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Mena House, Cairo, a useful set of various blood-sucking anthropods (about 200 specimens of eight species). From Dr. W. M. Graham, of Lagos, a beautifully mounted set of named mosquitoes (179 specimens of 28 species), a valuable collection of authenticated larvæ and pupae of 29 species of mosquitoes, and 13 other biting flies belonging to nine species. Finally, Mr. T. J. Anderson, Government Entomo- logist in British East Africa, has sent a small lot of insects of various orders to be named and returned.
With the exception of a small percentage of new or obscure and difficult species, the determination of these collections has now been almost completed; and in order to give an idea of the nature of the work done in this direction, the reports received from specialists and the lists of identification sent out to collectors are laid on the table for inspection.
For this work of identification the thanks of the Committee are due to the follow- ing gentlemen:-Professor G. HI. F. Nuttall (ticks), Mr. N. C. Rothschild (fleas). Mr. E. E. Austen (flies), Mr. F. V. Theobald (mosquitoes), Mr. R. Newstead (scale- insects), and Mr. Rowland E. Turner and Mr. G. Meade-Waldo (bees and wasps). Kind assistance was also given reference to some of the more obscure species of coleoptera by Mr. C. J. Graham and Mr. G. J. Arrow, of the British Museum; and in hemiptera by Mr. W. L. Distant.
There seems reason to hope that this prompt and efficient determination of their insects will stimulate entomologists in Africa to further the work of the Committee by sending in material. But at present collectors have hardly realised sufficiently the importance of sending home good series of each insect, and in the great majority of cases only single specimens have been sent. The undesirability of this course has been diplomatically indicated.
Various publications dealing with entomology have been received from the following Colonial Governments: -Cape Colony, Transvaal, Natal; the South African Locust Bureau and the Sleeping Sickness Bureau have also presented com- plete sets of their publications.
To meet the increasing clerical and setting work, the Financial Sub-Committee sanctioned the engagement of an assistant at 15s. a week. A youth was, therefore, engaged for this purpose on the 7th of February.
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No. 52.
MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE (TROPICAL AFRICA) TO CONSIDER THE RELATION BETWEEN GLOSSINA MORSITÁNS AND BIG GAME, HELD ON THE 8TH MARCH, 1910, AT Ine OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
PRESENT:
Sir JOHN MCFADYEAN (Chairman),
Mr. E. E. AUSTEN,
Dr. A. G. BAGSHAWE,
Mr. S. STOCKMAN, and the
Scientific Secretary.
The Chairman suggested that the first point requiring consideration was the letter* written by Mr. Edward North Buxton to the Colonial Office, protesting against the indiscriminate shooting of big game which had been authorised by the British South Africa Company in the Hartley and Lomagundi Districts of Southern Rhodesia, as a means of stamping out nagana, Mr. Buxton's principal contention being that such irrevocable measures were not justifiable, owing to the inadequacy of our knowledge as to the dissemination of trypanosomiases in cattle. A general discussion then ensued with regard to the occurrence of nagana in Southern Rho- desia, and its connection with game preservation, in the course of which Mr. Stock- man expressed the view that possibly some cases of so-called nagana were really East Coast Fever. The Scientific Secretary also read some passages from a report by Mr. C. W. Howard on his recent tour to inspect the fly areas of Southern
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From his investigations Mr. Howard concluded that tsetse flies were very scarce now in the vicinity of settled areas, and that the only important fly belts were in somewhat inaccessible places; the evidence as to their invariable association with big game being, in his opinion, not altogether satisfactory.
As a result of the discussion the following resolutions were passed:-
(1) That in the opinion of the Sub-Committee it is not yet an ascertained fact that in Southern Rhodesia big game, or any other wild animals, constitute the reservoir from which domestic animals are infected with trypanosomiasis;
(2) That it is desirable that a thorough investigation of trypanosomiasis in wild animals should be undertaken by a pathologist in Southern Rhodesia, and also that a general survey of the past and present distribution of Glossina morsitans in the country should be carried out by a competent entomologist, together with a full investigation of the life-history of the insect, with special reference to its dependence upon wild.animals of all kinds.
It was further resolved that the Scientific Secretary should communicate the substance of these resolutions to the British South Africa Company and to the Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, Limited, and enquire whether they could see their way to assist in financing such investigations.
It was then agreed that a statement should be drawn up setting forth the principal points which at present need to be elucidated with regard to Glossina morsitans and the trypanosomiases of cattle, and indicating useful lines of research; also that a series of questions should be framed bearing on these points, which could be distributed among officials and settlers as a means of collecting further information.
It was arranged that Dr. Bagshawe and Mr. Stockman should deal with the bacteriological aspects of the question, while the entomological part should be pre- pared by Dr. Bagshawe, Mr. Austen, and the Scientific Secretary.
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No. 53.
UGANDA.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 19 March, 1910.)
[Answered by Nɔ. 54.]
(No. 46.) MY LORD,
Government House, Uganda, 19th February, 1910. IN reference to your Lordship's despatch, Miscellaneous, of the 9th Septem- ber, 1909, I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of a circular which was issued in accordance with your Lordship's instructions contained in paragraph 11 of the despatch under reply.
2.
The following officers have stated that they are ready to interest them- selves in the proposed entomological research work, and also to undergo a course of instruction during their next leave of absence:-
Dr. Hodges.
Dr. Wiggins.
Dr. Sells.
Dr. Taylor.
Dr. Rendle.
Dr. van Someren.
Mr. G. P. V. Jervoise.
Mr. T. V. Fox.
Mr. P. H. Lamb.
Captain Hill.
Mr. A. E. Weatherhead. Mr. W. H. de Boltz.
Mr. F. G. Pratt.
Mr. A. R. Morgan.
Mr. L. E. Caine. Mr. T. A. Morton. Mr. L. E. Knollys.
Mr. J. T Peffers.
3. With regard to the officers who are on agreement, I assume that the question of permitting them to take the course of instruction will depend upon whether or not they are re-engaged for service in Uganda.
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