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officers (and possibly others) who would plot in the distribution of the tsetse flies occurring round their stations or in their districts. These would be sent to the Principal Medical Officer's Office where a map embodying all the information would be made, and transmitted to the Sleeping Sickness Bureau. It does not matter what system of indicating each species is used, but it is important that the species be diagnosed correctly. If there is no one in the Colony competent to form an opinion, specimens should be sent home, preferably to the Bureau, for determination by Mr. Austen. (In some of the West African Colonies, it may be more convenient to get Dr. Graham's opinion.) It is specially important that the distribution of Glossina palpalis in each Colony be laid down with approximate accuracy. In the case of rivers which have been carefully searched for this fly without success, the fact should be stated.

The information referred to in this Memorandum can be collected more easily, and recorded more accurately, on the spot than in an office in London. When returns have been sent to the Bureau from each Colony, the data will be incorporated in the fly map of Tropical Africa.

ARTHUR G. BAGSHAWE.

May 18th, 1909.

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No. 34.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SLEEPING SICKNESS BUREAU MANAGING COMMITTEE, HELD ON 18TH JUNE AT 4.30 P.M.

Present:

Sir R. BOYCE (in the Chair).

Mr. READ.

Mr. KEITH (Secretary).

Dr. BAGSHAWE also attended.

1. The minutes of the last meeting were approved subject to a verbal correction.

Sir R. Boyce, however, called attention to the question of the free supply of the Bulletin to the Belgian Government. He was in favour of the free supply of even as many as fifty copies, since the Belgian Government was much interested in the disease and had contributed £10,000 towards the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. It was agreed that the matter should be mentioned at the next meeting of the Bureau at which there was a full attendance of members.

2. Dr. Bagshawe showed the Committee the fly and sleeping sickness maps which he had in preparation. It was agreed that it would be desirable to publish two maps one of the distribution of Glossina palpalis and sleeping sickness and one of the distribution of the various species of tsetse flies, including the palpalis Dr. Bagshawe to consult with Colonel Close, of the War Office, as to the exact style of shading the maps and to submit a proof to the Committee. explained that he contemplated the issue of a pamphlet with stout covers, con- Dr. Bagshawe taining in a pocket the two maps and with a letterpress of explanations and indica- tions of lacunae to be filled.

3. Dr. Bagshawe also submitted for approval a proposal that he should have six weeks' holiday to be taken in July, August, or September, as was most con- venient for the work of the Bureau-two weeks at one time and four at another.

This proposal was approved.

4. At the request of Sir R. Boyce, Dr. Bagshawe gave a brief account of the recent investigations of Dr. Kleine, from which it appeared that infected flies did not, as had been thought, cease to be able to infect susceptible animals or men after a space of about 48 hours, but that after a considerable period-say, 20 days-of non-infectivity they resumed the power to infect and retained it for an undetermined period, perhaps as long as they lived. This result pointed to the fact that the Glossina was a true host of the trypanosome. Dr. Kleine's results had been con- firmed by Sir David Bruce.

• No. 30.

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No. 35.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SLEEPING SICKNESS BUREAU MANAGING COMMITTEE, HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON FRIDAY, 30TH JULY, AT 4.30 P.M.

PRESENT:

Mr. READ (in the chair).

Sir PATRICK MANSON.

Dr. ROSE Bradford.

Mr. G. CLARK.

Sir RUBERT BOYCE.

Mr. PARKINSON (Acting Secretary).

Dr. BAGSHAWE also attended.

1. The minutes of the last meeting were approved.

2. The question of the free supply of the Bulletin to the Belgian Government was raised by Dr. Bagshawe, who pointed out that the approximate cost of the copies supplied in excess of ten would be £7 or £8. Mr. Clark explained that the Foreign Office was in favour of the supply of these copies without payment. It was resolved that the copies desired by the Belgian Government be supplied without payment.

3. Dr. Bagshawe showed to the Committee a proof of the provisional map, explaining that while he had wished for two maps, one to show the sleeping sickness and Glossina palpalis areas, the other all the tsetse areas, the War Office had pre- ferred to combine both in a single map. Manson, he pointed out that the only areas for which definite information of the In reply to a question of Sir Patrick absence of sleeping sickness was available were those of the French Congo. To complete the map, a full list of references would be attached. agreed that if possible the map should extend rather further southward, and Dr. It was, however, Bagshawe undertook to approach the War Office on the subject, especially with a view to the incorporation of Zululand.

4. Dr. Kleine's paper, of which an abstract had been issued to members of the Committee, was brought forward and attention called to the illustrations of trypano- somes, which were of interest as being all taken from bred flies.

5. The question of how to treat misrepresentations by a reviewer was raised by Dr. Bagshawe. One of his statements had been so reproduced that what was really the exception appeared to be the rule. brief letter, quoting what was actually said "in case of misconceptions arising."

It was agreed that he should send a 6. Dr. Bagshawe referred to a letter which he had received from Professor Novy, which raised the question of the inclusion in the Bulletin of matter relating to organisms not strictly or not certainly trypanosomes. It was resolved that papers on such collateral organisms might be included if Dr. Bagshawe thought that they would help to throw any light on what was more directly the work of the Bureau.

7. The "Rapport de la Mission d'Etudes de la Maladie du Sommeil au Congo Français, 1906-1908," was exhibited.

8. An enquiry by Sir Rubert Boyce elicited the information that no statistics as to improvement in sleeping sickness areas were available, other than the two sets of figures which appeared in the last number of the Bulletin.

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No. 36. UGANDA.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 5 August, 1909.)

(No. 175.)

MY LORD,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's despatch, No. 93, of the 26th March last,† and to transmit, for the information of the Manag- ing Committee of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau, a copy of a report from the

Government House, Uganda, 5 July, 1909.

• No. 34.

† No. 28.