S EVEN TIET H CONGRESS . SESS. I . Cia. 57. 1928 .
89 be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the pro- visions of the Classification Act, for the purpose of assisting in periodical inquiries : Provided, That temporary employees of the temporary employees . absence, Bureau of the Census may be allowed leave of absence with pay at the rate of two and one-half days a month.
Attendance at meet- Appropriations herein made for the Bureau of the Census shall be ings authorized . available in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for expenses of attend- ance at meetings concerned with the collection of statistics, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Commerce .
Tab ulatin g Tabulating machines : For constructing tabulating machines, and maehines, etc . rep airs t o such machi nery a nd oth er mec hanical appli ances, inclu ding technical, mechanical, and other service in connection therewith, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, and purchase of necessary machinery and supplies, $53,200, of which not to exceed $45,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of tr etr•ieos in the Dss- Columbia.
Fifteenth Decennial Fifteenth Decennial Census : For salaries of employees in the census . District of Columbia and elsewhere, including temporary employees Preliminary expenses who may be appointed by the Director of the Census under the for collecting. civil-service rules for any period not to exceed June 30, 1932, at per diem rates to be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the provisions of the Classification Act ; traveling expenses, materials, supplies, equipment, and services, purchase and exchange of books , tabu lation cards , type writer s, calc ulatin g mach ines, punch machines, and other office appliances, including their repair and maintenance ; rent of buildings and rent and purchase of equipment Rent, etc . outside the District of Columbia, $110,000, of which amount not to triServices in the Dis- exc eed $1 0,000 may be expen ded fo r pers onal se rvices in th e Dist rict of Columbia . Steamboat Inspec- STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SE RVI CE
tion Service . Salar ies : For the Supervising Inspector, General and other per- tei General, andoffice sonal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the personnel . Cl assificat ion Act o f 1923, $ 31,060 . Steamboat inspectors : For eleven supervising inspectors ; inspec- Inspectors . tors of hulls and inspectors of boilers ; assistant inspectors, as authorized by law, for the following ports : New York, thirty-three ; Assistants at desig- Pittsburgh, one ; New Orleans, six ; Baltimore, eight ; Providence, nat eaports . four ; Boston, six ; Philadelphia, fourteen ; San Francisco, twelve ; Buffalo, six ; Cleveland, six ; Milwaukee, four ; Chicago, four ; Grand Haven, two ; Detroit, four ; Norfolk, eight ; Seattle, twelve ; Portland (Oregon), four ; Albany, two ; Portland (Maine), two ; Los Angeles, four ; Galveston, two ; Mobile, two ; Savannah, two ; Toledo, two ; and six traveling inspectors ; in all, $787,800 . Clerk hire, Steamboat Inspection Service : For compensation of Clerk hire . clerks to boards of steamboat inspectors, to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with the provisions of law, $147,200. Contingent expenses : For the payment of fees to witnesses ; for Contingent expenses . tra veling and o ther e xpense s when on of ficial busine ss of the Su per- vising Inspector General, Deputy Supervising Inspector General, supervising inspectors, traveling inspectors, local and assistant inspectors, and clerks ; for instruments, furniture, stationery, street- car fares not to exceed $25, janitor service, and every other thing necessary to carry into effect the provisions of title 46, chapter 14, 1496 . s.Code, pp. 148& page 1488, United States Code, $148,000 . BUREAU OF NAVIGATION Navigation Bureau . Salaries : For the commissioner and other personal services in the commissioner' and office personnel. District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $66,900.
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