Mr. JOHNSON of Oklahoma. The Soil Conservation lost 25, and they have only 450, and they will lose 112 on July 1, if the present plans go through.

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir; I believe that is correct.

PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, ROADS, AND TRAILS IN NATIONAL PARKS

Mr. SCRUGHAM. Will you submit for the record a statement of the amount authorized by P. W. A. for physical improvements, and for roads and trails in the National Park area?

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes; I have that data here. I might submit that right at the present time, if you wish.

Amounts authorized for Public Works projects, classified for areas, for physical improvements, for roads and trails, and combined total for each area, as of Mar. 1,

Amounts authorized for Public Works projects, classified for areas, for physical improvements, for roads and trails, and combined total for each area, as of Mar. 1, 1937-Continued

Amounts authorized for Public Works projects, classified for areas, for physical improvements, for roads and trails, and combined total for each area, as of Mar. 1, 1937-Continued

NOTE.-Approximately 96 percent of the Public Works funds allotted to the National Park Service have been obligated.

SALARIES, OFFICE OF DIRECTOR

Mr. SCRUGHAM. The first item is salaries in the Washington office, and I notice you are asking for an actual increase of $14,900. is the increase for?

Mr. DEMARAY. I submit the following justification:

Amount included in Budget, fiscal year 1938.
Appropriation, fiscal year 1937.

What

$196, 940 189,880

Net increase, 1938 over 1937

7,060

The net increase of $7,060, plus $7,840 representing the salaries of four employees engaged on motion-picture work to be transferred to the Office of the Secretary, provides the sum of $14,900 for the establishment of five new positions in the Washington office, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Assistant to the Director, CAF-11, $3,800.-Due to the expanded activities and volume of work, this position was established in 1936 and the salary paid from Emergency Conservation Works allotments. To reduce the overhead cost of Emergency Conservation Works, the position is to be abandoned at the end of the current fiscal year, but the need for it will be greater than ever. It is earnestly recommended that the Director be granted this assistance in view of his heavy load of administrative duties.

BRANCH OF OPERATIONS

Principal Clerk, CAF-6, $2,300; Accounts and Control Division.-An additional principal clerk is recommended to handle the voluminous correspondence in the Accounts and Control Division from the greatly increased number of areas placed under the jurisdiction of the service by the Executive orders of June 10 and July 28, 1933. The personnel has not been increased in proportion to the volume of work resulting from the acquisition of areas by the Service, and the appointment of an additional clerk in the grade recommended is necessary to keep the work current.

Accountant, CAF-9, $3,200; Park Operators Division.-The Park Operators Division is charged with the responsibility of seeing that the proper franchise and permit fees are received from approximately 535 concerns and individuals operating under contracts and permits in the national parks and monuments, reviewing and recommending for approval schedules of rates charged by park operators, and making special studies and investigations as assigned. There are eight special agents of the Division of Investigations of the Department assigned to the work of field examination and audit of park operators' accounts. Their reports must be analyzed in the Park Operators Division. The present personnel of that Division is not sufficient to keep such work current. The work is now far in arrears.

BRANCH OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Assistant Division Chief, P-4, $3,800; Wildlife Division.—Adequate coordination and supervision of activities, prompt and efficient action in meeting demands. for field work, and proper supervision of research in libraries and in the field, require the establishment of a position of Assistant Chief of the Division on a permanent basis. The Assistant Chief, under the Chief of the Wildlife Division, will direct, supervise, and coordinate the activities of field naturalists, the supervisor of fish resources, regional wildlife technicians, associate technicians, assistant technicians, stenographers, and clerks of the Division. He will be stationed in the Washington office and, in the absence of the Chief of the Division, will assume full responsibility for wildlife management and restoration in accordance with established policies.

Senior stenographer, CAF-4, $1,800; Wildlife Division.-It is essential that a senior stenographer be assigned to this Division for stenographic work, and to supervise the regular routine paper work occasioned by the expansion of activities and the further development of the wildlife work. The appointee will relieve the Chief and Assistant Chief of the Division of important office details.

