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CHAP. 208.— AN ACT Making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve. March 3, 1911.[[H. R. 32886](/us/bill/36/hr/32886).][[Public, No. 452](/us/bill/36/pl/452).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, severally appropriated, in full compensation for the Diplomatic and Consular ServiceDiplomatic and consular appropriations.for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

SALARIES OF AMBASSADORS AND MINISTERS.Salaries. Ambassadors Ambassadors.extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Austria-Hungary, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy. Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey, at seventeen thousand five hundred dollars each, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars; Envoys extraordinary and ministersEnvoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary.plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic, Belgium, Chile, China, Cuba, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, and Spam, at twelve thousand dollars each, eighty-four thousand dollars;

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Greece and Montenegro, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay, Persia, Peru, Portugal, Salvador, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela, at ten thousand dollars each, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Roumania, Servia, and Bulgaria, ten thousand dollars; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Dominican Republic, ten thousand dollars ; 1028 Minister resident and consul generalMinister resident and consul general.to Liberia, five thousand dollars ;

Agent and consul general at Cairo, Agent, etc., Cairo.six thousand five hundred dollars ; *Provided,**Proviso.*Salary restriction.That no salary herein appropriated shall be paid to any official receiving any other salary from the United States Government; Chargés d’affaires Chargés d’affaires.ad interim, fifty thousand dollars; Total, five hundred and sixty thousand live hundred dollars. SALARIES OF SECRETARIES OF EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS.Secretaries of embassies and legations.

Secretaries of embassy Embassies.to Austria-Hungary, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey, at three thousand dollars each, thirty thousand dollars; Japanese secretary of embassy to Japan, three thousand six hundred dollars; Interpreter to embassy Interpreter to embassy in Turkey.to Turkey, three thousand dollars; Chinese secretary of legationChinese secretary of legation in China.to China, three thousand six hundred dollars ; Secretaries of legation Legations.to the Argentine Republic, Belgium, Chile, China, Cuba, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, and Spain, at two thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars each, eighteen thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars;

Secretaries of legation to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela, at two thousand dollars each, thirty- six thousand dollars; Secretary of legation to Salvador and consul general to San Salvador, two thousand dollars; Secretary of legation to Siam and consul general at Bangkok, two thousand dollars; Secretary of legation to Greece and Montenegro, two thousand dollars;

Secretary of legation to Paraguay and Uruguay, two thousand dollars; Secretary of legation and consul general to Roumania, Servia, and Bulgaria, two thousand dollars; Secretary of legation to Persia, who shall be an American student of the language of that country, two thousand dollars; Second secretaries Second secretaries.of embassy to Austria-Hungary, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Russia, at two thousand dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars;

Second secretaries of legation to Clima and Cuba, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, three thousand six hundred dollars; Second secretary of embassy to Turkey, who shall be an American student of the language of that court and country, two thousand dollars ; Third secretaries Third secretaries.of embassy to Great Britain, France, Mexico, Germany, and Russia, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, six thousand dollars; Third secretary of embassy to Japan, who shall be an American student of the Japanese language, one thousand two hundred dollars;

Third secretary of embassy to Turkey, who shall be an American student of the Turkish language, one thousand two hundred dollars; Total, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars. 1029 SALARIES OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS AND MAKING TRANSITS. To pay the salaries of ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other officers of the United StatesInstruction and transit pay.for the periods actually and necessarily occupied in receiving instructions and in making transits to and from their posts, and while awaiting recognition and authority to act, in pursuance of the provisions of section seventeen hundred and forty R.

S., sec. 1740, p.309.of the Revised Statutes, so much as may be necessary. CLERKS AT EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS. For the employment of necessary clerks at the embassiesClerks at embassies, etc.and legations, who, whenever hereafter appointed, shall be citizens of the United States, seventy-five thousand dollars. SALARIES OF INTERPRETERS TO EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS. Interpreters, etc.Assistant Chinese secretary of legation to China, to be appointed from the corps of student interpreters, two thousand dollars;

Assistant Japanese secretary of embassy to Japan, to be appointed from the corps of student interpreters, two thousand dollars; Interpreter to legation and consulate general to Persia, one thousand dollars ; Interpreter to legation and consulate general to Bangkok, Siam, one thousand five hundred dollars; For ten student interpreters Student interpreters.at the legation to China, In China.who shall be citizens of the United States, and whose duty it shall be to study the Chinese language with a view to supplying interpreters to the legation and consulates in China, at one thousand dollars each, ten thousand dollars: *Provided,**Provisos.*That said student interpreters shall be chosen in such manner as will make the Nonpartisan selection.selections nonpartisan: *And provided further,* That upon receiving such appointment each student interpreter shall sign an agreement to continue in the serviceTerm of service.as interpreter to the legation and consulates in China so long as his said services may be required within a period of five years;

