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Form Bi-108 
July, 1919 
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION—AMENDMENT 
Washington, D. C., 
July X, 1920, 
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- Ifaiaporary : 'Special - Muturring" ~ Agent *-- 
0 : -.‘ ton art hereby authorised to incur such expenses as assy be necessary 
under the appropriation "General .Expanses, bureau of biological iurvey, 1921* 
la the perfo rmnom of your off ieial duties as follows* 
X, Actual and aeceas&ry traveling and subsistence expenses of your* 
saXf and assistant a between yoor official station, mshingten, 0, 0«, and 
points t.oroghout the United states, and South and Central America, subsistone 
not to exceed $5,00 per day, 
. 7 I# .Hire of temporary assistants, subject to civil service rules, : • 
Saab other expanses as may fee necessary to the .proper conduct of 
the wortc to which you are assi aed, 
"r m possibXe you should secure eufev- uobers required 'lay paragraph 
93 of the fiscal Ziegulations, "Out the provisions of that paragraph are here* 
fey specifically waived as to cases in which you are unable to secure sub- 
vouchers during travel outside the oontlnsnt&l limits of the United States, 
Under your appointment as a temporary special disbursing agent, you 
trill pay traveling end subsistence expenses of yourself and your assistants* 
rendering proper vouchers therefor* 
Accounts chargeable to this authorisation will fee paid from the 
suss allotted for your uee for the fiscal year 1921, 
All expenditure* hereunder must be in strict conformity with the 
fiscal Regulations of the Department of Agriculture, the orders of the 
Secretary, and your Instructions* All travel performed on Department fens- ; 
limes must fee by the shortest practicable routes and without any unusual or f; 
unnecessary delays, 
. i&spendltures under ..this letter of authorisation, including all ac¬ 
counts certified. by you ajisd si 1 oxatuMS covered 1ey transportation requests 
used and bills of ladiag|i^fed^ 3 ^ii^^hKnr^i^ thereto, when not in excess 
'Cy Object of Imvoli Ihrsatigation of distribution of life sons* of 
migratory bird* in Csntapl^'anffiSslutfe America, I ’ 
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Your permanent headquarters will be ^.vtutaM rs ft 
iiet Clark*Q<1 Executive Washington, D, 0, 
Approved! 
^^*-deoretary of Agriculture, s 
Chief of Bureau. 
