FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. C11. 424. 1899. 1089 hundred and forty dollars each; in all, three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. Edenton (North Carolina) Station: Superintendent, one thousand five F•i•>¤*¤·¤·N-¤- hundred dollars; fish-culturist, nine hundred dollars; two laborers, at five hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand and eighty dollars; in all, three thousand tour hundred and eighty dollars: Provided, That §"°*¤- . the unexpended balance of the appropriation of niteen thousand dol- °m1C"°l"`°‘ lars for the establishment of a fish-cultural station, in North Carolina made in the deficiency Act approved July seventh, eighteen hundred ,,0*;.***- §‘g2¤¤¤¤- 55th and ninety-eight, is hereby made available for expenditure during the g"p` ' fiscal year nineteen hundred. Employees at large: Two field-station superintendent , at one thou- E¤¤r1¤y<·>¤¤ ¤i1¤rz¤· sand eight hundred dollars each; two fish-culturists, at nine hundred and sixty dollars each; two iish-culturists, at nine hundred dollars each; ive machinists, at nine hundred and sixty dollars each; two ' coxswains, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, thirteen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. Distribution employees: Three ear captains, at one thousand two Dimibutivn omhundred dollars each; iour car messengers, at one thousand dollars ’l°’°°°' _ each; four assistant car messengers, at nine hundred dollars each; three car laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three car cooks, at six hundred dollars each; in all, tlfteen thousand one hundred and sixty dollars. Division of inquiry respecting food-fishes: Assistant in charge, two DM¤?·>¤ <>f i¤q¤iry thousand seven hundred dollars; assistant, two thousand two hundred "’p°°°"'g f°°d'H"‘°“‘ dollars; two assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; assistant, nine hundred dollars; assistant, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one clerk class one; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one copyist, even hundred and twenty dollars; in all, eleven thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. Division of statistics and methods of thesheries: Assistantin charge, _1>ivm¤¤ of mustwo thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of clas four; one clerk of "°“‘°*°‘ class two; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; two clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; statistical agent, one thousand four hundred dollars; three statistical agents, at one thousand dollars each; one local agent at Boston, Massachusetts, three hundred dollars; one local agent at Gloucester, Massachusetts, six hundred dollars; in all, fifteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars. Vessel service: Steamer Albatross: One naturalist, one thousand X·m»1:- H eight hundred dollars; one general assistant, one thousand two hundred ‘ " '°"‘ dollars; one fishery expert, one thousand two hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; in all, five thousand two hundred dollars. Steamer Fish Hawk: One cabin boy, three hundred dollars. "F¤¤¤ Mrk-" Schooner Grampus: Master, one thousand five hundred dollars; iirst "G¤¤·¤r¤¤-" mate, one thousand and eighty dollars; second mate, eight hundred and forty dollars; cook, six hundred dollars; three seamen, at five hnndred and forty dollars each; one cabin boy, four hundred and twenty dollars; in all, six thousand and sixty dollars. Expenses of administration: For contingent expenses of the omee iBgg:=¤¤• ¤f =¤1¤i¤— of the Commissioner, including stationery, purchase of special reports, ‘ books for library, telegraph and telephone service, furniture, repairs to and heating, lighting, and equipment of buildings, and compensation of temporary employees, ten thousand dollars. I Propagation of food-fishes: For m3·ll1fGD3·I10e, equipment, and opera,- £s£:•;r•:¤d¤¤¤ffwdtions of the iishcultural stations of the Commission, the general prop- ' agation of food-iishes and their distribution, including movement, main- - tenance, and repairs of cars, purchase of equipment and apparatus, contingent expenses, and temporary labor, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. _ Maintenance of vessels: For mml1t6ll3¤00 of the Vessels and launches, vggiutounucn of including the purchase and repair of boats, apparatus, machinery, and vox. xx1»;69