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SEVEN TIET H C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . relative rank of captain, two hydrographic and geodetic engineers with rel ative ra nk of ca ptain, se ven hydr ographic and geo detic en gi- neers with relative rank of commander, nine hydrographic and geo- detic engineers with relative rank of lieutenant commander, thirty- eight hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of lieu- tenant, fifty-five junior hydrographic and geodetic engineers with relative rank of lieutenant (junior grade), twenty-nine aides with Proviso . relative rank of ensign, and including officers retired in accordance Assistant director . with exi sting la w, $555, 000 : Provided, That the Secretary of Com- merce may designate one of the hydrographic and geodetic engineers to ac t as assis tant dire ctor . Office personnel .
Office force : For personal services, $483,000 . Of fice expe nses . Offi ce expen ses : For p urchase of new instruments (except sur- veying inst rumen ts), i nclud ing t heir e xchan ge, m ateria ls, e quip- ment, and supplies required in the instrument shop, carpenter shop, a nd dra wing division ; books, scientific and technical books, journals, books of reference, maps, charts and subscriptions ; copper plates, ch art pape r, print er's ink , copper , zinc, and chem icals fo r electr o- typing and photographing ; en gra vi ng, printing, photographing, rubber gloves, and electrotyping supplies ; photolithographing charts and printing from stone and copper for immediate use ; stationery for office and field parties ; transportation of instruments and sup- plies when not charged to party expenses ; office wagon and horses or automobile truck ; heating, lig hting, and power ; telephones, including operation of switchboard ; telegrams, ice, and washing ; of fice fur niture, repairs, traveli ng expen ses of o fficers and othe rs employed in the office sent on special duty in the service of the office ; miscellaneous expenses, contingencies of all kinds, not exceeding $90 for street-car fare s, $64,680 . Construction of one For the purchase or construction of one tender of from fifty to tender . ni nety ton s, inclu ding equ ipment f or same, $58,000 . Sub sist ence allo w- Appropriations herein made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey ances restricted . shall not be available for allowance to civilian or other officers for subsistence while on duty at Washington (except as hereinbefore provided for officers of the field force ordered to Washington for short pe rio ds for consultation wi th the director), except as now pr ovid ed by law . Total, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $2,515,860 . Fisheries Bureau .
BUREAU OF FISHERIES Commis sioner, and Commissioner's office : For the commissioner and other personal office personnel.
services in the District of Columbia, $180,000 . Pay of field employ- For pay of employees in the field, as follows : Alaska service, ee s. $ 5 2 , 9 0 0 ; em ployees at large , $51,000 ; distr ibution (car) em ployees, $36,500 ; employees at fish-cultural stations, $309,000 ; employees at fish-rescue station, Mississippi River Valley, $21,000 ; employees at biological stations, $44,000 ; for pay of officers and employees for the vessel employees, vessels of the Atlantic coast, $48,500 ; for officers and crew of vessels for Alaska Fisherie s Servic e, $80,4 00 ; in all, $643,300 . Administration ex- Administration : For expenses of the office of the commissioner, penses . including stationery, scientific and reference books, periodicals and newspaper s for library, furniture and equipment, telegraph and tel ephone s ervice, street-c ar fares not exc eeding $ 150, com pensatio n of temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, $4,400 . Propagation expenses. Prop agati on of food fishe s : For maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of fis h- cul tu ral stations, gen eral pro pagation of food fishes and thei r distri bution, includin g movement, maintenance, and repairs of cars, purchase of equipment
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