Republic Act No. 629

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

The following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Concurrent Philippine Consulate in Singapore, Federation of Malaya, British North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei, with main office in Singapore:

D.— Department op Foreign Affairs

SALARIES AND WAGES

1.	One foreign affairs officer, class III	P5,400.00
	Supplementary salary	2,700.00
	Living quarters allowance	3,900.00
	Post allowance	2,100.00
2.	One clerk stenographer	1,920.00
	Supplementary salary	1,680.00
3.	For weekly wages of local help to serve in such capacities as interpreter, chauffeur, messenger, janitor and laborer	2,000.00

	Total for salaries and wages	P19.700.00

SUNDRY EXPENSES

1.	Traveling expenses of personnel	P1,500.00
2.	Freight, express and delivery service	500.00
3.	Postal, telegraph, telephone, cable and radio service	500.00
4.	Illumination and power service	200.00
5.	Rental of buildings and grounds	3,600.00
6.	Consumption of supplies and materials	1,500.00
7.	Printing and binding reports, documents and publications	100.00
8.	Maintenance and repair of equipment	400.00
9.	Other services	600.00

	Total for sundry expenses	P8,900.00

SPECIAL EXPENSES

1.	For representation expens	P2.000.00
2.	For initial (organization) traveling expenses in proceeding to post, including shipment of equipment and supplies	P4.000.00

	Total for the Concurrent Philippine Consulate in Singapore, Federation of Malaya, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei with main office in Singapore	P34,600.00

Section 2

The establishment of a Philippine Consulate in British North Borneo shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the claim of the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu or the Philippine Government to that territory.

Section 3

The general provisions of the Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-two including the special provisions pertaining to the Department of Foreign Affairs, shall apply to the appropriations herein authorized.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-one.

Approved, June 5, 1951.