PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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C.O. 885
20 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
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MINUTES.
PREBENT:
The EARL OF Cromer, Chairman
Colonel ALCOCK.
Mr. AUSTEN.
Dr. BAGSHAWE.
Dr. ROSE Bradford.
Dr. HARMER.
Dr. MACDOUGALL.
Sir J. MCFADYEAN.
Sir PATRICK MANSON.
Mr. NEWSTEAD. Professor NUTTALL..
Professor POULTON.
Lieut.-Colonel PRAIN.
Mr. READ.
Hon. N. C. ROTHSCHILD.
Dr. SHARP.
Mr. STOCKMAN.
Mr. THEOBALD.
Mr. MARSHALL, Scientific Secretary.
Mr. PARKINSON, Secretary.
1. The minutes* of the last general meeting were approved.
2. Reports were furnished by the Hon. N. C. Rothschild, Lieut.-Colonel Prain, and Dr. Sharp summarising the work done by their respective sub-committees since the first meeting of the Committee in July. A report was also furnished by the Scientific Secretary, detailing his own work since July. All four reports† were adopted by the meeting.
4. An application from Lieut-Colonel Winn Sampson to accompany the Com- The Committee mittee's travelling entomologist in West Africa was considered. decided that for the present it was not desirable to accept Lieut.-Colonel Sampson's offer.
3. Mr. Marshall explained that the British Museum had very kindly placed at his disposal a collection of the literature of economic entomology, and he was of opinion that it would not be desirable for the Committee to form a library of its own. A number of volumes should, however, be purchased, which were not included among those provided by the British Museum, and it would be useful to have dupli- cates of some of the books and pamphlets which Colonial officials could borrow when home on leave.
It was pointed out that this proposal would involve the expenditure of a certain sum of money, and the question was therefore at once discussed as to the formation of a special Finance Sub-Committee, composed of London members of the Committee, who would be easily accessible.
It was resolved that a Special Sub-Committee be appointed, consisting of Dr. Harmer, Lieut.-Colonel Praín, Mr. Read, the Hon. N. C. Rothschild, and Mr. Stockman, to authorise expenditure on behalf of the Committee.
5. An application from Mr. H. Campion to be allowed to help the Scientific Secretary in the secretarial or scientific duties attaching to his appointment was considered. It was resolved that Mr. Campion should be informed that the Com- mittee had taken notice of his application, and that, if an opportunity should arise, his services would be utilized.
6. The question of expending the surplus funds at the disposal of the Com- mittee for the year 1909-10 was considered, but it was pointed out by Mr. Read that any surplus there might be to the credit of the Committee in their account with the Crown Agents would not lapse at the end of the financial year, but could be carried forward to the next year, and therefore there was no need to expend it until the necessity actually arose.
7. A letter from the Entomological Section of the Rhodesia Scientific Asso- ciation was read offering to assist the Committee by supplying information as to the insects within their territory, and asking for directions as to the manner in which
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It was resolved that a letter of they might best further the work of the Committee. thanks be sent, and that the Association should be requested to enter into com- munication with Mr. Marshall as to details.
8. Mr. Marshall explained the reasons which Mr. Neave had for wishing to start his work in Nyasaland, then proceeding northward to the East Africa Pro- tectorate and Uganda, and thence home by the Nile, through the Sudan and Egypt. If this route were followed, not only would Mr. Neave start on ground already known to him, but he would find collectors in Egypt in a much better position to benefit from his instruction, as it would be possible in the meantime to provide them with written instructions, equipment, &c., so that at the time of his arrival they would have already acquired à preliminary knowledge of the subject. Mr. Neave should follow the route which he had mapped out
It was agreed that
9. Out of the consideration of the replies from the South African Colonies to the Colonial Office despatch of the 24th of July* arose a discussion as to the desir- ability of Mr. Neave's visiting South Africa on his way to Nyasaland, and in par- ticular spending some time in studying the practical work which is being carried out by Mr. Lounsbury, the Government Entomologist in the Cape Coloy. It was generally recognised, that, as Mr. Newstead said, it would be possible for Mr. Neave to gain valuable information from Mr. Lounsbury as to methods of dealing with insect pests; but as the object of his present visit was principally to organise a system of collecting and observing throughout East Africa, necessitating continuous travelling over a large tract of country, it was resolved that such delay would at present be inadvisable and that therefore the question of Mr. Neave's visiting South Africa be postponed.
10. Mr. Marshall brought forward for consideration certain details as to the supply of camp equipment, photographic apparatus, &c., but it was resolved that the Finance Sub-Committee should go into these details, with general authority to raise the £30 granted to the travelling entomologists to such a figure as might seem desirable.
11. The instructions to collectors being now ready for printing, Mr. Read undertook, at Lord Cromer's suggestion, to have them printed by the Colonial Office for distribution among Colonial officials as required.
The meeting adjourned at 4.10 p.m.
Annexure 1 to No. 38.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF SUB-COMMITTEE "A."
Since the last meeting of the General Committee, Sub-Committee A has met upon two occasions and satisfactory progress has been made in our preliminary work.
The authorities of the British Museum have met the wishes of the Committee in every way by placing a room at the disposal of the Scientific Secretary, and have afforded him every assistance in their power. Owing to the large volume of work with which their present staff has to deal, they will be unable to undertake the mounting of the insects belonging to the Committee, and, therefore, Mr. Marshall has been requested to make enquiries as to a suitable attendant for this purpose and report to the Committee. Mr. J. J. Simpson, of Aberdeen, has been appointed as Travelling Entomologist for West Africa at a salary of £500 a year thought advisable that both he and Mr. Neave should have an opportunity of making themselves acquainted with all the available information on African economic entomology before leaving this country. Arrangements were, therefore, made that they should visit each of the following four institutions for a week, namely, the Schools of Tropical Medicine in London and Liverpool and the Quick Laboratory at Cambridge and the British Museum. This course has now been completed. It was decided that they should be allowed half salary during the period of their instruction to meet their expenses.
It was
The terms upon which Mr. S. A. Neave has been appointed by the Colonial Office are as follows:-Engagement for four years; twenty months' service in
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