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72d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 144 . MARC H 1, 1933 . Propagation ex- - Propagation of food fishes : For maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of fish-cultural stations, gen- eral propagation of food fishes and their distribution, including movement, maintenance, and repairs of cars, purchase of equipment (includ ing ru bber b oots a nd oil skins) and ap paratu s, con tingen t ex penses, p ay of per manent em ployees n ot to ex ceed $377 ,000, tem po- rary labor, and not to exceed $10,000 for propagation and distribution of fresh-water mussels and the necessary expenses connected there- with, and not to exceed $10,000 for the purchase, collection, and transportation of specimens and other expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of aquarium, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, $801,755 . Vessels, maintenance . Maintenance of vessels : For maintenance and operation of vessels and launches, including purchase and repair of boats, apparatus, machinery, and other facilities required for use with the same, hire of vessels, temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses in connection therewith, including not to exceed $1,000 for the pur- chase of plans and specifications for vessels or for contract personal services for the preparation thereof, and money accruing from commutation of rations and provisions on board vessels may be paid on proper v ouchers t o the per sons havi ng charg e of the mess of s uch vessels, $200,000, of which not to exceed $17,000 may be expended for pay of officers and employees of vessels of the Atlantic coast and not to exceed $75,000 for pay of officers and crews of vessels for the Alaska service.
Al aska Fish eries Ser vice, and $10,000 shall be immediat e) availa ble Shippin g supplies to Prihilof islands .
for the procurement of upplies s and equipment require for ship- ment to the Pribilof Islands for the service of the fiscal year 1934 . Commutation of ra- Commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per day) may be paid tions. t o officers and crews of vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year 1934 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce . Food fishes inquiry. Inquiry respecting food fishes : For inquiry into the cause of the de crease of food fis hes in th e waters of the U nited Sta tes, and for investigation and experiments in respect to the aquatic animals, plants, and waters, and screening of irrigation ditches in fishways, in the interests of fish culture and the fishery industries, including pay of permanent employees not to exceed $117,500, temporary employees, maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and opera- ti ons of bi ological stations, expenses of trav el and pr eparation of rep orts, $173,000 . FF hin industry. . in- Fishery industries : For collection and compilation of statistics of quiries . the fishe ries and the study of their methods and relat ions, and the methods of preservation and utilization of fishery products, includ- ing pay of pe rmanen t empl oyees not to exceed $23,1 00, co mpensa - tion of tempo rary e mploye es, tr avel a nd prep aratio n of r eports , including temporary employees in the District of Columbia not to exceed $1,800, and all other necessary expenses in connection there- with, including the purchase (not to exceed $500), exchange, mainte- nance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for off icial use in the field work of t he Bureau of Fis heries, $78,000 . Sponge f isheries .
Sponge fisheries : For protecting the sponge fisheries, including Protecting .
employment of inspectors, watchmen, and temporary assistants, hire of boats, rental of office and storage, care of seized sponges and other property, travel, and all o ther expe nses nece ssary to carry out the Vol . 38, p. 692. provisions of the Act of August 5, 1914 (U . S . C., title 16, sees . U.S.C.,p.440.
781-785), to reg ulate the sponge fisheries, $2,7 50 .
