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Court, and that very cogent reasons would have to be adduced to lay the proposal before that Court.
5. As far as I could gather, the contribution expected from this Colony is in the neighbourhood of £75 per annum, a similar amount is hoped for from Trinidad, whilst it is trusted that Barbados and the Windward and Leeward Islands will together contribute £100.
6. Doubtless a communication detailing in full the proposal will be made to you either by the African Entomological Research Committee or the Imperial Depart- ment of Agriculture for the West Indies. The object of my present letter is to place on record the impressions I formed at the meetings of the Conference Com- mittee (which impressions may not coincide with those of the other members), and to respectfully suggest for the consideration of His Excellency the Acting Governor that, in the event of an application being made to this Colony to contribute to a sub- vention, one based on the amount of a maximum contribution for a definite period of years is the only one that can be considered.
I have, &c.,
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in the Empire, as detailed in Mr. Harcourt's circular despatch of the 6th September, 1911, be paid by the several States of the Commonwealth in pro- portion to their respective populations."
5. I hope that the Secretary of State for the Colonies will be able to adopt this principle when collecting the contribution from the Australian States.
I have, &c.,
His Excellency the Governor
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No. 14.
N. E. LEWIS,
Premier.
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No. 13.
TASMANIA.
J. B. HARRISON,
Director.
(No. 13.)
SIR,
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 25 March, 1912.)
[Answered by No. 21.]
Government House, Hobart, Tasmania,
19th February, 1912. SIR,
WITH reference to your despatch, Miscellaneous, dated 6th September, 1911,* regarding the scheme for the more extended investigation of the noxious insects which occur in the different parts of the Empire, I have the honour to transmit a communication received from the Premier on the subject.
I have, &c.,
HARRY BARRON,
Governor,
(per Private Secretary).
(No copy to Governor-General.)
NEW SOUTH WALES.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 25 March, 1912.) [Answered by No. 23.]
State Government House, Sydney,
19th February, 1912. REFERRING to your Miscellaneous despatch of the 6th September last,* upon the subject of more extended investigation in the different parts of the Empire of noxious insects, I have the honour to inform you that my Government will cordially co-operate with the Entomological Research Committee in this important matter.
2. It is understood that the contribution desired of the six Australian States is £50 each-£300 in all. The Premier has advised me, however, that a recent meeting of the State Premiers in conference decided that the subsidy in this respect should be met on a per capita basis, instead of in equal shares as proposed in your despatch now under reply.
On the basis of the population as disclosed at the recent census, the States will contribute per annum in the following proportions:--
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia Tasmania
£
111
89
41
27
19
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Enclosure in No. 13.
Premier's Office, Hobart, 16th February, 1912. REFERRING to the accompanying despatch dated the 6th September last, received from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, regard- ing the scheme for the more extended investigation of the noxious insects which occur in the different parts of the Empire, I have the honour to inform Your Excel- lency that your Ministers agree to co-operate in the scheme.
2. The Secretary of State suggests that the six Australian States should contribute £50 each per annum towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the scheme.
3. Your Ministers concur in the proposition that a total contribution of £300 per annum should be made by the Australian States, but have felt that this contri- bution should be distributed amongst the States in proportion to the population in each State.
4. I had some correspondence with the other State Premiers upon the subject, and, finally, the matter was dealt with at the Premiers' Conference recently held in Melbourne, when the following resolution was adopted:—
"That the contribution of £300 asked for by the Colonial Office towards the expenses relating to the scheme for the investigation of noxious insects
No. 96 in Miscellaneons No. 231.
The necessary instructions for co-operation have been issued to the officers con- cerned in New South Wales, and steps will be taken at the proper time in the direction of the payment of this State's annual contribution.
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I have, &c.,
CHELMSFORD,
Governor.
(Copy not sent to Governor-General.)
No. 14A.
WEST INDIES.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER OF AGRICUL-
SIR,
TURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. [Answered by No. 25.]
Downing Street, 25th March, 1912.
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to inform you that at a meeting of the Entomological Research Committee, which was held on the return of Mr. G. A. K. Marshall from the West Indies, the Committee. recommended that an assistant should he appointed to help the Entomologist who is attached to your Department.
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No. 96 in Miscellaneous No. 231.
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