UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
COPT 
No 29E-B1. 
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION- * 
Washington, D. C., December 13, 19 IS 
Alexander ’Vetmore, 
Assistant Biologist, 
Under authority contained in the Secretary’s letter No. 8-Sec., 
dated July 1, 1919, you are hereby authorized to incur expenses as may be 
necessary under the appropriation "General Expenses, Bureau of Biological 
Survey, 1920" (Protection of Migratory Birds), in the performance of your 
offioial duties as follows: 
1. Actual and necessary traveling expenses between your official 
station at 'Zashington, D. C. and points throughout the United States, sub- 
sistence expenses not to exceed $5.00 per day. 
2. Hire of temporary assistants subject to civil service rules. 
3. Such other minor expenses as may be necessary to the proper 
conduct of the work to which you are assigned. 
Accounts chargeable to this authorization will be paid {torn the 
sums allotted for your use for the fiscal year 1920. 
All expenditures hereunder must be in strict conformity with the 
Fiscal Regulations of the Department of Agriculture, or orders of the 
Secretary, and in accordance with your instructions. All travel performed 
on Department business must be by the shortest practicable routes and 
without any unusual or unnecessary delays. 
Expenditures under this letter of authorization, including all 
accounts certified by you and all expenses covered by transportation 
requests used and bills of lading issued, will be charged to, when not 
in excess of the amounts allotted to you. 
Object of travel: Enforcement of Migratory Bird Treaty Act. 
Your permanent headquarters will be 'Washington, D. C 
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