117. Place 5For
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Beckett 5
Mr. Bottomley.
Sir E. Harding.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir C. Davis.
Sir S. Wilson.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
Lord Lovat.
Mr. Amery.
DRAFT.
The Director
Imp. Bannon of Entomology.
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to inform you
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that his attention has been called to the depredations end of the Pine Tree Caterpillar (Entricha punctata) in the pine plantations in Hongkong, and to enquirie
whether
You
have
any
obecrations
to offer as to the possibility
of taking steps to eliminate
The pest.
2. Reference
is made to the
Pine Tree Caterpillar on page
Report
Annual
The
6 of the Hong Kong Report for 1927, and on page 4 of
on the Botanical Forestry Dept. In 1927. copies of which are transmitted herewith for Your information.
Previons
reports show that, in 1924,
immediately
the pest
Wawe
dealt with on it's appearance. and that 20,668 tespillere
socia
collected destroyed; in 1925, the countered in
were
very