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large sum of money for the use of the Imperial Bureau of Ento- 

 mology, and with these funds a large and well equipped station for 

 the study of the parasites of injurious insects has been established 

 at Farnham Royal, at first with Dr. S. A. Neave in charge, and later 

 with Dr. W. R. Thompson as Director. 



J. W. Munro, a very competent man who had begun the teaching 

 of forest entomology at Cambridge, was, on the death of Maxwell- 

 Lefroy in 1925, appointed to take up the economic part of the latter's 

 work at the Imperial College of Science at South Kensington. 



It has been somewhat difficult for me to understand the exact 

 relationships between the different institutions that are doing more 

 or less work in economic entomology in England and Wales at the 

 present time. It has been explained to me by Doctor Imms that the 

 establishment of the phytopathological service (including agricultural 

 entomology) for England and Wales was originally due to the passing 

 of the Development Fund Act in 1909 which provided financial re- 

 sources for a definite scheme for research and advisory work. It seems 

 that this service is now divided into two sections — one official and 

 one non-official. The official section is directly controlled by the 

 Ministry of Agriculture (formerly the Board of Agriculture) and is 

 divided into the Pathological Laboratory at Harpenden, an adminis- 

 trative unit in London and a staff of inspectors of about 30. The 

 Pathological Laboratory is under a Director, Dr. J. C. F. Fryer, 

 who is at present the official Government Entomologist, and there is 

 a small staff" of entomologists and mycologists. 



The non-official section is distributed through various universities, 

 colleges, and institutes in the country, and consists of research and 

 advisory divisions. While financial support comes from the Govern- 

 ment, the actual duties are carried out largely without State super- 

 vision. There are five research centers, namely the Phytopathological 

 Research Institute attached to the Rothanisted Experimental Station, 

 the Long Ashton Station at Bristol, the Fruit Station at East Mailing, 

 and a Lea Valley Station for glass-house crops at Cheshunt. The 

 advisory division is located at 14 centers or provinces, each center 

 being established at a university or agricultural college. There are 

 thus constituted in a way 14 provincial entomologists. These appear 

 in the published list of reporters, but they actually represent a far 



Empire more self-sustaining in the matter of food stuffs, and to that end the 

 development of an imperial consciousness and unity of effort is sought. From 

 July, 1926, to May, 1928, the Board allotted no less than $5,000,000 for research 

 projects and institutions. Naturally, the results of research carried cm under 

 these funds will result in benefit to all nations. 



