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given very great satisfaction to Canadian bee-keepers and the great necessity for the 

 extension of apiculture in Canada affords him an unrivaled field for good work. 



Mr. H. F. Hudson, B.S.A., has been appointed a field officer of the Division. 

 Mr. Hudson was born in England and graduated at the Ontario Agricultural College, 

 Guelph. Subsequently he joined the staff of Dr. S. A. Forbes^ State Entomologist 

 of Illinois, iu which position he remained up to the time of his appointment to our 

 .service. 



Mr. C. E. Fetch, B.S.A., was appointed a field officer of the Division in June, 

 1912. Mr. Petch graduated at the Ontario Agricultural College. 



Mr. E. H. Strickland was appointed field officer of the Division in March, 1913. 

 He received his entomological and agricultural training at the Southeastern Agri- 

 cultural College, Wye, England. In 1910, he was selected by the Colonial Office 

 as a Carnegie Scholar, and spent the years 1910-11 in the United States studying the 

 methods of insect control, under the United States Bureau of Entomology, and carry- 

 ing on special studies at the Bussy Institution of Harvard University, under Dr. W." 

 M. Wheeler. He will undertake cutworm investigations in Alberta. 



The progress and success of the work of the Division has been due to the loyal 

 assistance which all the officers of the Division, both at headquarters and in the 

 field, have rendered. To my chief assistant, Mr. Arthur Gibson, who has had charge 

 of the Division during my absence and has superintended the fumigation and inspec- 

 tion work in addition to the general work of the Division, my especial thanks and 

 acknowledgments are due. Miss J. Mclnnes and Mr. J. A. Letourneau, with tem- 

 porary assistance, have conducted the secretarial work to my great satisfaction. It 

 would be impossible to find a staff more devoted to their work than the one I have the 

 privilege to direct, and their zeal is a great inspiration. The territory which we 

 have to cover is only equalled in extent by the infinite variety of problems requiring 

 attention. Gradually, we are taking hold of the more pressing matters for investiga- 

 tion and, as the service is extended, the utility of our work and the assistance we 

 are able to render increases in a greater proportion. I only regret that we cannot 

 directly answer more of the calls for assistance. 



I have the honour to be. sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



C. GORDON HEWITT, 



Dom inion Entomologist. 



