October 17, 1924. 
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Bear Mr. Cohnant 
2h reply to your letter of October 15 the following are pertinent 
cements on items suspended. 
(1} July 7, 1923 - allowance to field assistant Brio Sohleransr for 
subsistence in Honolulu, July 2 to 6, 1923 - 5 days at $U33 per day, 
total f'6.67. My contract, made in employing Eric Schlemmer as a temporary 
field assistant, called for salary ajid subsistence while in ay service. 
During the period in question, 1te£^ v were in Honolulu, Schlemmer occupied 
a room at his father’s house, so that the item $6*57 for subsistence 
included meals only and not lodging# According to ay understanding of 
the fiscal regulations in such circa®® tenses a subvouoher is not required. 
(2) July 31, 1923. Two items covering subsistence in camp and 
aboard ship, July 7 - 31, 1923, total §50.00. According to a cooperative 
arrangement with the Bishop Museum of Honolulu for the field season of 
1923,1 was in charge of a scientific party with a personnel that varied 
fro® 10 to 12 Individuals, a part of whom were on the staff of the Bishop 
Museum said a part were employees of the Biological Survey# Our subsistence 
supplies while we were absent from Honolulu were dram from the stores of 
the TJ. 8. 8# Tanager. At the close of each month bill for the amount due 
was rendered. As it wm necessary to pay these items at once sad as I was 
absent from Honolulu, as a matter of convenience bills were made for the 
entire amount in the name of the Bishop Museum, and each person charged 
the pro rata sum for the- time in question. In settling for wy share of the 
expenses I then reimbursed the Bishop Museum for the proper amount. For 
the period July 7 to 31, 1923, my dealiBg in this matter was with if. 8. 0. 
Ball, Acting Director of the Bishop Museum, who signed the subvouchers in 
quest ion. 
Tory truly yours 
ASJlBIJ 
Biologist. 
