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at the end of the year 1915, this Government will cease to make annual contribution towards the funds of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology.
This Colony derives no direct benefit from the work undertaken by the Bureau, and, under present conditions, does not feel warranted in continuing the contribution.
I have, &c.,
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No. 16.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
W. E. DAVIDSON.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 1.40 p.m., 20th April, 1915.)
YOUR despatch 3rd March.* years has been agreed to.-YOUNG.
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TELEGRAM.
Renewal of contribution Entomology three
No. 17.
MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST GENERAL MEETING OF THE
MANAGING COMMITTEE OF
BUREAU OF THE IMPERIAL ENTOMOLOGY, held at the Colonial Office at 12 noON, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH OF MAY, 1915.
Present:
MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ALCOCK.
DR. BAGSHAWE.
SIR DAVID BRUCE.
MR. FRYER.
DR. HARMER.
PROFESSOR LEFROY.
SIR JOHN MCCALL. SIR DANIEL MORRIS. PROFESSOR Nuttall.
PROFESSOR POULTON.
MR. READ.
DR. SHIPLEY,
MR. THEOBALD.
MR. WARBURTON.
Mr. Marshall.
MR. PARKINSON,
1. THE minutes of the twentieth general meetingt were approved. Mr. Chamberlain observed that all the members of the Committee would no doubt wish to record formally their regret that the Earl of Cromer had been obliged to resign the Chairmanship of the Committee, and to express their appreciation of his services. The following resolution, moved by Dr. Shipley and seconded by Mr. Read, was passed
The Managing Committee of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology wish
to place on record their deep regret that the Earl of Cromer has been com- pelled through ill-health to resign the Chairmanship of the Committee.
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They are very sensible of the unfailing interest which his Lordship has taken in the work of the Bureau, and they will always remember with pleasure the cordial relations which have existed between the late Chairman and the Committee."
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† No. 132 in Miscellaneous No. 200,
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The half-yearly report of the Director was received (copy annexed). Mr. Marshall stated that no arrangements had yet been made for filling permanently the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Gotch, but that temporary assistance was being given by Mr. Ealand.
He was glad to say that the Bureau would now be able to identify insects for the Canadian Government, a form of assistance which was not anticipated when that Government first decided to support the Bureau. He informed the Committee that Dr. Gordon Hewitt had written to him urging that, if the work of the Bureau had to be curtailed in any way owing to the war, no alteration should be made as regards the publication of the Review of Applied Entomology, as that publication was too valuable to be cut down.
He stated that he had also received a letter from Mr. Fiske in Uganda, relating to some interesting discoveries made by him as to the relation between Glossina and various animals. His investigations seemed to show that the association between the fly and human beings was not so close as was previously supposed: indeed Varanus lizards were found actually to make breeding places suitable for the fly where breeding places did not naturally exist. The general conclusion seemed to he that there was a very close association of the fly with Varanus lizards, crocodiles, and situtunga, and that, generally speaking, it was only in the absence of such animals that the fly obtained blood from man.
He laid before the Committee a letter received from Dr. Gordon Hewitt dealing with the arrangements for Carnegie students in America. It was decided to refer the letter to the Selection Sub-Committee, who would go fully into the various points raised. Dr. Gordon Hewitt spoke very highly of the valuable help afforded by Dr. L. O. Howard at Washington in looking after these students and organizing their work, and Mr. Marshall was requested to write to Dr. Howard at Washington and inform him how much the Committee appreciated all that he and his assistants had done for the Carnegie students.
Referring to the first paragraph of the Director's report, the Chairman moved that a resolution of sympathy should be sent to the relatives of Mr. Gotch. Sir Daniel Morris seconded the proposal, and the following resolution was passed :-
"The Managing Committee of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology learn with deep regret that Mr. Duncan H. Gotch, one of the Entomological Assistants of the Bureau, was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, and they desire that an expression of their sincere sympathy be sent to his relatives.' The Chairman called attention to the last paragraph of the Director's report, in which mention was made of the appointment of Captain E. E. Austen and Pro- fessor R. Newstead, by the War Office, to devise and superintend measures for con- trolling flies and other harmful insects in connexion with sanitary measures taken to preserve the health of the troops. The Committee agreed that a letter should be written to the War Office offering any assistance which the Bureau could give, and asking to be furnished with any results obtained by those who were entrusted with the work. The question of putting the services of some of the staff of the Bureau at the disposal of the War Office for this purpose was also considered, but it was thought better to wait until the War Office had received and replied to the letter offering assistance in general terms before attempting to make any detailed arrange.
ments.
3. The report of the Chairman of the Finance Sub-Committee was received (copy annexed). Dr. Harmer summarized briefly the contents of the report, and Mr. Marshall mentioned, in connexion with the Stegomyia survey, that he had heard privately from Dr. A. T. Stanton that if the Malay States Government agreed he would be glad to carry out the investigation suggested.
The Committee gave their covering approval to the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee in respect of the financing of the Bureau and the Stegomyir investigation, and also gave authority to the Sub-Committee to take whatever action may be found desirable in allocating funds for the Stegomyia investigation.
4. The Annual Report* on the work of the Bureau for 1914 was laid before the Committee.
5. The Committee considered the question of Dr. J. J. Simpson's_return_to West Africa for a further tour of service, but, pending a reply from the War Office to the offer of assistance mentioned previously, it was decided to postpone action.
* Colonial Reports (Annual), No. 834.