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two immediate predecessors made a special study of its Crustacea, nothing 

 could better illustrate our present ignorance of even the better-studied elements 

 in the fauna of even well-explored parts of India." 



The progress of the survey of Lake Chilka has led to the discovery of a limb- 

 less snake- like lizard which was found burrowing in dry earth between the 

 buttresses of a banyan tree. 



The comparison between the bottom fauna of the Mutlah river and that of the 

 deep sea is remarkable, and we confess, in spite of trawling experience in and 

 around the Mutlah river both in the deltaic area and the open sea, that the 

 similarity had escaped our attention. 



The investigation of the Inle Lake in the Southern Shan States is also rich in 

 results. The discovery of an eel-like fish so peculiar " as to be regarded as the 

 type of a new family" is in itself an indication of the extraordinary development 

 of zoological science likely to result as the exploration of India becomes more 

 thorough. Although much of the value of the work already accomplished is 

 attributable to the enthusiasm of Dr. Annandale (with whose conclusion that the 

 Director can only direct we heartily disagree), we are glad to record that he is 

 supported by a capable if small staff, and it would be unfair not to recognise and 

 record the efforts of Messrs. Kemp and Gravely and Dr. Chaudhuri. 



MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, by T. N. Kelynack, M.D. : 

 on The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust Report on the Physical Welfare 

 of Mothers and Children. Vol. I. England and Wales. By E. W. Hope, 

 M.D., D.Sc, Medical Officer of Health for the City and Port of Liverpool, 

 and Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool (pp. xvi 4- 434). 

 Vol. II. England and Wales. Part I. Midwives and Midwifery ; 

 Part II. Voluntary Work for Infant Welfare; Part III. Play Centres 

 and Playgrounds. By Janet M. Campbell, M.D., M.S., one of 

 the Senior Medical Officers Board of England and Wales (pp. viii + 190). 

 Vol. IV. Ireland. By E. Coey Bigger, M.D., Medical Commissioner of 

 the Local Government Board for Ireland and Crown Representative for 

 Ireland on the General Medical Council (pp. xi + 213). Vol. III., 

 dealing with Scotland, is being compiled by W. Leslie Mackenzie, 

 M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S.E., Medical Member of the Local 

 Government Board for Scotland, but it is not yet published. The 

 volumes are issued from the Headquarters of the Carnegie United 

 Kingdom Trust, East Port, Dunfermline, Scotland. 



War has convinced even the most non-progressive of the vital necessity for a 

 scientifically directed preparation for parenthood, safeguarding of Maternity, and 

 wise conservation of Child Life. The ultimate issue of the present gigantic 

 struggle will depend mainly on the quality of the children which are being born 

 and bred in these fateful years of conflict. The Child has for long been acclaimed 

 the greatest asset of the nation, but it is only through the demands of service and 

 by the roll of sacrifice that the real meaning of man-power and child-potentialities 

 can be rightly appreciated and justly gauged. The destiny of our race lies in 

 great measure in the keeping of the mothers of the coming citizens and future 

 defenders of our Commonwealth. 



Among patriotic purposes and national endeavours there is none wiser and 



