Memora ndum. 
I propose that the whole Expenditure for locust destruction in 
two . 3 the Colony and Johore for the current year should ulti¬ 
mately be divided between the different Governments in the fG~ n owiu" 
propoi ^ioiis:- £V-*S, one half. Colony one quarter, md Johor e one 
qu rrterj with the proviso that the contributions of the Colony and 
ochore should be limited to a maximum of $20,000 each. 
lie expenditure should be met in the first instance by advances 
for the purpose to the Department of Agriculture. These advances 
^oultl be adjusted at the end of the year and the final allocation of 
the .Liabilities made in accordance with the actual expenditure in¬ 
curred, 
-“ :6re J -° pro vision in hue F.m.S, Estimates for an expenditure 
0j * m^0 5 000 and the Johore Government have undertaken to make a con¬ 
tribution of A20? 000. What is ashed of the Colony is that they should 
be prepared to make advances to the Department of Agriculture up to a 
maximum of $20,000 which would eventually be adjusted in the proport¬ 
ionate manner suggested above. An advance of $15,000 would/, be asked 
for in the first instance. 
If this arrangement is approved (and I understand fro:; the 
Reoiaent malacca that ae regards it is equitable) this department will 
accept anitaol responsibility for all expenditure already incurred in 
wu^.^cca mi respecc oi tue current year, and will tele steps at the 
earliest possible opportunity to take over the locust destruction 
work in Malacca. 
*•* . % 
X cope tiip.b fc. :Q \/or ■: will not bo subjected to the handicap of 
any hard and fast prohibition of the use of poison, it bein'; under¬ 
stood that this iiiethod will not be used except by trained and exper- 
ienesa men and under adequate supervision. The continued absolute 
1-rc.libation of the use of poison in Malacca territory would add con— 
io^rablj. to t/xe difficulty and expense of dealing with this problem. 
C’ - 
(Sd). E.S.Hose. 
Ag: Director of Agriculture. 
fi9th Januarv 
W/Z\ 
1916 
