request for information from either House of Congress, or any committee of either House of Congress, or any Member of Congress, except through, or as authorized by, the department; except as provided in sections 102, 103, 104, and 859 of the Revised Statutes. (N. R. 95.)

2-45. Chiefs of bureaus shall communicate directly with the Secretary and Assistant Secretary at any time on business pertaining to their bureaus. (N. R. 394-4.)

2-46. Quarterly report of Secretary. It is the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to make at the expiration of each quarter of the fiscal year a written report to the President as to the condition of the public business of the Navy Department and whether any branch thereof is in arrears. (See act of Mar. 15, 1898.) (N. R. 395–1.)

2-47. Quarterly report of chief of bureau. To enable the Secretary to carry out his duty as specified in the preceding paragraph, a report shall be made by the head of each of the bureaus and offices of the department at the close of each quarter, showing the condition of work in each such bureau or office, and whether any part thereof is in arrears. (N. R. 395-2.)

2-48. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy shall be charged with the departmental administration, direction, organization, and management of such navy yards and naval stations as the Secretary of the Navy may designate. The organization maintained for the purpose of performing these functions shall not be duplicated nor paralleled elsewhere in the Navy Department. (N. R. 398-2.)

2-49. Officers attached to Secretary's Office may be assigned bureau duties. Such officer and civilian personnel as the Secretary of the Navy may deem necessary shall be assigned to the office of the Secretary of the Navy in connection with the duties prescribed in paragraph (2). Such of the officers so assigned as the Secretary of the Navy deems necessary may be directed to report also to the Chief of Naval Operations, the chief of any bureau, or to the head of any office of the department for additional duty in connection with these matters. (N. R. 398-3.)

2-50. Information to be furnished Chief of Naval Operations. Every chief of bureau or head of an office shall furnish such information and data as may be called for by the Chief of Naval Operations. (N. R. 393-14.)

2-51. Cooperation with Chief of Naval Operations. There shall be a mutual exchange of information between the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the various technical bureaus regarding the policies of ship movements, ship overhauls, the progress of work in the various technical bureaus, and such other matters as require the cooperation of the responsible bureaus with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. (N. R. 393-15a.)

2-52. Conference representatives. When a conference becomes necessary to facilitate the transaction of business affecting the interests of any bureau or office, the chief of such bureau or head of such office, when notified by the Chief of Naval Operations, shall designate a representative to attend such conference. (N. R.393-15b.)

2-53. Consultation and cooperation as to war plans. In preparing and maintaining in readiness plans for the use of the fleet in war, he [the Chief of Naval Operations] shall freely consult with and have the advice and assistance of the various bureaus, boards, and offices of the department, including the Marine Corps headquarters, in matters coming under their cognizance. After the approval of any given war plans by the Secretary it shall be the duty of the Chief of Naval Operations to assign to the bureaus, boards, and offices such parts thereof as may be needed for the intelligent carrying out of their respective duties in regard to such plans. (N. R. 433-7.)

BUREAU ORGANIZATION AND OFFICE INSTRUCTIONS.

3-01. Basis of organization. Organization in its principal elements necessarily depends upon the basic law. Its further form depends upon the work which is to be accomplished and upon the other organizations with which contact must be maintained. In the case of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, as with any other military unit, provision must be made for efficient operation both in time of peace and in time of war. There must be provision for rapid expansion to any limit as the country changes from a peace to a war basis.

3-02. Duties in general. In broad outline, the duties of the bureau comprise (a) the preparation of estimates for all public works of the Navy and the securing of data therefor, and subsequently, as representing the Secretary of the Navy, the presentation of data to congressional committees at the hearings (N. R. 95), all in conformity with the budget organization; (b) design and construction of public works as appropriated for and to meet the needs of the naval service; (c) contractual relations with civilian organizations as to public works construction; and (d) maintenance and operation of certain branches of the naval shore establishment.

POINTS OF CONTACT WITH FLEET AND WITH OTHER BUREAUS AND OFFICES OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.

3-03. Service for the fleet. The principal matters in which the bureau performs service for the fleet, which is under the Chief of Naval Operations, have to do with the providing of fleet facilities, which may be listed as follows:

Fleet (through usual administrative channels):

Channels and buoys (where not | Supply bases.

provided by War Department).

Anchorage (where not provided

by War Department).

Moorings.

Berthing facilities.

Landing facilities.

Trial courses (surveys and layouts).
Fleet operating base facilities.
Advance base construction.
Range-finder beacons on shore.
Rifle ranges.
Fueling plants.

Ammunition storage.

Docking facilities.

Navy yard facilities.

Radio stations (public works features
only).

Submarine bases, with housing facilities.
Destroyer bases.

Receiving-ship barracks.

Training stations.

Recreation fields.

Water supply.

3-04. Contact with Chief of Naval Operations. The bureau's contact with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations has to do with military requirements of public works as well as with other matters. The principal points of contact may be listed as follows: Chief of Naval Operations:

3-05. Contact with other bureaus of Navy Department. The bureau's work has contact with the other bureaus and offices of the Navy Department in the design and construction of public works and in items of repair or maintenance on the one hand, and in cooperation rendered the bureau on the other. These mutual relations may be listed, in general, as follows:

Bureau of Construction and Repair:

Graving dry docks.
Floating dry docks.
Marine railways.

Fixed and dry-dock cranes.
Floating cranes.
Shipbuilding ways.

Shop buildings.

Bureau of Engineering:

Shop buildings.

Navy yard facilities generally. Radio stations (public works features only).

Radio stations (public works fea

tures only), repairs beyond ca-
pacity of force at.

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts:

Fleet supply bases.

Storehouses.

Fuel storage plants.

Clothing factories.

Navy yard facilities generally.
Piers and wharves for fitting out and
ship repair.

Timber inspection (for Bureau of Yards
and Docks by Bureau of Construction
and Repair).

Fuel storage plants, location and design of.
Engineering Experiment Station.
Factory inspection (for Bureau of Yards
and Docks by Bureau of Engineering).

Disbursements under public works con tracts.

Accounting of expenditures under bureau's appropriations.

Piers and wharves for supplies, Disposition of surveyed articles and

handling facilities.

Transportation equipment.

Purchase of supplies, equipment,

and materials, and their ship-
ment and storage.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery:

Hospitals.

Medical supply depots.
Dispensaries.

Hygienic and sanitary require

ments.

Bureau of Aeronautics:

Air stations.
Helium plant.

Naval aircraft factory. Judge Advocate General:

Naval prisons.
Legal matters.

Marine Corps:

Bases.

Training stations.
Barracks.

Clothing factory.