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creased rentals came in'after that time. They were allowed by the 

 Senate and conference committees. 



Mr. Magee. How lono: do you make these leases for ? 



Mr. Reese. The leases under the law run for the fiscal year, but 

 we secure in each case the option of renewal by the department for 

 a certain number of years beyond that— from o" years up to 10 years, 

 as the case may be. 



^Ir. Magee. W liat did you do in the case of the Forest Service? 



]Mr. Reese. In the case of the Forest Service we secured the option 

 of renewal for 10 years: in the case of the other buildincr nt 220 

 Fourteenth Street, the same, option to renew for 10 years longer. 



Mr. Jump. ]Mr. Chairman, may we fro back for a minute to the 

 statement that we really asked for more mon(>y last year than we 

 needed? I think the real point is this: If it liad not' been for the 

 fact tliat Ave Avere able to move offices out of the Homer Buildinjr at 

 Thirteenth and F Streets, which is. of course, in a very expensiA'e 

 section. doAvn to a GoA-ernment-oAvned buildinof at Fourteenth and 

 B Streets. Ave Avould have had to continue payinjr rent at the Homer 

 Buildiufr. and that would have eaten up this amount, and more. 



Mr. AxDEKsox. T\liat were you paving there? 



Mr. Reese. $8,500. 



Mr. Jump. Tliat explains the whole thino;. We were able to move, 

 however, from the Homer Buildiufj into the auditor's buildinjr. so 

 we do not haAC to pay rent for those offices this year. But we did 

 not anticipate that at the time the estimates were submitted last year. 

 If that had not been the case, it would not haA'e been possible to make 

 any reduction this vear so far as we can see. 



passexger-carryixg aehicles. 



Mr. Reese. Turn to patje 322. This is an authorization, not an 

 approjiriation, for passenger-carryino- vehicles. It is proposed to 

 authorize expenditures from the lumj) sums of the department for 

 the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled 

 and horse-drawn passen<i:er-carryin(r A'ehicles necessary in the con- 

 duct of the field Avork of the department outside of the District of 

 Columbia. This provides for purchases not to exceed $32,000, used 

 only for official service outside of the District of Columbia. The 

 proviso that the Secretary shall report to Con<^ress showinjr the 

 amount expended is droi)ped. 



Mr, AxDERSox. Vr[\y do you want to cut that out? 



Mr. Reese. I «ruess Mr. Jump Avill liavo to ansAver that (luestion. 



Mr. Ju:mp. When the estimates Avere compiled it Avas re.<rarded as 

 permanent legislation, providino; that the Secretary shall on the 

 first day of each session make a report to Congress, and the report 

 Avill continue to be made. 



Mr. AxDEusox. It Avas never considered so before. It has been 

 carried as long as I can remember. I do not know of any reason Avhy 

 it should not be made permanent laAv. 



Mr. Ji'MP. In fi'aming tlu'se estimates Ave endeavoi-ed to simplify 

 them as far as possibl(> and to omit what Avas jvgarded as sui)ertluous 

 language, which accounts for the droi)ping of this proviso. The 

 department, hoAvcAer, Avill of course continue nuiking rej^orts. It 