GENERAL EXPENSES

Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is "General expenses", $27,000, which is the 1937 appropriation.

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. In the Budget break-down of this item you have estimated $15,000 for travel, and the actual expenditures in 1936 were reported as $9,891. Is there any reason why that amount should not be reduced to $10,000, inasmuch as you used only $9,891 for travel last year?

Mr. DEMARAY. What item is that, Mr. Chairman?

Mr. SCRUGHAM. That is under general expenses.

Mr. DEMARAY. Under the general expense item there was $25,000 appropriated in 1936, and the actual expenditure was $24,256.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. These figures were furnished to me by the clerk of the committee. When he is present I will find out about the discrepancy.

Mr. DEMARAY. The estimate for 1937 was $27,000, and it is estimated that the entire amount will have been expended by the end of the fiscal year.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. My authority for the statement I made is on page 379 of the bill, which is right here before me. The fourth item on page 379 is travel expenses. Now, travel expenses are estimated at $15,000 instead of $25,000, as stated by you, and the actual amount expended is given as $9,891, instead of $24,000. Now, where is that discrepancy?

Mr. DEMARAY. Well, in the next item, transportation of things, was estimated at $300, and the actual expenditures were $1,579, and for equipment $400, and we actually expended $1,720. Communications expense was estimated at $6,500, and there was actually expended $8,118.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. I referred particularly to travel expense, and you took the entire item. That was the discrepancy?

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir; we have taken the entire item.

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE

Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is "Acadia National Park." You are asking for $47,710, an increase of $1,710 over the 1937 appropriation.

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir. The following justification is presented in support of this item:

Amount included in the Budget, fiscal year, 1938_
Appropriation, fiscal year, 1937_

$17,710

46,000

Net increase, 1938 over 1937

1,710

The net increase of $1,710, plus $750 representing a decrease in the equipment account from $1,500 to $540, provides $2,460 additional for other accounts as follows:

Administration and protection (increase, $1,860). This increase is necescity for the employment of an additional permanent ranger to provide adequate protection for approximately 6.000 acres of land now in process of acquisition on the western side of Mount Desert Island, which will become part of the park by July 1, 1937.

Maintenance, repair, and operation (increase, $600).—A portion of this increase is to provide $100 additional for the maintenance of buildings, including re pairs necessary for the preservation of the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, a beautiful building, donated by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. An additional sum of $400 is included to provide for the maintenance of 28 miles of roads added to the park system, for repairs necessary for old roads, and for proper maintenance of trails in the 6,000 acres of additional land to be added to the park by 167 An increase of $100 is included to provide for maintenance of the telephone system installed with Public Works funds.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. What is the justification for that increase of $1.710?

Mr. DEMARAY. The net increase of $1,710, plus $750 representing a decrease in the equipment account from $1,590 to $40, provides $2,460 additional for other accounts.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. Yes,

Mr. DEMARAY. $1,860 of that $2.460 is for an additional permanent ranger to provide adequate protection of lands on the western side of Mount Desert Island, which will be a part of the park by July 1,

1937.

Mr. SCRUGHAM. If you did not have this ranger would there be danger of vandalism and of fires!

Mr. DEMARAY. Yes; the area of the park is being increased. We are acquiring 6,000 acres of land over there and there is not any protection over it.

BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, UTAH

Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is "Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah."

Mr. DEMARAY. The justification in support of this item is as follows:

Amount included in the Budget, fiscal year 1938.

Appropriation, fiscal year 1937

$12 37 12

Net increase, 1938 over 1937

The net increase of $370 is recommended to provide as follows: Maintenance, repair, and operation; increase, $250 Of this increase, the sum of $150 is recommended to provide adequate maintenance of the park round system, and $100 for the operation of additional employees' quarters, consisting of one cottage and one cabin, constructed during the fiscal year 1987

Equipment; increase, $100 This increase, together with the sum of $600 in the account, is necessary for the purchase of a Ŋ ton pickup truck for general park work, and for miscellaneous small tolls and equipment.