AC.RU rLTlRAL APlMlol'RlATION BILL, r.'24. 81 



of tlu' loss of tniiiu'tl iiu'ii j^'oiii^' ailtroiid timing,' tlu' war wi- look on 

 nioii" IIU'II llu'ii tliaii tiistoiimix , l»ut tlu- miiiilK'r of iiu'ii hus now l)C'fn 

 iv(Iii(imI to till' j)n'-\var \v\v\. 



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With tlu' ^Mowth of tlu' Nation, the work we are performing' hav- 

 iii<r increastMl, wi- are met with a «l«Miiantl for increase in |M'rsonn»'l. 

 The niimher of men in the lield has been kept down to tin- mininiiim 

 heeausi' of the luiessity of keeping the salary amount within the 

 appropriatitm. and we lire also ooinpellcd to krep the mimlHT down 

 in order to maintain an a|)pi'oa(h to fair salaries. The Director 

 of the Biid<_'»'t has a|)pro\('d an incieast' of ^.'i.iXHt. whicji will l)e 

 used in increasin<.' the mimher of personnel in the field. 



Mr. Hi'cHANAN. Is there any increase of salary in it ^ 



.Mr. Makvin. No, sir. It is an increase in the nnmlx'r of men. 



Mr. Hi ciiANAX. Are you spcndin^^ the total of the sum of s;'..")!».77() 

 in the other api)roi)riations ^ 



Mr. Maijmx. The fi;rures you cite have reference to the funds for 

 statutory salaries carried in the estimates for lt>'2;^ All of that 

 money is never fully expended. Une.\j)ende(l amounts arise from 

 lea\e without pay, lai)ses hetween termination of appointments and 

 lillinjr of vacancies, and places permanently unfille(I. which occa- 

 sionally arise. Durin;! war times, when it was very dillicult to kee]> 

 places Jilled. amounts of $ir».(M)() and ^:2(),()()0 have been turned hack 

 into the Treasury. More than $.'i.()()() went back in 1922. In the 

 case of this i)articular ap|)ropiiation for out of Washin<rton expenses, 

 in addition to the $7in.()S() for salaries. $l'i().4T() for s|)ecial oI»s(M'va- 

 tions antl reports, and $2i)!).4r»() for tele^raphin<r and telephonin<i, 

 there is a balance in the a|)pro])riation which provides for miscel- 

 laneous expenditures that is not stated in amount, and that bal- 

 ance is inadiMpiate for the purchase of supj^lies. payment of ivntals, 

 and ex[)enses not itemi/eil in the api)ro|)riation. ^^ e iiudce up the 

 ditference out of the surplus in these other funds. The final unex- 

 pended balance at the end of the year <roes back into the Treasury. 



Mr. HrciiANAX. Is that a considerable amount^ 



Mr. Makvin. Last year we had a Budjiet reserve set up which 

 })ractically set aside in our case a total of $20,000 and that was ex- 

 ceeded by other iinexpended mar^rins that went back into the Treas- 

 ury. But it meant in those cases withholdinir the doinu of thin<rs. 

 Part of that, for example, was withholdin<j: inspection of stations in 

 the field. We curtailed the travelin<r exj^enses to the mininnim. 

 We curtailed the maintenance and repair and paintinfr of buildinjjs, 

 which we own and which need i-epaii-. We put rejiairs off for a 

 vear. Wherever we could save anvthin;; last rear the ])ro<;ram was 

 to save it. but in a number of cases the necessity for expenditure car- 

 ries over into this year. Some service was cut out. 



There is always a little uncertainty as to the exjienditure for 

 tele«rraphic communications, bei-ause of einer«rencies arisinu: from 

 nnusual storms, etc. 



Mr. AxDKRsox. How many field stations are you maintaininn^ 

 now? 



