1034 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Siiss. II. Ch. 364. 1925. V¤iii¤i¤¤- motor trucks and bicycles; maintenance, repair, and operation of ‘ two motor—propelled passenger-carryin vehicles and of motor trucks and bicycles, to be used only for o&cial purposes; freight and express charges; postage to foreign countries; telegraph and telephone service; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange; first-aid outfits for use in the buildings occupied by employees of this department; street-car fares, not exceeding $300; and all other miscellaneous items and necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $200,000, which sum shall constitute the appropriation for contingent ex- AY¤ii¤¤i¤ fw Md penses of the department and shall also be available for the pur- °°m°°' chase of necessary supplies and equipment for field services of bureaus and offices of the department for which contingent and miscellaneous appropriations are specifically made in order to fareqemse im·¤_u;n cilitate the urchase through the central Jpurchasing office (Division D@{°,j‘,,°,§?‘g‘3*{?“°“· of Suppliesi), as provided in the Act of une 17, 1910 (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page 531). _ Rani- For rent of buildings in the District of Columbia, $66,500. For rent of storage s ace outside the Commerce Building, $1,500. i Priniine and bind- For all printing andpbindin for the Department of Commerce, °°° _ including all of its bureaus, ofgces, institutions, and services in the §',°'f,,{,,"'_,;, ,,0,,, 6,,,, District of Columbia and elsewhere, $500,000: Provided, That an ¤¤¤· amount not to exceed $2,000 of this appro riation may be expended for salaries of persons detailed from the Government Printing Oiiice for service as copy editors. t,g' ;¤cg ggg ammo or roamon AND nonmsnc oomumzcn Dif&3r» vid °m<=° Salaries: For the director and other personal services in the Nw District of Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act of 1923," $266,477. mghgjnmercini ¤¤· Commercial attachés: For commercial attachés, to be a pointed " by the Secretary of Commerce, after examination to be heijd under his direction to determine their competency and to be accredited through the State Department, whose duties shall be to investigate and report upon such conditions in the manufacturing industries and trade of foreign countries as may be of interest to the United ,_,,,,,,m,,,_ States; and for the compensation of a clerk or clerks for each commercial attaclié at the rate of not to exceed $3,000 per annum for each person so employed, and for janitor and messenger service, travel- Om,,d",,,,_ ing and subsistence expenses of officers and employees, rent. outside of the District of Columbia, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, and computin machines, accessories and repairs, books of reference, and periodicals, reports, documents, (plans, s ecifications, manuscripts, newspapers (both foreign and omesticg not exceeding $400, and all other publications, travel to and from the United States, and all other incidental e nses not included in the foregoing; such commercial attachis shsilwserve directly under the Secretary of Commerce and rmpae. shall report directly to him, $315,861: Provided, That not to exceed ,,,‘i§}§§‘,§§2,*;'iF" my two commercial attaches employed under this a propriation may be recalled from their foreign posts and assigned for duty in the Department of Commerce without loss of salary. m;;B°g¤l,<;_; ¤§cf°m· Promoting commerce, Europe and other areas: For all necessary ’ ’ expensesyincluding investigations in Europe and other areas, pup. chase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, type. . writing, adding, and computing machines, accessories and repairs, purchase of books of reference and periodicals, maps, reports, ocuments, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers (both
