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capacity he worked hard on the Migratory Birds Treaty, and he 

 drafted for Canada what is now known as the Northwest Game Act. 

 The book just mentioned was finally published by Scribner's of New 

 York in 1921. and contains a preface by his widow which gives an 

 intimate and charming view of his character and career. 



When Hewitt died in 1920 there was no longer any necessity for 

 the authorities to ask the home country or the United States for any 

 advice as his successor. There were numerous experienced and well 

 trained economic entomologists in their own service, so admirably 

 had this developed during Hewitt's administration. Several of them 

 had already gained a high rank in the profession. It is a pleasure to 

 record the fact that they were governed by the admirable civil service 

 principle of promotion, and that Arthur Gibson was chosen. 



Gibson had been the righthand man both of Fletcher and of Hewitt. 

 and assumed the chiefship with a perfect knowledge of Canadian 

 entomological problems and of the people, and also with an under- 

 standing and appreciation of Hewitt's plans and ambitions for the 

 service. As a result the work has gone on steadily and harmoniously 

 and with an increasing realization of its importance on the part of the 

 Canadian agriculturists. 



There can be no doubt that Canada's entomological problems are 

 now competently handled by her own men. I attended an annual 

 meeting of the Ontario Entomological Society at Ottawa in Novem- 

 ber, 1927. This was the occasion as well for a conference of practi- 

 cally the whole stafif of the Entomological Branch. It was with 

 satisfaction and with admiration that I listened to the sound, practical, 

 and scientific discussions, and I left with the feeling that, if there 

 exists such a thing as a friendly rivalry for the greatest results, the 

 United States must exert every effort if she is to hold her own. 



All through the periods of Fletcher and of Hewitt, and now of 

 Gibson, there has been the most perfect spirit of cooperation between 

 the Canadian service and that of the United States. Nothing could be 

 more ideal than the conditions in this respect that have existed. Not 

 only has perfect confidence in the ability and honesty of purpose of 

 their neighbor held on both sides, but a warm friendship and a general 

 spirit of camaraderie grew up rapidly and is taken on at once by the 

 new workers who join the forces on both sides. Our problems are 

 the same ; our ends are the same, and of course we are aided in this 

 community of spirit by the common language and by very similar 

 methods of training. It seems to make no difference to either service 

 whether a desirable man is a Canadian or an American ; such men are 

 employed irrespective of their birth countries by both services. 



