UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
February 16, 1921. 
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ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL. SURVEY,* 
AN J REFER TO 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
c/o Consul-General of the United States, 
Calle Lavalle 341, 
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
I have your letter of January 4 together with your 
quarterly statement of expenditures for the period October 1 to 
December 31, 1920. 
In regard to the additional allotment of $1200 requested 
by you, $800 has already been allotted and $600 is now being 
added, which will make $200 more than your estimate of the probable 
amount you will require, including the cost of your return to, 
Washington. In addition to these allotments $400 is still held 
in reserve for your use if necessary, but if not needed by you, 
can be used to excellent advantage for other purposes. 
I wish you would cable me as near the first of May as 
practicable if any additional funds will be required, or whether 
any money already allotted you can be released in order that we 
can complete our plans for expenditures for the current fiscal year 
I note your estimate that the field work will be completed 
some time in April, and that you are likely to arrive in Washington 
sometime in May. By the latter part of April at least you will no 
doubt be able to estimate very closely on the amount that will be 
required to complete the work and bring you back to Washington. 
With best wishes, I am, 
Sincerely yours. 
Chief of Bureau. 
