UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
October 15, 1924. 
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Dr. Alex. Wetmore, 
Assistant Biologist, 
Bureau Biological Survey. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
In the examination by the General Accounting Office of the 
accounts of A. Zappone, Disbursing Cleric, Department of Agriculture, 
for the quarter ended September 30, 1923, objection has been made 
involving items of a voucher in your favor as follows* 
’’July 7, 1923. Allowance to field assistant, Eric Schlemmer, 
for subsistence in Honolulu, July 2—6, 1923; 5 days at $1.33 
per day $6*67 
July 31. Subsistence in camp and aboard ship, July 7-31, 
subvoucher Ho. 3. 25 days at $1.00 per day. 25.00 
Subsistence for field assistant, Eric Schlemmer, in camp 
and aboard ship July 7-31, subvoucher Ho. 5 25 days 
at $1.00 per day 25.00 
A subvoucher is not submitted for the first item. A 
receipt from assist ant,Eric Schlemmer, showing that he 
received the allowance for subsistence is required. 
She subvoucher for the second and third items is signed 
S. C. Ball, acting director. 
A statement as to who S. C. Ball is and why he should 
receive payment for meals on a United States Steamship 
as apparently was done, is required. 
Suspended $56•67 
it will be appreciated if you will furnish as promptly as 
possible the information required by the General Accounting Office. 
Also the subvouchers requested unless specific reason for not submitting 
such subvouchers can be assigned. 
Very truly yours. 
