FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 614. 1888. 255 U EXCHANGE. Actual cost and expense of making exchange of money to and from L°“bY ***°h¤¤g€· the several consulates and consulates-general, four thousand dollars. EXPENSES OF PRISONS FOR AMERICAN CONVICTS. ¤<>¤¤¤1¤P=‘i¤<>¤S- For the expense of a prison and prison-keeper at the consulate- B¤¤gk<>k.Si¤m. general in Bangkok, Siam, one thousand dollars. Actual expense of renting a prison at Shanghai for American con- shanghai. cum. victs in China, seven hundred and fifty dollars, and for the wages of a keeper of such prison, eight hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred and fifty do lars. Actual expense of renting a Judson in Kanagawa for American Knvezawv-.Jap=m. convicts in Japan, seven hundre and fifty dollars, and for the wages of a keeiper of such prison, eight hundre dollars, one thousand five hundre and fifty dollars. . For the 'purpose of paying for the keeping and feeding of prisoners K¤¤1>i¤g.etc-.pris¤¤- in China, apan, Siam, and Turkey, nine thousand dollars: Provided, Griawim. That no more than seventyjnve cents per day for the keeping and ,m1£"”‘“m *“°"‘ feeding of each prisoner while actually conined shall be a lowed or ` paid for any suc keeping and feeding; this is not to be understood as covering cost of me ical attendance and medicines when required by such prisoners: And providedfurther, That no allowance shall g,,§1‘Q0‘j“,}’,§‘;;“;,i','f,(';’,§°rQ,$ be made or the keeping and feeding of any prisoner who is able to pay, or does pay, the above sum of seventy-five cents per day ; and the consular officer shall certify to the fact of inability in every case. Rent of prisons for American convicts in Turkey, and for wages Rm,em.,p»-isousan of keepers of the same, one thousand Eve hundred dollars. T“""°"· RELIEF AND 1>Ro·rEcT1oN or AMERICAN SEAMEN. wgglljg of A¤¤¤ri<=¤¤ Relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, or so much thereof as may be necessary, fifty thousand dollars. 1•·oRE1eN- nos1>rrALs AT PANAMA. Pa§gr·g§j¤ ¤<>S1>i¤¤¤· Annual contributions towards the support of foreign hospitals at Panama, to be paid b * the Secretary of tate uénon the assurance that suffering seamen and citizens of the United tutes will be admitted to the privileges of said hospitals, five hundred dollars. PUBLICATION OF CONSULAR AND COMMERCIAL REPoR,Ts. mmg£g_¤w-· Preparation, printing, publication, and distributionaby the Department of State, of the consular and other commercia reports, including circular letters to chambers of commerce, twenty thousand dollars. i CoN·r1NGENT EXPENSES UNITED STATES CONSULATES. cg¢§u¤{:£;;¤¤¢¤v¤¤¤¢¤ Expenses of providing all such stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, iiags, signs, rent, postage, furniture, statistics, newspapers, freight (foreign and domestic), telegrams. advertising, messenger service, traveling expenses of consular clerks, Chinese writers, and compradores, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the President may think necessary for the several consulates, consular agencies. and commercial agencies in the transaction of their business, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Approved, July 11, 1888.
