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representative did not feel the same way and seemed to desire some 

 government aid. Mr. Burgess indicated that already the United States 

 Gipsy Moth appropriation was $150,000 shy, and New Jersey stated that 

 the proposition in that state was suflEiciently large that government 

 aid would be most decidedly welcomed. Briefly stated the budget as 

 prepared to combat the insect on an exterminative basis for the first 

 two years was as follows : 



To June 30th, 1921— New York $50,000; U. S. Government $150,000; 

 New Jersey $100,000. In addition to the exterminative work in New 

 York and New Jersey, the United States authorities decided to ask for 

 $150,000 to supply the deficiency on the gipsy moth w^ork in New Eng- 

 land, making a total request on the part of the United States of $300,000 

 and on the part of the states of ^150,000. 



To June 30th, 1922— New York $50,000 ; U. S. Government $200,000 ; 

 New Jersey $100,000. In addition to the request for exterminative 

 work the United States authorities decided to ask for $400,000 for the 

 suppression work in New England. 



The total government request for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 

 1921, as set forth in this conference was $300,000 and the total for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30th, 1922 was $600,000. The total New York 

 request for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1921, was $50,000 and the 

 total request for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1922 was $50,000. 

 The total New Jersey request for the fiscal 3^ear ending June 30th, 1921 

 was $100,000 and the total request for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 

 1922 was $100,000. It was understood that, as far as the relation be- 

 tween the United States authorities and the New Jersey authorities were 

 concerned, $100,000 of the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 

 30th, 1921 was to be available for work against the New Jersey infesta- 

 tion, and it was also understood that during the fiscal year ending June 

 3Uth, 1922 another $100,000 of the government appropriation should be 

 available for work against the New Jersey infestation. It was decided 

 that outlying infestations in New Jersey could be cleaned up in two years, 

 but that the Somerville colony would require five years, and that state 

 and government should be requested to finance the last three years on 

 a fifty-fifty basis. 



After the writer had time to think the matter over thoroughly, he 

 decided that, in view of the problem of exterminating the outlying in- 

 festations and in view of the fact that many of the large estates within 

 New Jersey's limits had never been scouted and, in view of the further 

 fact, that these estates were probable sources of danger, further provision 

 should be made for exterminative work against the outlying areas and 

 for the scouting of the large estates and such other danger points as 



