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localities they had been exterminated. During the fall of this year an 
attempt was made to thoroughly search the country, but the lack of 
money was felt, and it was found necessary to discharge a large part of 
the force. In its annual report the committee requested an appropria- 
tion of $165,000 for the work in 1893. Instead of this sum, however, 
an appropriation of $100,000 was made on April 12, and field work was 
at once begun. An increased force was put at work, and in general 
the same methods were adopted as had been used the previous year. 
At the close of this season an appropriation of $165,000 was again 
recommended to the legislature, and again the amount was reduced by 
the legislative body to $100,000, and this was not secured until May 23, 
when more than three weeks of the best working time of the season 
had been lost. 
Full inspection this year revealed the presence of the insect in several 
localities not before known to be infested. This time an appropriation 
of $200,000 was asked for by the State board of agriculture. This 
proposition developed some opposition, and public hearings were held, 
and the legislative committee on agriculture finally resolved to call 
for an appropriation of $150,000, which was granted on May 17, 189.1. 
Again valuable time had been lost, but work was immediately begun 
and carried through the season. In the winter of 1895-96 the board 
of agriculture recommended an appropriation of $200,000 for work 
during 1896, and also urged that the appropriation be promptly made 
in order to avoid the hindering of the spring work. An emergency 
appropriation of $10,000 was granted and became available April 28, 
but only $100,000 was granted for the work for the season of 1896, the 
remaining $90,000 becoming available June 1, too late, as the officials 
say, to carry out the plans made for the season's work, and necessitating 
a complete change in plans. Extra work was also made necessary by 
the hatching of the eggs which it had been planned to destroy in the 
spring had the appropriation been avadable at that time. The small 
amount of the appropriation would not admit of exterminative work 
over all of the infested territory, and in order to prevent the spread 
the outer towns were closely attended to through the season. 
Two colonies were discovered this year in Brookline, just outside of 
the previously known infested territory. The discovery of these outside 
colonies, however, did not indicate any recent spread of the moth, as 
conclusive evidence existed that they had been established for a number 
of years, but had not been reported to the committee and had not been 
discovered by its inspectors. 
In December, 1896, an appropriation of $200,000 was asked for work 
during 1897. On January 19, 1897, an advance of $8,333 R as made, and 
a balance of $141,667 was made available February 26, making the 
appropriation for the year $150,000. The committee was thus enabled 
for the tirst time to begin work early in the season, and the results 
accomplished during the year 1897 have greatly exceeded in value those 
of any previous year. 
