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2620 PROCLAMATIONS, 1926. __ August 3, 1926. Wenatchee National Forest, Wash. Preamble. Vol. 42, p. 1036. Area enlarged. Description. August 14, 1926; Virgin Islands. Preamble. Statutory provisions. Vol. 41, p. 997. Vol. 41, p. 997. Vol. 42, pp. 2261, 2269, 2287; Vol. 43, pp. 1926, 1943, 1969. Ante, pp. 2575, 2593. By th e Pre sid en t of th e Uni te d Sta tes of Amer ic a A PROCLAMATION Whereas, it appears that a certain tract of public land within the area described in the act of Congress approved September 22, 1922 (42 Stat., 1036), which has been found chiefly valuable for national forest purposes, should be added to the Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington; Now, therefore, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the afore- said act of Congress entitled, “An Act For the inclusion of certain lands in the Wenatchee National Forest, the Olympic National Forest, and the Snoqualmie National Forest, all in the State of Washington, and for other purposes”, do proclaim that the follow- ing described tract, namely, WX NEX NEX NEX, SEX NWX NEX NEX, EX SWX NEX NEX, NX NWX SEX NEX, SWX NWX SEX NEX and NWX SWX SEX NEX Sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 20 E., W. M., containing 22X acres, is hereby added to and made a part of the Wenatchee National Forest. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty- [seal ! six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-first. Cal vi n Coo li dg e By the President: Fra nk B Kell og g Secretary of State. By th e Presi den t of th e Uni te d Sta te s of Amer ic a A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, an Act of Congress, entitled the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920”, approved June 5, 1920, contains the following provisions: “Sec. 21. That from and after February 1, 1922, the coast- wise laws of the United States shall extend to the island terri- tories and possessions of the United States not now covered thereby, and the board is directed prior to the expiration of such year to have established adequate steamship service at reasonable rates to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of said islands and to maintain and operate such service until it can be taken over and operated and maintained upon satisfactory terms by private capital and enterprise; Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by February 1, 1922, the President shall extend the period herein allowed for the estab- lishment of such service in the case of any island territory or possession for such time as may be necessary for the establish- ment of adequate shipping facilities therefor.” AND WHEREAS, an adequate shipping service to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of the Virgin Islands has not been established as provided by Section 21 of the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920”; AND WHEREAS, the President of the United States in accord- ance with the authority vested in him by Section 21 of the “Mer- chant Marine Act, 1920”, has from time to time, to wit, on February 1, 1922, on May 18, 1922, on October 28, 1922, on October 25, 1923, PROCLAMATIONS, 1926. 2621 on April 7, 1924, on October 23, 1924, on April 25, 1925, and on November 24, 1925, issued Proclamations extending the. time for the establishment of such service, and deferring the application of the coastwise laws to the Virgin Islands until September 30, 1926. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the.United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority con- ferred upon me by Section 21 of the above mentioned Act, do hereby declare and proclaim that the period for the establishment of an adequate shipping service with the aforesaid Virgin Islands be fur- ther extended from September 30, 1926, to September. 30, 1927; AND INASMUCH as the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands, as provided in Section. 21 of the 11 Merchant Marine Act, 1920” is dependent upon the establishment of an adequate shipping service to such island possession, I do hereby further proclaim and declare that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands is deferred from Sep- tember 30, 1926, to September 30, 1927. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 14th day of August, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and [sea l ] Twenty-Six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Fifty-First. Cal vi n Coo li dg e By the President: Lel an d Har riso n , Acting Secretary of State. By the Pre sid en t of th e Uni te d Stat es of Amer ic a . A PROCLAMATION. /WHEREAS, the President of the United States, under an Act of Congress approved March 2, 1917, entitled “An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes”, is au- thorized to convey to the People of Porto Rico from time to time, in his discretion, such lands, buildings, or interests in land or other property now owned by the United States and within the territorial limits of Porto Rico as in his opinion are no longer needed for purposes of the United States; WHEREAS, a certain portion of the San Juan Military Reserva- tion and the reservation of the Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau, situated in Puerta de Tierra, City of San Juan, Territory of Porto Rico, heretofore set apart for military and governmental pur- poses, are no longer needed for the purposes of the United States; and WHEREAS,. such lands are desired by the municipality of San Juan, Porto Rico, in connection with widening and improving a public road known as Ponce de Leon Avenue, within the limits of said municipality, and may be advantageously used by the People of Porto Rico. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby proclaim and make known that the following described lands, to be used for highway purposes only, and subject to the conditions here- inafter mentioned, are hereby transferred and conveyed to the People of Porto Rico: Time for establishing service to, further ex- tended to September 30, 1927. Ante, p. 2593. Coastwise laws de- ferred to September 30, 1927. Ante, p. 2593. August 24,1926. Porto Rico reserva- tions. Preamble. Vol. 39, p. 954. Transferring lands in San Juan to Porto Rieo for highway purposes^