Report for 1912-13 / Entomological Research Committee.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office. Entomological Research Committee
Date:
1913
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    No. 781. ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE. REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE SINCE 8th OCTOBER, 1912. I. The EARL OF CROMER to MR. HARCOURT. Sir, London, 17th December, 1913. In my Report of the 8th of October, 1912,* account was given of the work which had been accomplished by the Ento- mological Research Committee, of which I have the honour to be Chairman, during the three years of its existence; but al- though little more than a year has elapsed since that date the work of the Committee has developed, and is developing, so rapidly that it becomes necessary to submit a further Report now and it is proposed in future to make a Report every year. Since the establishment of the Bureau we have discontinued the use of the title “ Entomological Research Committee,” as confusion seemed likely to arise from the existence of what Avere apparently two separate organisations in London working at the same subject. The Entomological Research Committee has, therefore, now become the Managing Committee of the Bureau, and Mr. Guy Marshall, avIio held the appointment of Scientific Secretary to the Entomological Research Committee, has been made Director of the Bureau. 2. The chief feature of the work of the past year has been the actual establishment of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology to which reference is made in the 14th and 15tli paragraphs of my previous Report. The following contributions are being made annually by the Governments concerned : — £ Great Britain ... ... ... ... 500 Canada ... ... ... ... ... 500 India ... ... ... ... ... 500 Australian Commonwealth ... ... 200 Six Australian States ... ... ... 300 South Africa New Zealand Newfoundland Ceylon Malay States Straits Settlements Hong Kong Mauritius Seychelles West Indies Egypt Soudan Fiji £3,375 350 200 50 100 100 50 50 50 25 250 50 50 50 * No. 1 in [Cd. 6429], November, 1912.