For the payment of the cost of tuition Tuition.of student interpreters at the legation to China, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per annum each, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For six student interpreters at the embassy to Japan,In Japan.who shall be citizens of the United States, and whose duty it shall be to study the Japanese language with a view to supplying interpreters to the embassy and consulates in Japan, at one thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars: *Provided,**Proviso.*That said student interpreters shall be chosen in such manner as will make the selections nonpartisanNonpartisan selection.: *And provided further,* That upon receiving such appointment each student interpreter shall sign an agreement to continue in the serviceTerm of service.as interpreter to the embassy and consulates in Japan so long as his said services may bo required within a period of five years;

For the payment of the cost of tuitionTuition.of student interpreters at the embassy to Japan, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per annum each, seven hundred and fifty dollars; For ten student interpreters at the embassy to Turkey,In Turkey.who shall be citizens of the United States, and whose duty it shall be to study the language of Turkey and any other language that may be necessary to qualify them for service as interpreters to the embassy and consulates in Turkey, at one thousand dollars each, ten thousand dollars: *Provided,**Proviso.*That said student interpreters shall be chosen in such manner as will make the selections Nonpartisan selection.nonpartisan: *And provided further,* That upon receiving such appointment each student interpreter shall sign an agreement to continue in the serviceTerm of service.as interpreter to the 1030 embassy and consulates in Turkey so long as his said services may be required within a period of five years;

For the payment of the cost of tuitionTuition.of student interpreters at the embassy to Turkey, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per annum each, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; Total, thirty-five thousand seven hundred and fifty dolíais. But no person drawing the salary of interpreterRestriction on salaries.as above provided shall be allowed any part of the salary appropriated for any secretary of legation or other officer. QUARTERS FOR THE STUDENT INTERPRETERS AT THE EMBASSY TO JAPAN.Quarters for interpreters.

For rent of quarters for the student interpreters attached to the embassy at Tokyo, Japan,In Japan.six hundred dollars. QUARTERS FOR THE STUDENT INTERPRETERS AT THE EMBASSY TO TURKEY. For rent of quarters for the student interpreters attached to the embassy to Turkey,In Turkey.six hundred dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, FOREIGN MISSIONS. To enable the President to provide, at the public expense,Contingent expenses. foreign missions.all such stationery, blanks, records, and other books, seals, presses, flags, and signs as lie shall think necessary for the several embassies and legations in the transaction of their business, anil also for rent, postage, telegrams, furniture, messenger service, compensation of kavasses, guards, dragomans, and porters, Dispatch agents.including compensation of interpreters, and the compensation of dispatch agents at London, New York, and San Francisco, and for traveling and miscellaneous expenses of embassies and legations, and for printing in the Department of State, and for loss on bills of exchange to and from embassies and legations, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.

TRANSPORTATION OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS IN GOING TO AND RETURNING FROM THEIR POSTS. To pay the cost of the transportation of diplomatic and consular officersTraveling expenses.in going to and returning from their posts, or when traveling under the orders of the Secretary of State, at the rate of five cents per mile, but not including any expense incurred in connection with leaves of absence, fifty thousand dollars. .STEAM LAUNCH FOR LEGATION AT CONSTANTINOPLE. Hiring of steam launch Steam launch, Turkey.for use of embassy at Constantinople, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

GROUND RENT OF EMBASSY AT TOKYO, JAPAN.Japan. Annual ground rent of the embassy Ground rent, embassy.at Tokyo, Japan, for the year ending March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and twelve, two hundred and fifty dollars. ANNUAL EXPENSES OF CAPE SPARTEL LIGHT, COAST OF MOROCCO. Annual proportion of the expenses of Cape SpartelCape Spartel Light.and Tangier Light on the coast of Morocco, including loss by exchange, three hundred and twenty-five dollars. 1031 BRINGING HOME CRIMINALS. Actual expenses incurred in bringing home from foreign countries persons charged with crime,Bringing home criminals.seven thousand dollars.

RESCUING SHIPWRECKED AMERICAN SEAMEN. Expenses which may be incurred in the acknowledgment of the servicesLife-saving testimonials.of masters and crews of foreign vessels in rescuing American seamen or citizens from shipwreck, four thousand five hundred dollars. EXPENSES UNDER THE NEUTRALITY ACT. To meet the necessary expenses attendant upon the execution of the neutrality Act,Expenses, neutrality act.to be expended under the direction of the President, pursuant to the requirement of section two hundred and ninety-one of the Revised StatutesR.

