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2. The question of Mr. Fiske's, further employment was referred to in my despatch, No. 311, of the 17th of July,* and I have now to inform you that it is proposed that, on the completion of the period of twelve months for which he was originally appointed, he shall no longer work under the direction of, or report to, the Royal Society, and that he shall then carry on entomological research work under the direction of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, to which is being en- trusted the general organisation of the entomological side of the investigations arising out of the report of the Sleeping Sickness Committee. He will then report to Mr. G. A. K. Marshall, the Director of the Bureau.

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3. It was intended that Mr. Fiske should proceed to Nyasaland after his liminary work in Uganda, but it has now been decided that the Travelling Entomo- logist of the Bureau of Entomology in East Africa, Dr. W. A. S. Lamborn, should visit Nyasaland almost immediately, and it will probably be found convenient that Mr. Fiske should continue work on Glossina in Uganda instead of moving on to Nyasaland. Accordingly, in my telegram referred to above, I stated that he should remain in Uganda:

4. I have to request that you will communicate to Mr. Fiske the substance of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this despatch, and ascertain that he is willing to carry on research work in Uganda, under the direction of the Bureau of Entomology, on the expiration of the period of twelve months for which he was appointed to work under the direction of the Royal Society.

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No. 104.

JAMAICA.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 1st August, 1914.)

King's House, Jamaica, 15th July, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular despatch of the 29th May, 1914,† on the subject of the Conference which the Imperial Bureau of Entomology proposes to hold in London in July, 1915.

2. I desire to express my concurrence in the proposals with respect to this Conference, but I fear that it will not be possible to arrange for the attendance of the Government Entomologist, who has not yet been appointed, and whose engage- ment is now the subject of correspondence.

3. I herewith transmit a copy of a minute by the Director of Agriculture on the subject, from which it will be seen, however, that probably Mr. Ashby, the Micro- biologist, may attend as the Mycologist of this Government.

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From the DIRector of AgriCULTURE to the COLONIAL SECRETARY.

THE HONOURABLE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,

It is submitted that our institution of an Entomologist will have been so recent that it would not be justifiable to divert the newly appointed officer from his duties to attend this Conference and that our active participation in the Con- ferences of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology should be postponed for a future occasion.

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