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PROVINCIAL SURVEYS 435on the maps the number of new out-stations whicli must beopened if the territory now claimed and pre-empted is to beworked on an intensive basis.As a result ofdin partial survey somesfacts have been discovered of real importanceto the mission. It has been found that in order to workeffectively, o?a an intensive basis, the out-station territoryclaimed and already partially occupied and the portions ofthe station cities which fairly belong to us, it will benecessary, in addition to the thirty-nine out-stations alreadyoccupied, to open approximately thirty-nine new out-stationsin locations alread} agreed upon and indicated on the maps.It will be further necessary to open and conduct sixtyadditional boys day schools in our out-station work andfive in cities where work is carried on, with an increase incity evangelistic appropriations of $10,000 per year.These substantial increases required in our generalwork not including higher educational institutions may beindicated in percentages as follows : Increase ofOut-stationCityEvangelistic workand general evangelisticappropriation,work appropria100%tion 290%Out-station day schools appropriation 333%Boys higher primary school appropriation. ... 41%Boys academies appropriation 31%Total work appropriation, not counting highereducational institutions, and not countingwomen s work an increase of 85%Foreign staff 72%After bringing out these and other facts the committeesays:At this rate of increase 10% increase in work appropriation peryear and an increase in foreign staff equal to the average of the lastfew years or one and two-fifths families per year it will take sevenyears to reach an appropriation that will cover the new work asestimated above, namely Mex. $31,849, and it will take eleven yearsto secure the required foreign staff.Alternatives On the supposition that the estimates given areBefore the fairly correct, this means that the mission lias aMissionchoice between two alternatives.