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timo at the State Bureau in Washington, in order that he might study the American system of organising economic entomology;
(c) That the two other scholars should be invited to visit different universities,
probably Cornell and California;
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(d) That Mr. Grosvenor should, in view of his past experience, be appointed for twelve months only, with permission to break up that period into two parts in order to return to England and carry on his work in this country;
(e) That the other scholars should be appointed for two years, the first of which should be spent mainly in one of the universities, and the second in travelling in the field, if the qualifications of the candidates were such as to make it probable that they would obtain profit from field work;
(f) That the scholarships should be fixed at £250 per annum, to be paid to candidates at that rate from the date of their leaving this country for America until the date of their return to this country;
(g) That the sum of £20 should be granted in addition to the scholarships proper to cover the cost of travelling from this country to the first American centre to which the candidates selected may proceed, except in the case of the candidate allocated to California University, for whom a special grant to cover the expense of the longer journey would be necessary;
(4) That a like sum should be granted to cover the cost of the return journey
from America to this country;
(i) That expenses incurred on travelling in connection with their work should
be refunded to candidates up to a limit of £50 per annum. Lord Cromer stated that he had been in communication with Mr. Carnegie on the subject, but that he had not as yet received his reply as to the candidates recom- mended for selection. He felt sure, however, that Mr. Carnegie would have no objection to raise as to the candidates whose names had been submitted, and in these circumstances he thought that there was no need to defer action in the matter. Dr. Shipley moved that Mr. Grosvenor, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Strickland be offered the scholarships on the terms recommended, Mr. Read seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
5. The Committee was of opinion that it would not be justified in acceding to the request of the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong that Hong Kong Alics (especially biting flies) ticks, fleas, &c., might be included in the work of scientific determination undertaken by the Committee, unless the Colony was pre- pared to make some contribution to the funds of the Committee. Mr. Read pointed out that there were certain difficulties as to this. The Committee decided to let the matter stand over till the end of the year.
6. A copy of correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office, relating to the representation of the Foreign Office on the Committee, and to The a contribution from Zanzibar to the funds of the Committce, was received. Chairman stated that he would be very pleased for the Foreign Office to have a representative on the Committee.
7. It was resolved that Sir Daniel Morris should be invited to serve on the Committee.
8. An advance of £25 was authorised to the Scientific Secretary for current
expenses.
9. A letter from Pathé Frères, relating to certain scientific cinematograph films produced by that firm was received. The Scientific Secretary undertook to arrange a time at which members of the Committee might view the films.
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10. The Scientific Secretary stated that Mr. Rothschild had presented to the British Museum of Natural History in the name of the Committee a striking model of the plague fica, Xenopsylla cheopis, Rothsch. The Chairman conveyed the thanks of the Committee to Mr. Rothschild.
Annexure 1 to No. 62.
REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY.
During the three months ending on 30th September there has been a most satisfactory increase in the amount of material received from our collectors in Africa. Collections have been sent in by 20 different contributors, and these include no less than 14,800 insects (as compared with 4,500 in the previous four months),
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and 800 ticks (as compared with 3,000); but these figures do not include Mr. Neave's last consignment, which evidently contains some thousands of specimens, but which it has been impossible to deal with up to the present. The utility of these collections is sufficiently indicated by the fact that out of the total of 15,600 specimens some 5,200 are blood-suckers.
There seems every probability that these numbers are likely to be considerably exceeded in the near future, for up to the present no less than 62 outfits have been issued to different collectors-10 by Mr. Neave in Nyasaland, 20 by Mr. Simpson in Southern Nigeria, and 32 have been sent out from the office. It is, therefore, neces- sary to remind the Committee that it will be impossible to deal promptly and adequately with this increasing material without additional assistance in the office, and also additional accommodation. Even as it is, the work already beginning to get somewhat seriously congested, and the important work of distributing the identified material to the various medical schools, universities, &c., has had to be put on one side, simply for lack of time.
It is further probable that there will be a considerable increase in the number of our contributors; for the following list will show that two-thirds of the present number are resident in the only two Colonies yet visited by our travelling entomo- logists:-
Gold Coast
Southern Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Egypt
Soudan
Somaliland
5 Nyasaland
3 Uganda
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East Africa Protectorate
1
Rhodesia
1
Portuguese East Africa
1
3
2
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3
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If, therefore, an efficient central organisation is to be maintained, an increase in the staff is imperative. The thanks of the Committee are due to the following specialists for their kind assistance in determining species during the quarter under consideration:-Mr. Austen, Mr. Gahan, Mr. Charles Rothschild, Prof. New- stead, Prof. Nuttall, and Mr. Warburton. Unfortunately, the pressure of other work has prevented Mr. Theobald from undertaking the task of identifying all the mosquitos obtained by the Committee; the writer has, therefore, found it necessary to spend a certain amount of time in making himself acquainted with the commoner and more important African species, in order that the determination of these noxious insects should not be brought to a complete standstill.
The interrogatories with reference to the Glossina enquiry have been widely disseminated through the kind agency of the Colonial Office, and replies have been received from the following gentlemen:-
Sir Alfred Sharpe, K.C.M.G., C.B.
Dr. A. J. M. Paget, Senior Medical Officer, Somaliland,
Mr. R. C. F. Maugham, His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Delagoa Bay.
Mr. Alister M. Miller, Swaziland.
Mr. A. F. Gear, Curator, Agricultural Station, Tarquah, Gold Coast. Mr. H. Fell, Commissioner, Western Province, Ashanti.
Mr. J. H. J. Farquhar, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Southern
Nigeria.
Suitable letters of thanks have been sent in every case, and in some instances suggestions for further observations have been made.
Part 3 of the " Bulletin of Entomological Research" is now in the press, and should be issued within a few days. It will be of the same size as Part 2, that is to say, 72 pages; and the cost will probably be about 1s. 6d. per copy, or £75 for the whole edition. In the case of l'art 1 the cost was 1s. 6d. per copy, plus 3d. for postage; total, 1s. 91d. Part 2 cost 1s. 53d. per copy, plus 2d. for postage; total, İs. 73d.
As the parts for this year are being sold to subscribers at 2s. 6d. apiece, or 2s. 3d. when sold through a bookseller, there is a good margin above the actual cost of production, provided only four parts are issued. Up to the present the great majority of sales have been direct, and the 10 per cent. discount has been allowed on only 10 subscriptions. But if the Committee deem it desirable that the number of parts issued be increased, it will be necessary to raise the price, unless there is a considerable increase in the number of subscribers.
Thanks to the fact that the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has officially drawn attention to the publication, orders have recently been coming in from India and the West Indies.
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