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C.O. 885
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A letter was received from the Hon. N. C. Rothschild regretting his inability to attend, owing to his absence from this country.
It was proposed and carried unanimously :-
1. That the Committee should meet once a quarter at a date to be fixed from time to time.
2. That the Committee be divided into three Sub-committees, two of them dealing with insects in their relation to the diseases of
(a) Human beings and animals,
(b) Plants,
and the other dealing with
(c) Publication arrangements.
3. That the Chairman of a Sub-committee have power to nominate such members of his Sub-committee as he think fit to deal with any particular branch of the subject needing special treatment.
4. That the Sub-committees be composed as follows:-
(a) Chairman: The Hon. N. C. Rothschild.
Sir P. Manson, Medical Adviser to the Colonial Office.
Dr. J. Rose Bradford, Secretary of the Royal Society. Colonel Sir D. Bruce.
Mr. A. E. Shipley, University of Cambridge.
Mr. E. E. Austen, Natural History Museum.
Colonel A. Alcock, London School of Tropical Medicine.
Mr. R. Newstead, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Professor G. F. Nuttall, University of Cambridge.
Mr. F. V. Theobald, Agricultural College, Wye.
Dr. G. Bagshawe, Director of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau.
Mr. Stockman, Chief Veterinary Officer to the Board of Agriculture.
Mr. Read, representing the Colonial Office.
(b) Chairman: Lieutenant-Colonel D. Prain, Director of the Royal Gardens,
Kew.
The Hon. N. C. Rothschild.
Mr. D. Sharp.
Professor Poulton, University of Oxford.
Mr. Newstead.
Mr. Austen.
Mr. Theobald.
Mr. Read.
(c) Chairman: Dr. Sharp.
Professor Poulton.
Mr. A. E. Shipley.
Mr. Austen.
Professor Nuttall.
Dr. Bagshawe.
Dr. Harmer.
Mr. Read.
5. That Sir John Macfadyean and Mr. C. Warburton be invited to serve on the Committee; and that a representative to be nominated by the Board of Agriculture be appointed a member of the Committee, and asked to sit on Sub-committee (b).
6. That Mr. Guy Marshall act as Scientific Secretary with an initial salary of £250 per annum, to date from 1st July, 1909. Mr. Marshall signified his readiness to accept the offer.
7. That the duties of the Scientific Secretary be as follows:-
(i.) To attend all meetings of the Committee and Sub-committees, and carry
out such instructions as they may give.
(ii.) To prepare collecting outfits and also instructions for collecting, preserv ing and observing noxious insects and other organisms of economic importance.
(iii.) To receive all consignments sent home by the collectors, to superintend the mounting and labelling of the specimens, and to arrange the mounted insects into their respective orders, families, &c.
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(iv.) To make arrangements with various specialists, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, for the determination of the species belonging to the groups which they specially study, and to transmit all such
material to them.
(v.) To identify from the British Museum collection, or otherwise, so far as may be possible, those specimens for whose determination no specialists' aid can be obtained.
(vi.) On the return of the examples by the specialists to divide up and distri- bute the material to the various institutions as shall be arranged by the Committee, preference being given as far as possible to the British
Museum.
(vii.) To report to the collectors upon the material which they may send home, to recommend fresh lines of research which may suggest them- selves, and so forth.
(viii.) To assist the Publication Sub-committee in the editing of any publica-
tions which may be issued by the Committee.
8. That an official communication be made by the Colonial Office to the British Muscum without delay, with reference to their co-operation, and in particular to the question of assistance in the matter of publications.
9. That the communications, as submitted to the Committee, be addressed to the authorities in Egypt, the Soudan, and South Africa, with a view to co-ordinating the work which is being done in these countries with the work in East and West Africa, such alterations only being made in the enclosed list of the Committee as are necessitated by additions or substitutions.
10. That the appointment of entomological expert for work in East Africa be offered to Mr. S. A. Neave, with a salary of £500 whilst in the field and travelling expenses found, on the understanding that he stay in Africa at least a year without interruption.
11. That the appointment of an expert for West Africa be postponed, while enquiries are being made.
12. That further details of organisation be elaborated by the Sub-committees and submitted to the General Committee at their next meeting, but that the Sub- committees may be empowered to act on their own recommendations in cases where it is important to avoid delay.
ANNEXURE
SUGGESTED DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC SEcretary.
(1.) To attend all meetings of the Committee and Sub-Committees, and carry out such instructions as they may give.
(2.) To prepare collecting outfits and also instructions for collecting, preserv- ing, and observing noxious insects.
(3.) To receive all consignments sent home by the collectors, to superintend the mounting and labelling of the specimens by the Museum staff, and to arrange the mounted insects into their respective orders, families, &c.
(4.) To make arrangements with various specialists for the determination of the species belonging to the groups which they specially study, and to transmit all such material to them.
(5.) To identify from the British Museum collection, or otherwise, so far as may be possible, those specimens for whose determination no specialist's aid can be obtained.
(6.) On the return of the examples by the specialists to divide up and distribute the material to the various institutions as shall be arranged by the Committee.
(7.) To report to the collectors upon the material which they may send home, to recommend fresh lines of research which may suggest themselves, and so forth. The judicious encouragement and stimulation of the field-workers by correspondence will go far to contribute to the success of the undertaking.
(8.) To edit the Bulletin (?)
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