Yes. $75.000 less than the estimate. The reduction was due partly to two reasons: One was that a provision was made by which about $50.000 is reimbursed to the immigration service for expenses of detained aliens. paid for from the appropriation for the expense of regulating aliens and aifterwards collected from the steamship companies. In 1910 786.094 immigrants came to this country. In 1911 the number was 637.003. over 100.000 less. and the immigration this year will probably be less than the immigration of 1910. Yet. regardless of the extent of the decrease of the immigration. the cost of the service apparently never changes. The committee believed. in view of all of the circumstances. that the department could very readily conduct the service with $2.500.000. with the additional $50.000 which will be reimbursed to the appropriation under the law enacted last year. Believing that much would be sufficient. the committee recommended that amount.
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