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Mr. Secretary Churchill to transmit to you, for the information of [the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston] [your Directors] a copy of a despatch which is being sent to the Officers Administering the Governments of the West and East African Colonies relative to the proposed scheme of extended tsetse fly investigation in Africa. A despatcht is being sent to the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa on similar lines.

2. It will be seen from the despatches that it is not practicable at present to proceed with the proposals for investigations on a large scale, but that a considerable amount of valuable work in this connexion is being carried on by several of the Administrations concerned.

3. It is requested that the position as shown in the enclosed despatch may be explained to the [Government of the Sudan] [Administrators of Northern and Southern Rhodesia].

I am, &c.;

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No. 38.**

G. GRINDLE.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE OFFICERS ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.

(Nigeria.

(Gold Coast.

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2. As stated in my predecessor's despatch, the question of funds is of primary importance, and while the proposals received a gratifying measure of support from your Ministers and from the British Dependencies in Tropical Africa, it is clear that it would not be practicable without further financial assistance to embark on a scheme of investigation on the scale contemplated. I have considered the possi- bility of raising from other sources the sum of £50,000, which it was estimated would be required; but, although I regard an investigation of this kind as most valuable and deserving of the fullest support, I must recognize that it would be useless at the present time to attempt to raise a fund for the purpose, and I accept the view of the Committee that the general scheme must remain in abeyance.

3. I am, however, glad to say that although the general scheme cannot now be proceeded with a considerable amount of useful work in connexion with tsetse fly investigation is actually in progress, and to this extent I regard the result of the Committee's action as very satisfactory. I enclose an extract* from the report of the Director of the Bureau presented to the Committee at the last General Meeting, which summarizes in a convenient form the work which is now being carried out. I trust that, as circumstances permit, yet more may be done; and I have informed the Officers Administering the Governments of the British Dependencies in Tropical Africa that I shall give most careful consideration to any proposals for investi- gations of this nature which they may feel able to submit.

4. As regards the action taken by the Government of the Union of South Africa, I should be grateful if your Ministers could arrange for me to be furnished with a report on the investigations which have been conducted in Zululand, refer- ence to which is made in Sir J. Rose Innes's despatch of the 13th of October, 1920.

I have, &c.,

WINSTON S. CHURCHILL.

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(Sierra Leone.

(Gambia.

(Kenya

Miscellaneous.)

(Uganda.

(Zanzibar.

(Nyasaland.

SIR,

(Tanganyika.

Downing Street, 20th December, 1921. WITH, reference to my predecessor's Miscellaneous despatch of the 14th of May, 1920, I have the honour to inform you that the Managing Committee of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology have had under consideration the correspondence relative to proposals for a general scheme of tsetse fly investigation in Africa on a large scale.

[Paragraph 2 and the first part of paragraph 3 are in identic terms, mutatis mutandis, with those of the despatch to the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa of 5th January, 1922 (No. 39).]

3. I am, however, glad to say [See No. 39] the work which is now being carried out. I trust that, as circumstances permit, yet more may be done; and I shall be glad to give most careful consideration to any proposals for investigations of this nature which your Government may be able to submit.

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I have, &c..

No. 39.

WINSTON S. CHURCHILL.

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. (No. 7.) SIR,

Downing Street, 5th January, 1922. WITH reference to my predecessor's despatch, No. 212, of the 17th of May, 1920,§ and Sir J. Rose Innes's despatch, No. 712, of the 13th of October, 1920,|| I have the honour to inform Your Royal Highness that the Managing Committee of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology have now considered all the correspondence relative to a general scheme of tsetse fly investigation in Africa on a large scale, and have reported further to me on the matter.

* No. 88. + No. 39. ↑ No. 104 in Miscellaneous No. 821.

§ No. 105 in Miscellaneous No. 321. || No. 122 in Miscellaneous No. 321.

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MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE IMPERIAL BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY, HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON 3RD OF MARCH, 1922.

Present:

SIR SIDNEY HARMER (Chairman).

DR. BAGSHAWE.

SIR DAVID PRAIN.

SIR HERBERT READ.

DR. MARSHALL (Director),

DR. NEAVE (Assistant Director).

MR. PARKINSON (Secretary).

For the consideration of the Provident Fund Rules:-

MR. EHRHARDT (Legal Assistant, Colonial Office) and MR. GOLDBURG (Crown Agents' Office) also attended.

I. THE minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Meetingt of the Sub-Committee

were approved, subject to rectification of a printer's error in line 6 of paragraph 3. 2. The question of amending the Rules of the Provident Fund‡ was discussed. Dr. Marshall explained that members of the Bureau had to pay income tax on their contributions to the Fund, although such contributions were in effect a sub- stitute for life insurance premia in respect of which exemption is allowed. Such payment of income tax was regarded as a hardship. This was especially the case with some of the junior members of the staff who, prior to the new scales of salary approved in 1920, had not been liable to income tax. Under the Finance Act, 1921, contributions to a Provident Fund could not be exempted from income tax unless the main object of the Fund is to provide annuities; as now constituted, the Bureau Fund provided only for lump sum payments, and the concession as to exemption did not therefore apply. If any means could be devised to get round this technical difficulty it would be greatly appreciated by the staff.

Mr. Ehrhardt confirmed that this was the position under the Act. If the Board of Inland Revenue would not agree to extend the concession to contributions

* Paragraph headed “ Glossina Investigations in Annexure to No. 36. No. 188 in Miscellaneous

No. 321.

Annexure to No. 129 in Miscellaneous No. 321.

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