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Mr. Scott asked that the Review should be kept as the more gener- ally useful, supposing one had to be suspended. Dr. Marshall doubted whether the falling off in the supply of cheaper papers would affect the Bulletin so much, as it is printed on rag paper. He thought that the difficulty might be met by reducing number of copies of Review printed; at present the Bureau printed 1,500 and used & marked only 1,000. (In answer to the Chairman, Mr. Neave said there was tendency on the part of new subscribers to buy up the earlier issues.) Dr. Harmer suggested that some margin should be left, and it was decided that a reduction to 1,200 should be suggested if the matter was raised by the Stationery Office, and the Publication Committee could decide if a greater reduction was called for.
Dr. Marshall observed that, in view of the increased difficulty in getting scientific papers published, it might be desirable to publish slightly larger parts of the Bulletin.
The minutes of the Twentieth Meeting* of the Finance Sub-Committee were The most received. Dr. Harmer said that there was nothing to add to them. important point mentioned was the move from Elvaston Place to Queen's Gate.
Dr. W. A. Lamborn's report on his entomological work while under the direction of the military authorities in East Africa was received. The Chairman thought that the condition of affairs indicated in it was very disappointing and unsatisfactory, and the Committee agreed. Dr. Shipley said he would take an opportunity of mentioning the matter to Lieutenant-General Smuts.
Dr. J. J. Simpson's account of the scheme of work carried out by him during his recent tour in the Gold Coast was received. Dr. Marshall said that Dr. Simpson was reserving all points of importance for his final report, and had asked for a month's extra leave on full pay to complete the report in. He had been granted two months, eighty days from the date of his return to England, in accordance with West African leave rules. The Committee decided (two members dissenting) to refuse the application.
Dr. Marshall then asked the Committee to decide on the expenditure to be undertaken with the surplus funds of the Bureau, pointing out that a considerable sum might be expected to be in hand by the end of 1918, when the whole question of the future of the Bureau would have to be decided. It was decided to allow a war bonus of five shillings a week to those members of the staff of the Bureau whose salaries were below £250 a year, which would cost £104 a year, for eight persons. Dr. Marshall suggested that the card catalogue of important insect pests should be completed. There had been great delay, owing to the difficulty of finding adequate staff, and delays in obtaining replies from entomological officers overseas to whom various portions of the manuscript had had to be sent. It meant an expen- diture of £500 or £600, as far as could be at present foreseen, spread over the next few years, and it would be quite worth it. He gave a short account of the system on which the index was arranged. Professor Lefroy pointed out that, in view of forthcoming international conferences on the control of plant movements, the publication of a summary of the plant pest legislation in the British Empire and the compilation of lists of the injurious insects occurring in the various colonies would be of the greatest practical importance. Mr. Scott asked whether it was proposed to reproduce the cards for the benefit of societies, etc., interested, as had already been done in other instances. Dr. Marshall said that that would be expensive, and it would be necessary to internationalize the index. The Committee agreed to the proposal to expend part of the anticipated surplus on the completion of the card index.
The Committee were consulted as to the most convenient day and hour for their meetings, and the majority expressed themselves satisfied with the present arrange- ment, by which the meetings were usually held on Thursday, at 3.0 p.m.
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Annexure.
HALF-YEARLY REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE IMPerial Bureau OF ENTOMOLOGY.
AT our last meeting it was decided that we should not ask the Treasury- to renew our customary grant of £1,000 on behalf of the East African Protectorates. but should merely ask for the contribution of £500 from the United Kingdom. I have now to report that the Treasury have accepted this arrangement, and have agreed to pay the £500 grant for two years, so that it will terminate at the same time as practically all our other grants.
The Government of St. Vincent withdrew their annual contribution of £5 for Our last year, and it will not be renewed until the termination of the War. Government grants, therefore, now stand at £4,545, instead of £5,550.
The annual balance sheet will be found in Appendix I., and, with the excep- tion of the items Carnegie Fund, Petty cash, and Crown Agents, the sums given show the total expenditure and receipts since September, 1909.
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Appendix II. shows the actual receipts and disbursements during the past financial year. The expenditure was £457 less than the estimate made at the beginning of the year, the principal reductions being: salaries, £205; scientific and camp equipment, £106; and travelling expenses, £52; on the other hand, the income from interest on deposits was £146 more than the estimate. The reduction in the amount for salaries is due mainly to the departure of Mr. North before the end of the financial year.
Appendix III. gives an estimate of the unexpended surplus of the Bureau fund on the 31st March last, after allowing for all liabilities outstanding at that date. The surplus is £480 higher than at the end of the previous year.
In Appendix IV. will be found an estimate of the expenditure during the forthcoming year. The reason for the comparatively large surplus of £581 is that no allowance has been made for Dr. Lamborn's salary of £500, seeing that he has obtained definite employment elsewhere for the duration of the War. On the other hand, Mr. Ealand's salary (£180) has been included, as no arrangement has yet been made for its payment by the military authorities. The sum allowed for salaries also covers a non-recurrent item of £150 for three months' salary to Dr. Simpson.
Staff. In view of the increasing demand for men in various branches of work directly connected with the War, our Finance Sub-Committee decided that certain members of the staff should be given an opportunity of securing some employment of that nature. As the Colonial Office was in urgent need of doctors for the con- quered areas of German East Africa, early in April Dr. W. A. Lamborn was temporarily transferred for medical work in that country, and, while he is so engaged, his salary will be paid by the Colonial Office.
The services of Mr. C. A. Ealand, who has been principally engaged on the identification of the collections of insects received by the Bureau, were applied for by the Aeronautical Inspection Department for the microscopic examination of timbers to be used in the construction of aeroplanes. It appeared, however, that the Department was not in a position to pay him any salary, as the appointment of assistants for this purpose had been approved but not finally sanctioned. But the Chief Inspector showed the greatest anxiety to secure his services immediately, as his need for men was most pressing, and he assured me that the appointment On consultation with Mr. Read and would be properly ratified before long.
Dr. Harmer it was decided to let Mr. Ealand go at once, and he left us at the end of March.
Mr. J. Waterston has applied for a commission in the London Sanitary Corps, and there seems to be every prospect that he will secure one, in which case he is likely to be detailed for work in Salonika. In the meantime he has spent some time at the Imperial College of Science with Professor Lefroy, who very kindly agreed to give him any available information that was likely to be of practical service in his field work. The Committee will be asked to decide the amount of the allowance to be paid to Mr. Waterston while he is on military service.
One of our junior assistants, H. E. Box, who had been rejected as medically unfit both for the Navy and the Army, volunteered under the National Service scheme, and left us on the 28th April to do work on a farm. He has been replaced by a girl at the same rate of pay, namely, £1 a week.