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imagine that the impressions of most of us are rather indefinite and 

 that it is rather difficult to keep track of the changes in personnel 

 among the workers. England seems to be sending out to her colo- 

 nies now a well trained and high type of young entomologist and 

 she has had several admirable men in this service, at least since the 

 establishment of the Imperial Bureau. 



I have been obliged to consult Doctor Marshall and Doctor Neave 

 of the Bureau about the present (October, 1929) situation as to 

 personnel in most of these colonies, and have, as always, received 

 courteous and authoritative replies. Here are some facts, derived 

 from correspondence and from various publications, which may as 

 well be set down. 



Rhodesia. — In northern Rhodesia there is no Government ento- 

 mologist at present, although some entomological work is carried on 

 by W. Allan, Assistant Agricultural Research Officer. 



In southern Rhodesia there is a good force. W. J. Hall, who was 

 in the Egyptian service from 1920 to 1926 and who published several 

 excellent articles, is now Entomologist to the British South Africa 

 Company at Mazoe. The Government of the colony employs R. W. 

 Jack as Chief Entomologist, with J. K. Chorley and A. Cuthbertson 

 as assistants. Another assistant, J. I. Roberts, has resigned. A large 

 number of good papers have been issued from Rhodesia since the 

 beginning of this century, and the agricultural part of the Review 

 of Applied I'jitomology has given reviews of no less than 70. 



Kenya Colony. — Excellent work has been done in this part of 

 Africa for a long time. Well before the World War, T. J. Anderson 

 was appointed Entomologist, and after a visit to the United States 

 where he looked into American methods and spent some time at 

 Washington, he returned to Nairobi in 1911 and has occupied the 

 principal entomological post ever since. His principal assistant at 

 present is T. W. Kirkpatrick who was in the Egyptian service for 

 four years after 1921 and was transferred to Kenya in 1925. C. B. 

 Symes, formerly in southern Rhodesia, was appointed to Kenya in 

 1925 as Medical Entomologist. H. C. James is also Assistant Ento- 

 mologist. More than 70 entomological publications from this colony 

 have been reviewed. 



Uganda. — C. C. Gowdey, a West Indian of American training 

 (Massachusetts Agricultural College), was for a number of years 

 Entomologist to this colony. At present the post is held by H. Har- 

 greaves. The coffee berry moth became of major importance to the 

 coffee growers of Uganda some years ago and Mr. Hargreaves has 

 published extensively on this insect. His article in the Bulletin of 



