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you that my Ministers, after giving the matter full consideration, have decided to continue the Queensland contribution thereto for a further period of three years.
I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Governor-General.
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No. 34.
I have, &c., HAMILTON GOOLD-ADAMS,
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
Governor.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 14th July, 1915.)
(No. 152.) SIR,
Governor-General's Office, Melbourne, 4th June, 1915. WITH reference to your despatch No. 130, dated 4th March last,* relative to the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, I have the honour to inform you that the Commonwealth Government has decided to continue its contribution to the Bureau for a further period of three years.
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(No. 155.) SIR,
No. 35. MAURITIUS.
I have, &c.,
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 23rd July, 1915.)
Government House, Port Louis, 1st June, 1915. WITH reference to your predecessor's despatch Miscellaneous, of the 3rd of March, I have the honour to inform you that I have, on the advice of my Execu- tive Council, decided that the contribution of the Colony to the Imperial Bureau of Entomology at the rate of £50 a year should be continued for a further period of three years.
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No. 36.
I have, &c.,
J. MIDDLETON
(for Governor).
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No. 37. MALAY STATES.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE HIGH COMMISSIONER. (Miscellaneous.)
SIR,
Downing Street, 5th August, 1915. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 234, of the 25th of May, respecting the proposal that the services of Dr. A. T. Stanton should be placed at the disposal of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology for the purpose of visiting certain ports in the Far East in connexion with the Stegomyia survey, and to inform you that, after further communication with the Bureau, I consider it desirable, in view of the importance of the matter, that Dr. Stanton should be allowed to undertake this work; and I shall be glad if he may be instructed to proceed with the necessary preparations with a view to commencing the investigation as soon as possible.
2. The ports at which it would appear advisable that Dr. Stanton should conduct investigations are named in the Imperial Bureau's letter of 23rd February, a copy of which accompanied Mr. Harcourt's despatch of 1st March last, but it is desirable that he should exercise some discretion in the matter, as it is probable that
he may not be able to examine all the towns in the time available, and he will be in a position to judge which should be omitted from his tour.
3. Dr. Stanton should be informed that the main objects of the investigation
should be to ascertain :—
(a) Whether Stugomyia fasciata occurs in the ports visited.
(b) If so, what is approximately its relative frequency, both in relation to
the human population and to the other house-frequenting mosquitoes.
(c) What steps, if any, are being taken to keep it under control.
(d) If absent, what are the possible factors which might account for this.
(e) What other species of Stegomyia occur in these places, and whether any
of them specially frequent human habitations.
4. I am glad to note that you consider that Dr. Stanton's salary can be borne
by the Government of the Federated Malay States while he is employed on this special work, and that you are prepared to invite the Government of the Straits Settlements to provide £100 towards the other expenses. The balance will be borne by the funds of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology.
5. I shall be glad if Dr. Stanton's expenses can be met locally in the first instance, the necessary amounts being recovered later from the Imperial Bureau of Entomology through the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
6. Dr. Stanton's report should be forwarded to me, through you, at the con- clusion of his investigations.
I have, &c..
A. BONAR LAW.
(No. 71.) SIR,
NEW SOUTH WALES.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 4th August, 1915.)
State Government House, Sydney, 29th June, 1915. WITH reference to your despatch No. 30, of the 4th March,* on the subject of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, I have now the honour, at the instance of Ministers, to state that this Government has decided, in conjunction with the Governments of Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, to continue the subscriptions towards the maintenance of the Bureau for a further period of three years from 1916 inclusive.
2. Ministers have also informed me that the Government of Tasmania will contribute for a further twelve months, at the expiration of which period the question will again be considered.
3. I have to add that arrangements will be made for the payment of these subscriptions through the Agent-General for New South Wales in London.
I have, &c.,
G. STRICKLAND,
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Governor.
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No. 38. UGANDA.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 28th August, 1915.)
(No. 222.) SIR,
Government House, Uganda, 30th July, 1915. WITH reference to paragraph 3 of your despatch No. 477, of the 11th December, 1914, on the subject of the investigations being carried out by Mr. W. F. Fiske, I have the honour to transmit the first portion of that gentleman's report, which has just been received. As you were informed in my telegram of the 11th June, 1915, the transmission of the report was unavoidably delayed, and I understand from the Principal Medical Officer that the typing of the second part cannot be completed for several days. The various sections of the report will be transmitted as they are received.
2. The incidence of the cost and the Principal Medical Officer's observations on the questions raised will be deferred until the report is completed.
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I have, &c.,
F. J. JACKSON,
Governor.
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