84 N. J. Mosquito Extermination Association 



PrESidi^nt Brinkerho]?!^ — ^^Gentlemen, you have heard the 

 report of the secretary. What is your pleasure ? 



Dr. WilIvIAm \E. Darnai.Iv (Atlantic City) — I move that 

 the report be received and filed and that the recommendation 

 of the secretary be adopted. 



(The motion was seconded.) 



President Brinkerhoi^i^ — It is moved and seconded that the 

 report be received and filed and that the recommendation of the 

 secretary be adopted. All in favor signify by saying "aye"; 

 opposed ''no." It is so ordered. 



Report of the Executive Committee 



To the Members of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination 

 Association: 



The lExecutive Committee has concerned itself during the 

 past year with two main projects: the first is the preparation for 

 the present annual meeting, and the second is interesting the 

 state governmient in the proposition of the completing of the 

 salt-marsh drainage within a reasonable length of time. 



At the meeting held in Trenton on November i6 the prepa- 

 rations for the present meeting were made and the secretary 

 and the Committee on Arrangements instructed to go ahead 

 with the necessary details. 



At this meeting it was decided to take active steps in the direc- 

 tion of interesting the state government in the rapid completion 

 of the drainage of the salt marsh. The Governor of the state 

 was appealed to, and in response informed the committee that 

 it should present this matter to the Budget Commission. The 

 Committee was told that the hearing of the Budget Commission 

 on mosquito drainage would be held on December 21 beginning 

 at 2 o'clock. At 2 o'clock on this date the Executive Committee 

 and some invited guests were present in the Governor's ante- 

 room, but were not called into hearing until nearly 5 o'clock. 

 At that time they presented the question from as many different 

 angles as seemed desirable, asking the Budget Commission to 

 include a recommendation for $100,000 for the coming year. 

 The committee was informed by the chairman of that commis- 



