Temporary Administration and Operation by Bureau of Posts of Radio Stations

September 8, 1930

ACT NO. 3679

AN ACT APPROPRIATING SEVENTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION BY THE BUREAU OF POSTS OF RADIO STATIONS AND RADIO OR TELEGRAPH SERVICE AT MANILA, CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA, DAVAO, CAGAYAN DE MISAMIS, TACLOBAN, APARRI, AND LAOAG, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. To enable the Bureau of Posts to take charge temporarily of the administration, operation, maintenance and repairs of radio stations and radio or telegraph service at Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Davao, Cagayan de Misamis, Tacloban, Aparri, and Laoag from September sixteenth to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty, the sum of seventy thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the Director of Posts with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications for the following purposes:

SALARIES
1	Two radio experts at P5,000 per annum	P2,916.62
2	Nine chief operators at not to exceed
	P3,600 per annum each	7,017.50
3	Five technicians at not to exceed P3,000
	per annum each	3,535.00
4	Three assistant chief operators at not to
	exceed P2,400 per annum each	2,100.00
5	Sixty-seven operators at not to exceed
	P1,800 per annum each	29,540.00
6	Four enginemen or operators at not to
	exceed P840 per annum each	945.00
7	Sixteen clerks or operators at not to
	exceed P720 per annum each	3,360.00
8	Four motorcycle messengers at not to
	exceed P720 per annum each	840.00
9	Thirty-six messengers at not to exceed
	P420 per annum each	4,410.00
OTHER EXPENSES
10	For equipment and sundry expenses	15,335.88
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	Grand total	70,000.00
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SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, September 8, 1930.