S., sec. 291, p. 49., eight thousand dollars. EMERGENCIES ARISING IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE. To enable the President to meet unforeseen emergenciesUnforeseen emergencies.arising in the diplomatic and consular service, and to extend the commercial and other interests of the United States, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of section two hundred and ninety-one of the Revised Statutes,R. S., sec. 291, p. 49.ninety thousand dollars. ALLOWANCE TO WIDOWS OR HEIRS OF DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS WHO DIE ABROAD.

Payment, under the provisions of section seventeen hundred and forty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States, to the widows or heirsAllowance to heirs of officers dying abroad.at law of diplomatic or consular officers of the United States dying in foreign countries in the discharge of their duties, five thousand dollars. TRANSPORTING REMAINS OF DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS, CONSULS, AND CONSULAR ASSISTANTS TO THEIR HOMES FOR INTERMENT. For defraying the expenses of transporting the remains of diplomatic and consular officers of the United States, including consular assistants, who have died or may die abroad or in transit, while in the discharge of their official duties, to their former homes in this country for interment, and for the ordinary and necessary expenses of such interment, at their post or at home, five thousand dollars.

Bringing home remains of officers. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Contribution to the maintenance of the International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresInternational Bureau of Weights and Measures.in conformity with the terms of the convention of May twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five,Vol. 20, p. 714.the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid, under the direction of the Secretary of State, to said bureau on its certificate of apportionment, two thousand eight hundred and ninety-five dollars.

INTERNATIONAL BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION OF CUSTOMS TARIFFS. To meet the share of the United States in the annual expenseInternational Customs Tariff Bureau.for the year ending Vol. 26, p. 1518.March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twelve, of sustaining the international bureau at Brussels for the translation and publication of customs tariffs, one thousand five hundred dollars; 1032 this appropriation to be available on April first, nineteen hundred and eleven, pursuant to convention proclaimed December seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety.

INTERNATIONAL (WATER) BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. To enable the commissionMexican Water Boundary Commission.to continue its work under the treaties of eighteen hundred and eighty-four and eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and nineteen hundred and live,Vol.24, p. 1011: 26. p. 1512.fifty thousand dollars. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU AT BRUSSELS FOR REPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. To meet the share of the United States in the expenses of the special bureauBureau for Repression of African Slave Trade.created by article eighty-two of the general act concluded at Brussels July second, eighteen hundred and ninety, Vol. 27, p. 917.for the repression of the African slave trade and the restriction of the importation into and sale in a certain defined zone of the African Continent of firearms, ammunition, and spirituous liquors, for the calendar year nineteen hundred and twelve, one hundred dollars.

INTERNATIONAL GEODETIC ASSOCIATION FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EARTH. To enable the Government of the United States to pay, through the American embassy at Berlin, its quota as an adhering member of the International Geodetic AssociationInternational Geodetic Association.for the Measurement of the Earth, one thousand five hundred dollars. REPAIRS TO LEGATION AND CONSULAR PREMISES. To enable the Secretary of State to keep in repair the legation and consularRepairs to legations and consulates.premises owned by the Government of the United States and occupied by its agents, ten thousand dollars.

PAN AMERICAN UNION. . Pan American Union, Pan American Union.seventy-five thousand dollars: *Provided,**Provisos.*That any moneys receivedUse of moneys received.from the other American Republics for the support of the union shall be paid into the Treasury as a credit, in addition to the appropriation, and may be drawn therefrom upon requisitions of the Secretary of State for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the union: *And provided further,* That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized to print an edition of the Monthly Bulletin,Monthly Bulletin.not to exceed five thousand copies per month, for distribution by the union every month.

INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION. To meet the share of the United States in the expenses for the calendar year nineteen hundred and ten of the International Bureau of the Permanent CourtInternational Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration.of Arbitration, created under article twenty-two of the convention concluded at The Hague, July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine,Vol. 32. p. 1793.for the pacific settlement of international disputes, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE. For the payment of the quota of the United States for the support of the International Institute of AgricultureInternational Institute of Agriculture.for the calendar year nineteen hundred and twelve, four thousand eight hundred dollars; 1033 For salary of one member of the permanent committee of the International Institute of Agriculture, for the calendar year nineteen hundred and twelve, three thousand six hundred dollars. Total, eight thousand four hundred dollars.

