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[Your Royal Highness's despatch, No. 625, of the 19th of November*]

Your Excellency's telegram of the 18th of January†]

[Your telegram of the 23rd of December, and despatch, No. 192, of the 27th of December‡]

on

the subject of the proposal to establish an Imperial Bureau of Entomology in London, and to inform you that I have learnt with much pleasure that your Ministers are willing to support the scheme, and to agree to a contribution of [£350] [£500][£200] [£200] per annum being made for three years by the Government of [the Union of South Africa] [the Dominion of Canada] [the Commonwealth) [New Zealand) towards the expenses of the Bureau.

2. The various contributions suggested in paragraph of my despatch of the 3rd of October lasts have now been agreed to by the respective Governments invited to co-operate, with the exception of the Government of India, which is not prepared at present to support the Bureau.

The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, also, have sanctioned a grant of £500 per annum from Imperial funds for three years on my recommendation. I am now in communication with certain of the Crown Colonies which have expressed a desire to avail themselves of the facilities afforded by the Bureau, and,. in anticipation of additional financial support from the Governments of those Colonies, I have had no hesitation in giving my approval to the work of the Bureau being started forthwith.

3. By the kindness of the authorities of the British Museum (Natural History) at South Kensington, arrangements have been made for Mr. G. A. K. Marshall, Director of the Bureau, to be accommodated in the Museum, and the head office of the Bureau will accordingly be located there. Premises have also been leased by the Managing Committee for a Publication Office at 27, Elvaston Place, near the Museum. It would be a great convenience if copies of all publications issued by your Government which touch in any way on entomological matters in relation to agricultural, medical, or veterinary work could be sent direct to Mr. Marshall for consideration in connection with the journal of the Bureau, and I should be glad if your Ministers could arrange for this to be done. As explained in my despatch of the 3rd of October, the object of this journal is to summarise all the current literature which has a practical bearing on the investigation and control of noxious insects, and it is therefore most important that the Director should receive copies of all publications of this nature with the minimum of delay. The first number of the journal, which is to be known as "The Review of Applied Entomology," is now ready for distribution, and I am informed that copies are being sent to all the Govern- ments which are co-operating in the scheme.

4. With regard to representation on the Managing Committee, [I note that your Ministers concur in the suggestion that the Government Entomologists of the contributing Governments should be ex officio members of the Committee. and I have to inform you that Mr. Marshall states that he will be pleased to have the honour of acting as the representative of the South African Government on the Committee]. [I note that your Ministers have communicated with Dr. A. E. Shipley, who, understand, has expressed his willingness to act as representative of the Canadian Government on the Committee. I shall await a further communication from you, as no reference is made to this matter in your telegram under acknowledgment.] [I note that your Ministers concur in the suggestion that the Government Entomolo- gists of the contributing Governments should be ex officio members of the Committee, and that I shall receive a further communication from you as to the nomination of a representative of your Government on the Committee.]

5. Finally, as to the payment of the contribution from your Government. I have to request that your Ministers will be good enough to arrange for the sum of (£350] [£500] [200] [200] to be paid to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London for the account of the Bureau on or about the 1st of April next, and at the same date in 1914 and 1915.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

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SIR,

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No. 133.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS.

[Copy to respective Agents-General, 20 February, 1913. L.F.]

(Newfoundland. No. 45.)

(Tasmania. No. 22.)

(South Australia.

No. 23.)

(Western Australia. No. 30.)

(New South Wales. No. 32.)

(Victoria. No. 23.)

(Queensland. No. 24.)

Downing Street, 20 February, 1913.

[I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Ralph Williams's telegram of the 8th of November and despatch, No. 89, of 15th of November,* and to state,]

[I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 2nd of December,† and to state,]

[With reference to my despatch, No. (108) (96) (134) (118) (104), of the 3rd of October last, I have the honour to state,]

for the information of your Ministers, that further progress has now been made with the scheme for setting up an Imperial Bureau of Entomology in London.

2. The various contributions suggested in paragraph 4 of my despatch of the 3rd of October have now been agreed to by the respective Governments invited to co-ope- rate, with the exception of the Government of India, which is not prepared at present to support the Bureau. The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, also, have sanctioned a grant of £500 per annum from Imperial funds for three years on my recommendation. I am now in communication with certain of the Crown Colonies which have expressed a desire to avail themselves of the facilities afforded by the Bureau, and, in anticipation of additional financial support from the Govern- ments of those Colonies, I have had no hesitation in giving my approval for the work of the Bureau to be started forthwith.

3. By the kindness of the authorities of the British Museum (Natural History) at South Kensington, arrangements have been made for Mr. G. A. K. Marshall, the Director of the Bureau, to be accommodated in the Museum, and the head office of the Bureau will be located there accordingly. Premises have also been leased by the Managing Committee for a Publication Office at 27, Elvaston Place, near the Museum. It would be a great convenience if copies of all publications issued by your Government which touch in any way on entomological matters in relation to agri- cultural, medical or veterinary work could be sent direct to Mr. Marshall for con- sideration in connection with the journal of the Bureau, and I should be glad if your Ministers could arrange for this to be done. As explained in my despatch of the 3rd of October, the object of this journal is to summarise all the current literature which has a practical bearing on the investigation and control of noxious insects, and it is, therefore, most important that the Director should receive copies of all publications of this nature with the minimum of delay. The first number of the journal, which is to be known as "The Review of Applied Entomology," is now ready for distribution, and I am informed that copies are being sent to all the Govern- ments which are co-operating in the scheme.

4. With regard to representation on the Managing Committee,

[To Newfoundland only: I note that your Ministers do not consider it neces- sary that Newfoundland should be represented.]

[To the others: I shall await any further communication which your Ministers may wish to make.]

5. Finally, as to the payment of the contribution from your Government, [To Newfoundland only: I have to request that arrangements may be made for the sum of £50 to be paid to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London for the account of the Bureau, on or about the 1st of April next, and at the same date in 1914 and 1915.] [To the others: I have to inform you that the first contribution is payable on the 1st of April next; but, as you are aware, the first payment from your Govern- ment has already been made (not to Western Australia: through the Agent-General for New South Wales], and in these circumstances no further payments will be due until the 1st of April, 1914, and the 1st of April, 1915.]

[To all except Newfoundland and Western Australia: The arrangement by which the contributions of the State Governments are collected by the Government of New

• No. 88.

↑ No. 112.

Nos. 100 and 3732: not printel.

§ No. [69], [60], [67], [68].

• Nos. 79 and 87.

† No.-89

In

‡ No. 70.