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[[preprinted]] United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C. AUTHORIZATION No.[[/preprinted]] 1887. August 22, 1911. Mr. Alex. Wetmore, Agent. (Thro. the Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey.) Sir:- You are advised that Authorization No. 109, as amended by Authorization No. 1762, which permits you to perform travel in Alaska and various points on the Alaska Coast, for the purpose of gathering data on birds and mammals, is hereby still further amended so as to authorize you to return to Lawrence, Kansas, instead of Washington, D. C., your official station. The amount that may be expended under Authorization No. 109, as amended, and which was drawn on the appropriation "General Expenses, Bureau of Biological Survey, 1912" (Food Habits of Birds and Mammals), is not hereby increased. ^[[W.M. Hays]] [[stamped]] Acting [[/stamped]] Secretary. D [[stamped]] A true copy: ^[[W J Nevius]] Chief Clerk, Div. of Accts. and Disbursements. [[/stamped]]