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72d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 361 . JULY 1, 1932. Sugar standardiza- Sugar standardization : For the standardization and design of tion. sugar-testing apparatus ; the development of technical specifications for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardiza- tion and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collection of the revenue on sugar and to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and Ra re and unusual other substances ; for the standardization and production of rare types . and unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Government departments ; and for other technical and scientific purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $75,000 ; Gauges and sc rew thr ead s Gauge standardization : To provi de b3r cooper ation of the Bureau Coop erati ve sta nd- of Standards, the War Department, and the Navy Department for ardization, etc . the sta ndardiz ation a nd tes ting of the st andard gages, screw thread s, and standards required in manufacturing throughout the United States, and to calibr ate an d test such st andard gages, screw thread s, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $40,000 ; Testing large scales,
Testing railroad-track, mine, and other scales : For investigation etc. and testing of railroad-track scales, elevator scales, and other scales used in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transact ions with the public , such as post-offic e, navy-yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods of inspection ; for investigating the conditions and Mine scal es and cars ° methods of use of scales and mine cars used for weighing and meas- uring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages due, and of conditions affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measur- ing of coal a t the mines, includi ng per sonal s ervices in th e Distr ict of Columbia and in the field, $50,000 ; Hi gh te mper ature measurements . High temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- gations of suitable methods of high temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $6,000 ; s M hanur gical re Me tallur gical r esearch : For metallurgical research, including alloy steels , found ry pra ctice, and sta ndards for me tals an d sand s ; ca sting , rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys
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of co rrosion of me tals an d alloy s ; devel opment of meta l subs titutes , as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of m ethods of co nserv ation in met allurg ical manufa cture and Railway equipment . products ; investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, .wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and soun d i nvestigation . i n the field, $50,000 ; Sound investigation : For the investigation of the principles of sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the fie ld, $9,00 0 ; industrial research .
Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation Cooperative investi- gations . with the industries upon fundamental problems involved in industrial development, with a view to assisting in the permanent establish- ment of new American industries, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $100,000 ;
