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[[preprinted]] Bi-120 APR.'18 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY ----------------- LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION No. ^[[438-Bi]] Washington, D. C., ^[[May 4, 1918.]] ^[[Alex Wetmore, Assistant Biologist.]] Under authority contained in the Secretary's letter, No. 8 Sec., dated July 1, 1917, you are hereby authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary, in strict accordance with law, the Fiscal Regulations of the Department, and the decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury, for the purpose stated and during the period named below, not to exceed $ ^[[300.00]] , to be paid from the appropriate "General Expenses, Bureau of Biological Survey, 1918." [[/preprinted]] ^[[(Protection of Migratory Birds.) Proceed from San Antonio, Texas, on May 18, 1918, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to Chama, New Mexico, and perform necessary travel within the States of New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Arizona, for the purpose of securing information on breeding waterfowl and other birds, their food, enemies, and other conditions affecting them, at Lake Burford (Stinking Lake), and other lakes in New Mexico and Arizona. You are further authorized to hire temporary assistants (subject to the rules of the Civil Service Commission), and to pay for their transportation and subsistence while in a travel status; to hire special means of conveyance when necessary; to hire saddle horses and pack animals; to hire or purchase necessary camp equipment; to purchase field supplies and natural history specimens; to pay for necessary repairs to your own firearms, if damaged while being used officially, as a consideration for their use; and to incur such other expenses as may be found necessary in carrying out this work. [[preprinted]] No expense for freight charges to be incurred hereunder. Your permanent headquarters will be ^[[Washington D. C.]] [[signed]] W. C. Henderson [[/signed]] ^[[Acting]] Chief of Bureau. [[stamped]] A true copy: W. Roy Dillon Chief Clerk and Executive Assistant [[/stamped]]