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FROM MÉDECIN-Major MunieR, Condominium Medical Officer.
Vila, 29th April, 1914. En réponse à votre lettre du 21 courant, qui m'est parvenue seulement hier, j'ai l'honneur de vous rendre compte de ce qui suit :
Presque en même temps que votre lettre de Novembre j'ai reçu du Ministère des Colonies français une note me demandant également des renseignements sur les moustiques vecteurs possibles de la fièvre jaune, et, si je le pouvais, des collections en double, un des exemplaires étant déstiné au British Museum. Je me suis mis à la recherche de ces moustiques en élevant des larves et en poursuivant des insectes parfaits; je n'ai pas trouvé de stegomyia mais seulement des culex, et quelques rares anophélés. Je suis persuadé, cependant, que le stegomyia existe dans l'Archipel, mais il faut sans doute pour le trouver des conditions d'heure, de saison, et de lieu, que je n'ai pas observées. Ces recherches demandent aussi beaucoup de temps et des déplacenients qu'il ne m'est guère possible d'effectuer.
Cependant je vais continuer mes investigations et je vous tiendrai au courant de ce que je pourrai trouver d'intéressant.
Enclosure 2 in No. 108.
Recevez, &c.,
Dr. MUNIER.
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No. 110.
NYASALAND.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
SIR,
Downing Street, 13th August, 1914. I HAVE the honour to inform you that Dr. W. A. S. Lamborn, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., formerly Entomologist to the Government of Nigeria, has been appointed Travelling Entomologist in East Africa under the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, in succession to Mr. S. A. Neave, under the terms indicated in the letter* enclosed.
2. I have to request that you will provide Dr. Lamborn with all the necessary facilities as to customs and shooting of game for scientific purposes, and with local transport according to his needs, as in the case of Mr. Neave.
3. A further communication will be addressed to you as to the date of his departure for Chinde.
4. A copy of a lettert from the Director of the Imperial Bureau of Entomo- logy, indicating the lines of Dr. Lamborn's proposed work in the Protectorate, is enclosed for your information.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
23 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
SIR,
(No. 51.)
His Britannic Majesty's Agency and Consulate,
Tonga, 4th May, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter, No. 69, of the 20th April last, and to state that I am informed by the Premier of Tonga that he has not yet received a report from the Chief Medical Officer on the subject of the distribution of mosquitoes in Tonga, but that he will remind him of the matter on his return from leave of absence. Dr. A. W. Izard, the Chief Medical Officer, is expected to resume duty on the 20th instant.
2. I wrote to the Premier on the 24th November last in the sense of Your Excellency's letter, No. 106, of the 15th October, 1913.
His Excellency
the High Commissioner
for the Western Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
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I have, &c.,
H. E. W. GRANT,
His Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul.
No. 109.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS AND BRITISH RESIDENT.
(East Africa Protectorate. No. 758.) (Zanzibar. No. 189.) (Uganda. No. 343.)
Downing Street, 13th August, 1914.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to inform you that Dr. W. A. S. Lamborn, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., formerly Entomologist to the Government of Nigeria, has been appointed Travelling Entomologist in East Africa, under the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, in the place of Mr. S. A. Neave. The terms of Dr. Lamborn's appointment are indicated in the copy of the letter* enclosed.
2. No arrangements have yet been made for Dr. Lamborn's work in East Africa other than that he shall first proceed to Nyasaland to carry out work on glossina.
• No. 98.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
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No. 111.
GOLD COAST.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 14th August, 1914.)
(No. 611.)
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular despatch of the 29th of May, on the subject of a proposal by the Imperial Bureau of Entomology to hold a conference in London of official entomologists of the Empire in July, 1915, and to express my agreement with the proposal.
Government House, Accra, 23rd July, 1914.
2. Arrangements will be made for the Government Entomologist of this Colony to postpone his departure on leave so as to enable him to be in England in July. The post of Assistant Director of Agriculture, which it is intended should be filled by a mycologist, is, however, still vacant, so that it is not possible yet to say whether a representative of the Mycologist Branch of the Department could attend the conference.
I have, &c.,
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SIR,
No. 112.
HONG KONG,
W. C. F. ROBERTSON,
Acting Governor.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 19th August, 1914.)
Government House, Hong Kong, 15th July, 1914. WITH reference to your circular despatch of the 29th of May, I have the honour to inform you that have no comments to make on the proposal to hold a Conference of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology in 1915, since the questions pro- posed for discussion, with the exception of suggestions for the compulsory destruc- tion of house flies and mosquitoes in towns, do not concern this Colony, which has practically no interests in agriculture.
