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SE VEN TY- FIR ST CONGRESS. SEss . II. CH. 184 . 1930 . for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardi- zation and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collection of the revenue on sugar and to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and Other typ es . and u nusua l sub stances ; for the stan dard izat ion and prod ucti on of ra re and unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Government de p ar t me n ts ; and for othe r technical and scientific pur- poses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $95,000 ; Gauges and screw Gauge standardization : To pr ovi de by cooperation of the Bureau threads . Cooperative stand - of Sta ndar ds, the War Depa rtme nt, and the Navy Dep artm ent for ardization of, etc • the standardization and testing of the standard gauges, screw threads, and standards required in manufacturing throughout the Unit ed State s, and t o calibra te and t est such standar d gauges , screw threads, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $50,000 ; Test ing large sca les, etc . Testing railroad-track, mine, and other scales : For investigation and testing of railroad-track scales, elevator scales, and other scales used in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transadtions with the public, such as post-office, navy-yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with Mine scales and cars . the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods of inspection ; for investigating the conditions and met ho ds of use of scales and m ine c ars u sed for weighing and measuring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages du e, and of co ndi ti ons affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measuring of coal at the mines, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $102,300 ; Hig h tem pe rat ure measurements . High temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- ga tio ns of suitable me tho ds of h igh temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the District of Metallurgical re- Columbia and in the field, $10,200 ; search . Metallurgical research : For metallurgical research, including alloy steels, foundry practice, and standards for metals and sands ; casting, rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys
prevention of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture . Rai lwa y equipment . and products ; investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure, includin perso nal s ervice s in the D istric t of Columbia and in the field, 61,000 ; sound investi gation . S ound i nvest igati on : For the investigation of the principles of sou nd and the ir application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the fiel d, $1 1,260 ; Industrial research Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation cooperative investiga- tions. wit h the industries upo n fundamental problems involved in indus- trial development, with a view to assisting in the permanent estab- lishment of new American industries, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $225,000 ; Coope rati ve s tand- Standardization of equipment : To enable the Bureau of Stand- ardization of industrial ards to coop erat e wi th G over nmen t de part ment s, e ngin eers , and etc . manufacturersintheestablishmentofstandards,methodsoftesting,d and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and
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