I have been very anxious to secure a proper readjustment of civil service employees' retirement funds.

I haven't myself cared particularly what the plan was so long as it was a plan that brought out annuities in proper proportion to the contributions of employees from their own pay, plus the Government contributions to the minimum…

I thought it might be desirable to make that clear to the employees of the Government.

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor…

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reasons for its submission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…

I would like to add my congratulations for your own service and my confidence in Mr. Bassett, who will now succeed you

Yes, and just between ourselves that holiday is no certainty.

It is at least an encouraging sign.

It is ordered that no parrots may be introduced into the United States or any of its possessions or dependencies from any foreign port, for such period of time as may be deemed necessary, except under such conditions as may be prescribed…

Failure to solve it results in losses to labor, to employers and to the public at large.

My reasons for the foregoing determination and order are:

The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized to sell at private sale without public or other advertisement five hundred (500) shares of the preferred capital stock of the United States Metals Refining Co.

That the price offered appears to represent a fair price and, in view of all the attendant circumstances, it is considered that advertisement and public sale are not necessary.

Both Mrs. Hoover and myself were very happy to have the President elect of Mexico and Senora de Ortiz Rubio as our guests.

I HAVE received Your Excellency's message of January eighteenth.

I assure Your Excellency that the reception which he received here may be taken as indicating the feeling of friendship which the Government and people of this country bear toward their sister Republic of Mexico.

The Department of Labor reports this morning that for the first time since the stock exchange crash the tide of employment is changed in the right direction--shows a very distinct increase in employment all over the country during the past…

I am sorry to say that I haven't got a single particle of news of any sort or kind at the present time.