INTERNATIONAL SANITARY BUREAU. For the annual share of the United States for the maintenance of the International Sanitary BureauInternational Sanitary Bureau.for the calendar year nineteen hundred and twelve, two thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars and seventy-nine cents. BOUNDARY LINE, ALASKA AND CANADA. To enable the Secretary of State to mark the boundary and make the surveys incidental thereto, between the Territory of Alaska and the Dominion of Canada,Boundary, Alaska and Canada.in conformity with the award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and existing treaties, Vol. 32, p. 1961.including employment at the seat of government of such surveyors, computers, and draftsmen as are necessary to reduce field notes, two hundred thousand dollars, to be immediately available, together with the unexpended balance of the previous appropriation for this object.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES COURT FOR CHINA.United States court for China. Judge of the United States court for China, Salaries.eight thousand dollars; district attorney of the United States court for China, four thousand dollars; marshal of the United States court for China, three thousand dollars; clerk of the United States court for China, three thousand dollars; stenographer of the United States court for China, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for court expenses, eight thousand dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the actual expenses of the judge of said court, not to exceed ten dollars per day, and of the district attorney,Judge and district attorney.not to exceed five dollars per day, when sessions of said court are held at other cities than Shanghai,Sessions other than at Shanghai.so much as may be necessary. For rent Rent.of premises for the use of the United States court for China at Shanghai, two thousand four hundred dollars. Total, thirty thousand two hundred dollars. BOUNDARY LINE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

For the more effective demarcation and mapping,Boundary, United States and Canada.pursuant to the treaty of April eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight,Vol. 35, p. 2003.between the United States and Great Britain, of the land and water boundary line between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, as established under existing treaties, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, including employment at the seat of government of such surveyors, computers, and draftsmen as are necessary to reduce field notes, ninety-five thousand dollars.

FISHERIES CONVENTION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA. For the payment of the compensation of a commissionFishery Commission, Canadian.on the part of the United States under the convention between the United States and Great Britain concerning the fisheries in waters contiguous to the United States and the Dominion of Canada, signed at WashingtonVol. 35, p. 2000.on April eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight, and of the share of the United States of the expenses that may be incurred in putting into operation and carrying out the convention during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, ten thousand dollars. 1034 INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

For the payment of the quota of the United States for the calendar year nineteen hundred and eleven toward the support of the International Office of Public Health, International Office of Public Health.created by the international arrangement signed at Rome Vol. 35, p. 2061.December ninth, nineteen hundred and seven, in pursuance of article one hundred and eighty-one of the International Sanitary Convention Vol. 35. p. 1834.signed at Paris on December third, nineteen hundred and three, three thousand and fifteen dollars and sixty-two cents.

INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS FOR LOSSES IN SAMOA IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE. For carrying into effect the Act of CongressInvestigating Samoan claims.approved June twenty-third, nineteen hundred and ten, *Ante*, p. 592.for the investigation of claims of American citizens for losses growing out of the joint naval operations of the United States and Great Britain in and about the town of Apia, in the Samoan Islands, in the months of March, April, and May, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, the King of Sweden by an international award having found the United States and Great Britain to be responsible for such losses, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

ARBITRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TITLE TO THE CHAMIZAL TRACT. For the expenses of the arbitration of the international title to the Chamizal tract,Arbitration of Chamizal tract.including office rent in the District of Columbia and the*Post*. p. 2481.compensation of arbitrators, umpires, agents, counsel, clerical and other assistants, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, and to be immediately available and to continue available until expended, fifty thousand dollars.

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RED CROSS. To meet the expenses of the Ninth International Conference of the Red Cross,International Red Cross Conference.to be held at Washington in nineteen hundred and twelve, twenty thousand dollars. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYGIENE AND DEMOGRAPHY. For the continuance of the preliminary work necessary in preparing for the meetingInternational Congress of Hygiene and Demography.in the United States, in the year nineteen hundred and twelve, of the Fifteenth International Congress of Hygiene and Demography, in pursuance of the invitation extended by the President of the United States in virtue of the joint resolutionVol. 34, p. 1422.of the Congress thereof approved February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and seven, ten thousand dollars.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SOCIAL INSURANCE. The President of the United States is hereby authorized to extend to the International Congress on Social InsuranceInternational Congress on Social Insurance.an invitation to hold its nextInvited to meet in United States.triennial congress in the United States. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ALCOHOLISM AT THE HAGUE, HOLLAND. For expenses of delegates to be designated by the President to the Thirteenth International Congress on AlcoholismInternational Congress on Alcoholism.at The Hague, Holland, September, nineteen hundred and eleven, four thousand five hundred dolíais, including secretarial and stenographic work and transcription of reports. 1035 SALARIES, CONSULAR SERVICE.Salaries.

