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enthusiasm. Abstracting work is also done by Mr. L. Nell, who likewise assists in drafting letters in French, German, Italian, or Spanish; Miss F. Speed, who works only half-time; and Miss M. Anderson (also half-time), who is occupied almost entirely in the libraries of the Natural History Museum, examining and abstracting those periodicals which are not received in our own library. The other persons employed in Elvaston Place are Mr. Golledge, the Library Assistant; Miss Breen, Senior Typist, who acts as general secretary to Mr. North; and two junior typists, Miss Meager and Miss White, whose time is fully occupied in the preparation and maintenance of the index to the " Review," and other minor duties. In addition, Miss Bostock is temporarily assisting in the preparation of last year's index, but must, shortly be transferred to the Museum to work on the catalogue of plant pests. The staff in the Museum Office now consists of Mr. James Waterston, who has lately been engaged for the express purpose of studying the minute beneficial para- sites of the family Chalcididæ, and who will also undertake the identification of lice sent in, as he is a recognised authority on these insects; Mr. D. H. Gotch, who does general identification work, having charge specially of the African blood- sucking flies; and Mr. Ealand, who is temporarily assisting Mr. Gotch, but will later supervise the preparation of the catalogue of plant pests. Mr. H. Campion does the general secretarial work for the office; while Mr. L. B. Wyatt registers, prepares, and labels the numerous collections received, and prints the labels on our own machine; and Mr. Abell assists in the preparation of specimens and other office duties.
Thus, the total personnel is, 9 in the Museum, 8 in Elvaston Place, and 2 in Africa.
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Carnegie Students.-There are at present three Carnegie Students in the United States:-Mr. C. Mason, for one year from 1st July, 1913; Mr. R. E. McGregor, for two years from 1st August, 1913; and Mr. A. Ritchie, for two years from 1st October, 1913. The sum available for expenditure up to the 31st Decem- ber next is £1,440 11s. 11d., against which we have the following liabilities :-
Allowances due to December, 1914 Travelling allowances, say
One return passage
£416 13 4
100 O 0
20 0 0
£536 13 4
Crown Agents
Salaries
APPENDIX I.
BALANCE SHEET as at 31st March, 1914.
Dr.
Cr.
£
8. d.
£
8. d.
Government Grants A/c
Interest A/c
13,501
228 16
5 8
6
Carnegie Students A/c
1,440 11 11
3,628 3 7
7,684 3 0
Bulletin of Entomological Research
1,042 17 6
Review of Applied Entomology
306 0 0
Entomologist to Federated Malay States
332 12 2
General Expenses
376 0 10
Scientific Equipment
499 17 2
201
6 4
199 13 0
431
1 6
238
6 51
89 12 10
77 13 6
58 7 4
4 18 10
£15,170 14 1 £15,170 14
1
Camp Equipment
Office Furniture Travelling Expenses Elvaston Place Office Translations Library Specialists' Fees Petty Cash
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The six-months' studentship offered to the Trinidad Government is apparently not to be taken up, and is not, therefore, included in the foregoing calculation.
The Selection Sub-Committee is being asked to consider the following appli- cations:-Mr. H. G. Champion, Indian Forest Service, for one year; Mr. J. D. Tothill, Assistant to the Dominion Entomologist in Canada, six months; and Mr. E. Speyer, appointed to investigate the Shot-hole Borer of tea in Ceylon, six months. These appointments will involve a further expenditure during the year of approxi- mately £800.
Library. We are now beginning to build up quite a useful reference library, some 280 publications being received regularly, amounting to over 2,600 separate parts annually. Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt has kindly interested himself in obtaining for us all the available back numbers of official entomological publications in Canada. and many of the experiment stations in the United States have also been very generous in this respect.
There are now 165 bound volumes in the library, and a further 25 are ready for binding. It is estimated that the average number that will require binding each year will be about 200, on the present scale, the cost being approximately £30. In addition to the periodicals, we are accumulating a number of separate pamphlets, United States bulletins, reprints, and duplicates. These are being gradually stitched into stout brown covers, and they are then stored in boxes on the upright filing system. We have already about 2,000 of these pamphlets, and only For purposes of reference it is 20 per cent. of them have been thus prepared. essential to have a card index for them, but as yet there has been no time to prepare this. The reprints and duplicates are likely to prove very useful for lending purposes.
APPENDIX II.
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND Expenditure for the Year ending 31sT MARCH, 1914.
Government Grants Interest
Sale of Camp Equipment
Bulletin of Entomological Research
Carnegie Students
Review of Applied Entomology
Salaries
General Expenses
Scientific Equipment Office Furniture Elvaston Place Office Translations
Library
Travelling Expenses
Entomologist in Federated Malay States Specialists' Fees
Received.
Expended.
£ 8. d. 5,951 5 8
£ s. d.
132 12
1
13 6
8
1,000 0 0
1,007 17
2
52 15
0
71 13 4
336 0 377 12
4
1
7
169 16
1
104 1 6
2,776 12
159 9 8
161 4 6
87 11 10
74 1 3
56 7 3
72 14 10
4 12 0
£7.221 12 9
£5,388 1 1
90
APPENDIX III.
GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS AT 31ST MARCH, 1914.
Cash in hand :-
+
Crown Agents Petty cash