In re Departmental Reference

In the act of March 4, 1923, 42 Stat. 1453, is a provision relative to the “ necessary traveling expenses and actual expenses incurred for subsistence ” of custom officers and employees “ while traveling on duty and away from their designated station.” A regulation was promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury known as Treasury Decision 39586, the effect of which was to provide in intended accordance with section o of the act of March 4, 1923, for reimbursement for subsistence in connection with official travel in the customs service for expenses actually incurred, and further that “no sum…