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SIR,
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128.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
[Answered by No. 143.]
Downing Street, 13 February, 1913. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to request you to inform Secretary Sir E. Grey that the Committee of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology have approached him in the matter of the International Commission which the Inter- national Institute of Agriculture at Rome proposes to establish for acquiring and disseminating information regarding insect and fungoid diseases of plants, and have suggested that it would be desirable for a representative of the Bureau to accom- pany the British delegates, who, it is understood, will proceed to Rome in about ten or twelve weeks' time to represent this country at the Conference to be held in connection with the proposed International Commission.
2. The Bureau has recently been formed in accordance with a scheme elaborated by the Entomological Research Committee after consultation with representatives of the self-governing Dominions, and its main objects may be summarised as follows:--
(1) The organisation of a system for the prompt identification of all injurious insects sent in by officers attached to Departments of Agriculture or Public Health in any of the British Colonies or Dependencies.
(2) The publication of a monthly periodical which gives a brief summary of all the current literature, both British and foreign, dealing with noxious or useful insects in relation to agriculture or diseases.
(3) The compilation of a card index to the literature past and present to enable any official or student requiring information with regard to any particular insect pest to be supplied promptly with all the know- ledge that is available on the subject.
3. The funds required for the upkeep of the Bureau are provided partly by the Imperial Government and partly by Colonial Governments. The head office is at the British Museum (Natural History), and premises have been leased in Elvaston Place, Kensington, for the Publication Office. The Director is Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall and the management is in the hands of a strong Committee over which the Earl of Cromer presides. A list of the members of the Committee is enclosed. In addition to these gentlemen, the official Entomologists of the Colonial Govern- ments which support the Bureau are ex officio members.
4. Mr. Harcourt shares fully the opinion of the Committee as to the desir- ability of a representative of the Bureau accompanying the British delegates to Rome at the forthcoming Conference, as he believes that the Bureau will be able to afford much assistance to the Institute by friendly co-operation along lines which could be discussed in Rome. The representative of the Bureau would presumably go in the capacity of assessor to the British delegates.
5. Mr. Harcourt trusts that Sir E. Grey will see no objection to this proposal, and that he will be good enough to make the necessary representations in the matter to the proper authorities at an early date.
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No. 129.
I am, &c.,
H. W. JUST.
LEEWARD ISLANDS.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 18 February, 1913.)
I HAVE the honour to confirm my telegram of the 13th August last, informing you that the Colony of the Leeward Islands would contributo the sum of £25 annually towards the cost of the Entomological Research Committee.
(No. 31.)
SIR,
Government House, Antigua, 20th January, 1913.
2.
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I reported to you in my despatch, No. 8, of the 3rd instant, that the first contribution will be paid in respect of the current financial year.
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SIR,
No. 130.
CEYLON.
I have, &c.,
H. HESKETH BELL,
Governor.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE ACTING GOVERNOR.
(No. 105.)
Downing Street, 18th February, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir H. McCallum's despatch, No. 33, of the 22nd January, respecting the wish of the Municipal Council of Colombo to participate in the benefits of the proposed Imperial Bureau of Ento- mology.
2. The matter will be laid before the Managing Committee of the Bureau, and a further despatch will be addressed to you on the receipt of their report.
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SIR.
No. 131.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
Downing Street, 19 February, 1913.
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th of February transmitting a copy of a despatch from Lord Kitchener conveying an intimation of the willingness of the Sudan Government to participate in the benefits of the organisation of the Entomological Research Committee and to subscribe a sum of £50 per annum towards its expenses.
2. In reply to the enquiry in the second paragraph of your letter, I am to request you to inform Secretary Sir E. Grey that the contribution from the Sudan Government should be paid annually to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London on the 1st of April, commencing with the 1st of April, 1913, to be credited to the account of the Committee.
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I am, &c.,
HENRY LAMBERT,
No. 132.
for the Under-Secretary of State.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS GENERAL AND
GOVERNOR.
[Copy to respective High Commissioners, 20 February, 1913. L.F.]
(Union of South Africa. No. 77.)- (Canada. No. 136.)
[MY LORD] [SIR],
(Australia. No. 116.)
(New Zealand. No. 74.)
Downing Street, 20 February, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of [Your Excellency's telegram of the 16th of December, and despatch, No. 792,
of the same date§]
⚫ No. 114.
† No. 126.
‡ No. 127.
Nos. 97 and 104.
Enclosure in No. 72.
† No. 57.