That will cost for the remaining fear months of this fiscal year. figuring from March 1 $5.520 for employees. That makes a total. on account of new stations (salaries only). of $52.460. For the general Immigration Service we have "put into force in this fiscal year on the Canadian border alone additional employees drawIng $14.720. That has been made necessary because of the fact that immigration from Europe to Canada has been the largest in the history of the Dominion. and as against that industrial conditions there have not been of the best. The result was that in the early summer of last year those immigrants who found that conditions In Canada were not to their liking came streaming over the aorder and it became necessary for the department to tighten up the lines In order to keep them out. end the result was the creation of these positions which the Secretary did with the Idea that if Congress could not see Its way clear to allow us the money to meet the deficiency thereby created. we would have to cut down the force before the end of the year by furloughing men or letting them out as best we might. The situation as to the interpreters at New York has already been called to the attention of this committee. It was brought up last year. The Secretary responded to the pressure for additional Interpreters. in order to handle the Immigration and enforce the laws. by allowing an increase of four men. which was about the 1st of July of this decal year. and also three additional inspectors. making a total of $8.940. At the port of Boston the Increase in the number of steamship lines coining there made it necessary to Increase their force by two inspectors and one clerk. entailing an expenditure of $3.780.
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