694 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3913. 1906. L°°*°“ °*•l’““°€· ractice. And the employees of the experiment stations in Alaska, hlawaii, 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 iitteen days rn any one year, which 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. _ Nutrition i¤v¤•¤e¤- Nurmrron INv1·:s·rr0A·r1or~zs: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture M"` to investigate and report upon the nutritive value of the various articles and commodities used for human food, with special suggestions of full, wholesome, and edible rations less wasteful and more economical than those in common use, including special investigations on the nutritive value and economy of the diet in public institutions; and the Secretary of A riculture is hereby authorized to employ such assistants, clerks, and other persons as e may deem necessary in the city of Washington and elsewhere; and the agricultural experiment stations are authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in ca ing out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as mayrbe warranted by a due regard to the varyinlg conditions and needs of the respective States and Territories, an as may be mutually geed upon; and the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to require said stations to report to him the results of any such investi tions which they may carry out, whether in cooperation
the said.! Secretary of Agriculture or otherwise, twenty thousand
o ars. rurpucu and IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE rNv111s'r1oA·r10Ns: To enable the Secretary §;‘L"° ""°'°g"' of A 'culture to investigate and report upon the laws of the States and 'Fd-i·ritories 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 different kinds of power and B,,,,,,,, appliances for irrigation, and drainage; and for the preparation, printing, and illustration of r·eports and bulletins on irrigation and drainage, including employment of labor in the city of Washington or elsewhere; and the agricultural experiment stations are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out said investigations in such manner and to such extent as may be warranted by a due regard to the varying conditions and needs and laws of the respective States and Territories as may be mutually agreed upon, and all necessary expenses, one hundred and twenty-two thousand two hundred dollars. Total for Office of Experiment Stations nine hundred and seventy- four thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. . ` rubric Ramones. OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS. sums SALAKLESA orrrcrz or rnnnrc norms: One director, who shall be a scientist an have char e of all scientific and technical work, two thousand five hundred dollars; one chief of records, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one editorial clerk, one thousand two hundred gollars; 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 gnat forty dollars; in all, twelve thousand three hundred and forty o ars. General expenses. Pursue 1zoADs: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to make inquiries in regard to systems of road management throughout the
