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At the request of the selectmen there have been made surveys for the fol- 

 lowing towns with recommendations and suggestions to assist in reducing 

 breeding areas: — Needham, Chelmsford, Weston, Millville, Norton, Natick, 

 Wellesley, Marion. 



In two towns quite extensive mosquito control operations have been carried 

 on under the supervision of the Board where all appropriations were made by 

 private contributions. In the town of Marion, Plymouth County, more than 

 $2,500 was spent on labor for effective work in maintaining ditches previously 

 dug by the town and in draining areas which had not been previously ditched. 

 This sum of money was contributed by private owners and twelve men were 

 employed on the work. 



In the town of Newbury an area in the vicinity of Kent's Island was found 

 to be breeding heavily and funds were contributed by Mr. J. P. Marquand, 

 owner of Kent's Island ; five men were thus employed for a period of about two 

 months at an expenditure of over $1,000 provided by Mr. Marquand. 



All in all, under the supervision of the Board during the past year there has 

 been a total of 658 men given employment on mosquito control work in addition 

 to numerous WPA workers for towns where the Board only acted in an advisory 

 capacity. 



