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lars; thirty-four watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty doHars 

 each; four mechanics, at one thousand two hundred dolhirs each; 

 one skilled laborer, nine hundred and sixty dollars; one janitor, nine 

 hundred dollars; eighteen assistant messengers or laborers, at six 

 hundred dollars each; twenty-one laborers, messenger boys, or char- 

 women, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one charwoman, 

 five hundred and forty dollars; ei^ht charwomen, at two hundred 

 and forty dollars each ; for extra labor and emergency employments, 

 twelve thousand dollars. 



Total for Office of the Secretary, two hundred and ninety-two 

 thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. 



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Act August 10, 1912, c. 284, 37 Stat. 269. 



Portions of this act, here omitted, consist of appropriations for salaries 

 and general expenses of the Weather Bureau, Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Forest Service, Bureau of Chemistry, Bureau 

 of Soils, Bureau of Entomology, Bureau of Biological Survey, Division of 

 Accounts and Disbursements, Division of Publications, Bureau of Statis- 

 tics, and Library. These provisions are set forth hereafter under the 

 headings of the respective bureaus, etc., to which they pertain. 



CONTINGENT EXPENSES. 



Contingent expenses. Department or Agriculture : For station- 

 ery, blank books, twine, paper, gum, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, 

 mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, fuel, water and 

 gas pipes, heating apparatus, furniture, carpets, and matting; for 

 lights, freight, express charges, advertising, telegraphing, telephon- 

 ing, postage, washing towels, and necessary repairs and improvements 

 to buildings, grounds, and heating apparatus; for the purchase, 

 subsistence, and care of horses and the purchase and repair of 

 harness and vehicles, for official purposes only; for the payment of 

 duties on imported articles, and the Department of Agriculture's 

 proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch agent in New 

 York; for official traveling expenses; and for other miscellaneous 

 supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for, and necessary for 

 the practical and efficient work of the department, one hundred and 

 six thousand and sixty-six dollars : * * * 



A proviso, here omitted, authorizing the pui'chase of stationery, sup- 

 plies, furniture, and miscellaneous materials from tbe appropriation for 

 " Contingent exiienses. Department of Agriculture," and the transfer of 

 the same at cost to the bureaus, divisions, and offices of tlie Department 

 in Washington, and the reimbursement therefor of said appropriation 

 from lump-sum appropriations of the bureaus, divisions, and offices by 

 transfer settlements through the Treasury Department; and a proviso 

 authorizing the exchange of typewriters and computing, addressing, and 

 duplicating machines purchased from any lump-sum appropriation of the 

 Department of Agriculture; are set forth on p. 23, ante. 



RENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



Kent of buildings. Department of Agriculture: For rent of 

 buildings and parts of buildings in the District of Columbia for use 

 of the various bureaus, divisions, and offices of the Department 

 of Agriculture, namely : i • i / 



For Bureau of Animal Industry^, three thousand and eighty-four 



dollars ; 



