the Secre- tary of Agriculture may exchange motor-propelled and horse-drawn vehicles, tractors, road equipment, and boats, and parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, t ractor s, ro ad equ ipmen t, or boats , or parts , acce ssori es, tires, or equipment of such vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats, pur- chased by him . MILEAGE RATES FOR MOT OR VEHICLES Travel expens es . Whenever, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, the Secre- motor oan for, by tary of Agriculture shall find that the expenses of travel and admin- Post, p . 1103. istration, including travel and administration at official stations, can be reduced thereby, he may, in lieu of actual operating expenses, under such regulations as he may prescribe, authorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile, used for necessary travel on official business Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize not to naa onal, if poor exceed 10 cents per mile for an automobile used in localities where roads, etc ., prevail . poor road conditions or high cost of motor supplies prevail and he finds that the average cost to the operator is in excess of 7 cents per mile : Pro vid ed f urt her, That the Secretary of Agriculture may To ll and ferry authorize the payment of toll and ferry charges, storage and towage charges . for such motor cycles and automobiles, in addition to mileage allow- ance . COLLE CTION OF SEE D-GRAIN LOAN S S PECI AL C ORN -BOR ER R ESE ARCH Not to exceed $125,000 of the $10,000,000 appropriated by the joint resolution making an appropriation for the eradication or control of the European corn borer, approved February 23, 1927 (U. S. C., Supp . III, title 7, sec . 146), is hereby made available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct additional research work, with a view to meeting any situa- tion arising out of the infestation of the European corn borer, inde- pendently or in cooperation with agricultural colleges or other agencies, including the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and other necessary expenses : Pro- vided, That the expenditures for personal services in the District of Columbia shall not exceed $57,746 . Limita tion . Seed-grain loans . 425 Exc han ges author- ized for new vehicles . To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to collect moneys due the Vol .. 41, p 13~vo United States on acco unt of loans made to farmers under the seed- 42, pvo7'44op 43, p; . 12 grain loan provisions of the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat ., p . 1347), Vol. 45, p. 1306 . the Seed Grain Loan Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat ., p. 467), the Seed and Feed Loan Act of April 26, 1924 (43 Stat .,

110), the Seed and Fertilizer Loan Act of February 25, 1929 (445 Sta t ., p- 1306), as amended, and the Florida seed and fertilizer loans approved by the Act of February 28, 1927 (44 Stat ., p. 1251), $90,000, of which amount not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . European corn borer . Sum allowed for spe- cial ad ditional re- search . Vol . 44, p. 1177. U.S. C., Supp.IV, p.42. Proviso . Services in the Dis- trict. AGRICULTURAL INVESTIGATIONS IN COOPERATION WITH SOU 113 C AROL INA South Carolina Ex- periment Station . EXPERIMENT STATION To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act cooperation with, in y

dairying and livestock entitled "An Act authorizing an appropriation to enable the Secre- experiments . tary of Ag ricul ture to coo perat e with the South Carol ina E xperim ent