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Finance. The general financial position of the Bureau may be gathered from the various appendices attached to this report. The balance sheet (Appendix No. I.) shows, in respect of nearly all the items, the total expenditure or receipts since our organization was started in 1909; with regard to the Review and Bulletin, it may be explained that the sums shown represent the total net loss on the mere printing and distribution of the journals, after deducting all subscriptions received. The next account (Appendix II.) shows the expenditure and receipts for the last finan- cial year only. The excess of expenditure is due mainly to increased outlay in con- nexion with our Carnegie studentships, owing to the fact that we began the year with an unexpended balance of over £400, which has now been wiped off. Further, under the heading Office Furniture there are several fairly heavy items of non- recurrent expenditure, such as the furnishing of Mr. Neave's room at Elvaston Place, two microscopes for use in the Museum, a typewriter, etc., which may be treated as having come out of our surplus in hand; so that the recurrent expendi- ture was really about £350 below our income.

An estimate of receipts and expenditure for the current year (Appendix III.) is submitted, together with a cash statement showing that the approximate balance in hand at the end of last year was £2,353, of which £1,000 represents the balance from the Tropical African Fund.

Carnegie Students. Of the six Carnegie students mentioned in my last report as being in the United States, Mr. A. H. Ritchie has been appointed Government Entomologist in Jamaica, Mr. E. R. Speyer has gone to Ceylon to investigate the shot-hole borer of tea, and Mr. C. B. Williams has returned to this country after visiting Canada and the British West Indies on his way home. The present holders of studentships are: Messrs. E. Hargreaves and G. H. Corbett for two years; H. G. Champion, one year; F. W. Dry, six months.

Members of the Committee.-The President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries recently wrote to the Colonial Office suggesting that the Board should be directly represented on this Committee. To this proposal the Secretary of State for the Colonies agreed, and the Board have nominated their Entomologist, Mr. J. C. F. Fryer, to represent them. It may be of interest to mention that the War Office, having realized the importance of the house-fly problem in connexion with our troops in Flanders, have asked two members of this Committee to devise and superintend measures for controlling these insects, viz., Captain E. E. Austen, Artists Rifles, and Professor R. Newstead. Mr. R. W. Jack, Entomologist in Southern Rhodesia, who happened to be home on leave, has also been asked to assist.

APPENDIX I.

IMPERIAL BUreau of EntoMOLOGY. Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 1915.

State

Es

Es

Dr.

CT.

£ s. d.

£ s. d.

Government grants

Carnegie students

Interest

Petty cash

Crown Agents

Salaries

Entomologist in Federated Malay States

Review of Applied Entomology

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Scientific equipment

Camp equipment

Office furniture

Travelling expenses

Elvaston Place Office Translations

Library

Specialists' fees General expenses

3,560 11 6

11,115 7 0

332 12 2

654 14 0

1,411 17 10

603 5 7

261 6 1

334 15 1

19,152 11

4 758 2 2 333 12 9

22 13

00

8

557 11

4

420 13 4

218 0 4

146 9 6

83 7 4

566 8 1

£20,266 19 11

20,266 19 11