FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2907. 1907. 1279 dollars, of which sum to establish and maintain agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico, including the erection of buildings, the printing (·in Hawaii and Porto Rico), illustration, and distribution o reports and bulletins: Provided, That not mic more than twenty-four thousand dollars shall be expended for the` maintenance of such stations in any one of said Territories; and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell such products as are obtained on the land belonging to the agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico and to apply the money received · from the sale of such products to the maintenance of said stations, and this fund shall be available until used; in all, eight hundred and twenty- seven thousand dollars: Ilrovidcd, That Eve thousand dollars of this _ Report im f¤¤¤e¤‘ sum shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and ““m°°°°°` report upon the organization and progress of farmers’ institutes and agricultural schools in the several States and Territories, and upon similar organizations in foreign countries, with special su stions of ' plans and methods for making such organizations more gggctive for the dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of - Agriculture and the agricultural experiment stations and of improved methods of agricultural practice. And the employees of the experi- l·°“'°' °*‘“’“°“°°· ment stations in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico may hereafter, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, without additional expense to the Government, be granted leave of absence not to exceed fifteen days in any one year, w ich leave may, in exceptional and meritorious cases where such an employee is ill, be extended, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, not to exceed fifteen days additional in any one year. _ utrition Investigations: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to ,,§,‘}"‘"°“ ““°“"'”‘ incur such expenses as may be necessary for the packin , transporting S¤;r¤s¤. ew-. of spto and storing in Washingt)on, District of Columbia, 0% all apparatus Pm °°” now the property of the vernment and used in the nutrition investigations, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. _ _ Imuoxrios AND DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS1 To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and report uplon the laws of the States and Territories as affecting irrigation and the rights of appropriators and of riparian proprietors an institutions relating to irrigation and upon the use of irrigation waters, at home and abroad, with especial suggestions of the best methods for the utilization of irrigation waters in agriculture, and upon plans for the removal of seepage and surplus waters by drainage and upon the use of ditfcrent kin s of power and appliances for irrigation and drainage. and for the preparation, (print- “"¥"”"* ing, and illustration of reports and bulletins on irrigation and mina , including employment of labor in the city o 'Washington or elzsiewhere; and all necessary expenses. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Total for Office of Ex riment Stations, one million and thirteen thousand two hundred andylwenty dollars. OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS. *’“"“° R°“*’*‘”*“"°· SALARIES, Orrrcn or PUBL10 Roms: One Director, who shall be $*'"‘°‘· a scientist and have charge of all scientitic and technical work, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; one chief of records, one thousand six hundred dollars; one editorial clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks. class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each, three thousand dollars; two clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars: in all., twelve thousand three hundred and ninety dollars.