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The compulsory elimination of the breeding places of mosquitoes is already provided for in the sanitary laws of this Colony. The question of dealing in like manner with the breeding places of house flies, which are not numerous here, has not yet arisen, but attention will be directed to it.
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I have, &c.,
F. H. MAY,
Governor, &c.
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No. 115.
CEYLON.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 25th August, 1914.)
SIR,
The Queen's House, Colombo, Ceylon, 30th July, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular despatch of 29th May, 1914, with regard to the proposed Conference of official Entomologists in London during July, 1915, for the purpose of discussing various questions concern- ing the interests of the self-governing Dominions, India, and the Colonies not possessing Responsible Government.
2. I concur fully in your views as to the usefulness of the proposal, but 1 regret that it will not be possible for representatives of Ceylon to be present at the Conference.
No. 113.
CYPRUS.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 24th August, 1914.)
(No. 170.) SIR,
[Answered by No. 117.]
Government House, Troodos, 7th August, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 101, of the 3rd July,* and to inform you, in reply, that this Government is prepared to make, from 1st April, 1915, an annual contribution of £100 to the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, and to guarantee this contribution, in the first instance, for a period of three years.
2. With reference to paragraph 6 of your despatch, there is, as you are aware. no Government Entomologist in Cyprus, and it will be impossible, therefore, for this Government to undertake to send a delegate to the Entomological Conference to be held in London in July, 1915. Should it happen, however, that a suitable officer of this Government were to be on leave in London at that time, he could be deputed to attend the Conference on behalf of Cyprus.
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SIR,
(No. 249.)
I have, &c.,
HAMILTON GOOLD-ADAMS,
High Commissioner.
No. 114.
FIJI.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 25th August, 1914.)
Government House, Suva, Fiji, 13th July, 1914.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular despatch of the 29th May last,† and to inform you that I much regret that arrangements cannot be made for the attendance in July, 1915, at the proposed Entomological Conference, of Mr. Jepson, the Fiji Government Entomologist, without grave inconvenience to the work of the Agricultural Department.
2. The Superintendent of Agriculture concurs with me in regarding as very important the objects for which the Conference is to be convened, but the distance of Fiji from the United Kingdom precludes my agreeing to the detachment from his proper duties of Mr. Jepson for the considerable period that he would have to be absent if he attended the Conference.
I have, &c.,
BICKHAM ESCOTT.
Governor.
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No. 116.
I have, &c.,
ROBERT CHALMERS,
Governor, &c.
NYASALAND.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 26th August, 1914.)
Government House,
SIR,
Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate, 18th July, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge your Circular despatch of the 29th of May, 1914, on the subject of a proposed Conference of official Entomologists of the Empire in July, 1915. Since you ask for a reply as soon as possible, I judge that I shall best meet your wishes by dealing with the points in question myself in the absence of the Governor.
I have consulted the officer in charge of the Agricultural Department, and also -in view of the fifth paragraph of the enclosure in your despatch above quoted-- the Acting Principal Medical Officer, neither of whom can suggest any extension or modification of the contemplated programme, except that the latter mentions certain specific insects, namely, the jigger worm (Dermatophilus penetrans) and the "nkufi "tick (Ornithodorus moubata), as being worthy of attention.
One additional point may be submitted. I observe that the provisional pro- gramme appears to be confined to insects which are directly injurious to the health of men and plants, and it occurs to me that, if time admits, it might be advisable to discuss also the various pests which destroy household furniture and effects and the framework of houses themselves, such as the white ant or termite. I realise that such depredations are less important than those which affect the physical well- being of mankind and of vegetable products, but they are, nevertheless, the cause of such extensive damage that they must be regarded as something more than a mere household nuisance. I feel sure that the Governments of tropical dependencies where such insects are a constant source of trouble and expense would feel grateful 'to the members of the Conference if they could find time to extend their deliberations
to this class.
I am completely in accord with the Managing Committee of the Bureau in attaching prime importance to the regulation of plant imports. From the point of view of this Protectorate, which is an almost purely agricultural country, and which has so much to fear from imprudent importation, the question has a special interest, and if it were possible for this Government to secure direct representation at the Conference by accelerating or extending within reasonable limits the leave of any officer possessed of the necessary qualifications, I should, consider it advisable to adopt that course.
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