For salaries of consuls general and consuls, Consular service.as provided in the Act approved May eleventh, nineteen hundred and eight, entitled Vol. 35, p. 101: Vol. 34, p. 99.“An Act to amend an Act entitled ’An Act to provide for the reorganization of the consular service of the United States,’ approved April fifth, nineteen hundred and six,” and amendments thereto, as follows: Consuls general, three hundred and three thousand dollars; consuls, seven hundred and thirty-four thousand dollars; in all, one million and thirty-seven thousand dollars.

For salaries of five consular inspectors,Consular inspectors.at five thousand dollars each, twenty-five thousand dollars. Total, one million and sixty-two thousand dollars. EXPENSES OF CONSULAR INSPECTORS. For the actual and necessary traveling and subsistenceTraveling, etc., expenses.expenses of consular inspectors while traveling and inspecting under instructions from the Secretary of State, fifteen thousand dollars. SALARIES OF CONSULAR ASSISTANTS. For thirty consular assistantsConsular assistants.as provided for by law, thirty-six thousand six hundred dollars.

ALLOWANCE FOR CLERK HIRE AT UNITED STATES CONSULATES. Allowance for clerk hire at consulates, Clerks at consulates.to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. SALARIES OF INTERPRETERS TO CONSULATES IN CHINA, CHOSEN, AND JAPAN. InterpretersInterpreters at consulates.to be employed at consulates in China, Chosen, and Japan, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, forty thousand dollars. For interpreter at Vladivostok, Siberia, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Interpreter at Tangier, one thousand two hundred dollars. Interpreter at Seoul, five hundred dollars. Total, forty-two thousand nine hundred dollars. EXPENSES OF INTERPRETERS, GUARDS, AND SO FORTH, IN TURKISH DOMINIONS, AND SO FORTH. Interpreters and guards Interpreters, guards, etc.at the consulates in the Turkish dominions, Persia, and at Zanzibar, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, nineteen thousand dollars. SALARIES OF MARSHALS FOR CONSULAR COURTS.

MarshalsMarshals.for the consular courts in China, Chosen, and Turkey, eleven thousand dollars. EXPENSES OF PRISONS FOR AMERICAN CONVICTS.Consular prisons. Actual expense of renting a prison at ShanghaiShanghai.for American convicts in China, one thousand two hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, one thousand two hundred dollars; for the wages of a keeper of such prison, one thousand two hundred dollars; and for 1036the wages of an assistant keeper of sudi prison, eight hundred dollars; in all, four thousand four hundred dollars.

Paying for the keeping and feeding of prisonersKeeping prisoners.in China, Chosen, Siam, and Turkey, nine thousand dollars: *Provided,**Proviso.*That no more than fifty cents per dayLimit of cost.for the keeping and feeding of each prisoner while actually confined shall be allowed or paid for any such Keeping and feeding. This is not to be understood as covering cost of medical attendance and medicines when required by such prisoners. RentRent, etc., Turkey.of prison for American convicts in Turkey, and for wages of keepers of the same, one thousand dollars.

Wages of prison keeper in Chosen, Keeper, Chosen.six hundred dollars. Total, fifteen thousand dollars. RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN. Relief and protection of American seamenRelief of American seamen.in foreign countries, and shipwrecked American seamen in the Territory of Alaska, in the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Philippine Islands, thirty thousand dollars. FOREIGN HOSPITAL AT CAPE TOWN.Foreign hospitals. Annual contribution toward the support of the Somerset Hospital (a foreign hospital), at Cape Town,Cape Town.fifty dollars, to be paid by the Secretary of State upon the assurance that suffering seamen and citizens of the United States will be admitted to the privileges of said hospital.

FOREIGN HOSPITALS AT PANAMA. Annual contributions toward the support of the foreign hospitals at Panama, Panama.five hundred dollars, to be paid by the Secretary of State upon the assurance that suffering seamen and citizens of the United States will be admitted to the privileges of said hospitals. SEAMEN’S INSTITUTE AT KOBE. Contributions toward the support of the Seamen’s InstituteSeamen's Institute, Kobe.at Kobe, to be paid by the Secretary of State upon the assurance that relief will be afforded by the said institute to indigent American seamen, twenty-five dollars.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES, UNITED STATES CONSULATES. ExpensesContingent expenses, consulates.of providing all such stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, flags, signs, rent (allowance for rent not to exceed in any case thirty per centum of the officer's salary), postage, furniture including typewriters and exchange of same statistics, newspapers, freight (foreign and domestic), telegrams, advertising, messenger service, traveling expenses of consular officers and consular assistants, compensation of Chinese writers, loss by exchange, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the President may think necessary for the several consulates and consular agencies in the transaction of their business, four hundred and seventy-one thousand six hundred dollars.

Approved, March 3, 1911.