Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 52.djvu/759

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 464 -JUNE 16, 1938 Living quarters of observers. Telegraphing. etc. Issuing forecasts and warnings. Cooperation with other bureaus, etc. Administrative ex- penses. General weather sevlie and research. Weather relation- ship to forest fires. 45 8tat. 701. 16U.S.C.J581e. International Mete- orological Committee. Printing offioe. Proiso. Restriotion. Aerlogy. Personal services, D.C . Proeiso. Part-time employ- ees. Bureau of Animal Industry. Salaries and ex- Penss. 23 8tat. 31 . 7U.8.0. 391;21 U. s. 0. 1112-119, ao130. 36 Stat. 833 . 45U. .a. §§ 75,78. 2 BStat.414 . 21U.8.C.ff101- 105. Contagious disses, etc. 32 Stat. 792. 1U. .C. 111- t lf~iriB~y side walks on public streets, abutting Weather Bureau grounds; for the erection of temporary buildings for living quarters of observers; for telephone rentals, and for telegraphing, telephoning, and cabling reports and messages, rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Agricul- ture by agreement with the companies performing the service; for the establishment, equipment, and maintenance of meteorological offices and stations and for the issuing of weather forecasts and warnings of storms, cold waves, frosts, and heavy snows, the gaging and measuring of the flow of rivers and the issuing of river fore- casts and warnings; for observations and reports relating to crops; and for other necessary observations and reports, including cooper- ation with other bureaus of the Government and societies and insti- tutions of learning as follows: General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $145,000. General weather service and research: For necessary expenses incident to collecting and disseminating meteorological, climatolog- ical, and marine information, and for investigations in meteorology, climatology, seismology, evaporation, and aerology in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including $3,930 for investigations of the relationship of weather conditions to forest fires, under section 6 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (16 U. S . C. 581e), $2,342,870, of which not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for the contribution of the United States to the cost of the office of the secretariat of the International Meteorological Committee, and not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the maintenance of a printing office in the city of Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars, forms, and other publications: Provided, That no printing shall be done by the Weather Bureau that can be done at the Government Printing Office without impairing the service of said Bureau. Aeroiog: For the maintenance of stations for observing, meas- uring, and investigating atmospheric phenomena, including salaries and other expenses, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $2,500,000. Total, Weather Bureau, $4,987,870, of which amount not to exceed $575,619 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That Weather Bureau part-time employees appointed by designation or otherwise, under regulations of the Civii Service Commission, for observational work, may perform odd jobs in the installation, repair, improvement, alteration, cleaning, or removal of Government property and receive compensation therefor at rates of pay to be fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture. BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved May 29, 1884 (7 U. S. C. 391; 21 U. S. C. 112-119, 130), establishing a Bureau of Animal Industry, and the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1891 (45 U. S. C. 75, 76), providing for the safe transport and humane treatment of export cattle from the United States to foreign countries, and for other purposes; the Act approved August 30, 1890 (21 U. S. C. 101-105), providing for the importation of animals into the United States, and for other purposes- and the provisions of the Act approved February 2, 1903 (21 U. S . C. 111-113, 120-122), to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more effectually suppress and [52 STAT.