Form No. 14 — ArcorNTS. 
Approved by the Comptroller of the Tr afliiry 
3Iny 17, 1912. 
No . 
£ 17.9 
States department of agriculture. 
EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION. 
Washington, 
Auguet 13 , 1912. 
Hr. Alex Wetraore, 
(Through the Chief, Bureau of iiiological tiurvey 
) 
Authority is hereby granted you to incur expenses, in 
accordance with the Fiscal Regulations of the Department, 
for the purposes enumerated and during the period named 
below, not to exceed $25 
, to be paid from the 
appropriation ‘‘Qeiieral , bureau of uioiogicai 
burTOy, 1913“ (Food habits of birds and - 
'lo proceed on September 15, 1912, fi'uisi i»ew lork City 
to V/ashington , 1. L. , for the purpose of leporting to the 
chief of the huieau in regz^rd to the status of the iHland 
birds and naaimals in relation to agriculture. 
This letter is issued to you to enable you lo return to 
V?ashirigtori from forte Rico where you have beeii studying the 
status of the Island birds and maijuaals in relation to agri- 
culture. 2t in understood that your expenses from Porto 
liico to hew York will be paid by the Porto Rican uoverx.ment . 
8— ISt^S 
