PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 15 
collected, one hundred at a time, to form a Bulletin of the Agricultural 
Department. One such Bulletin has been published and I have at 
present about half the material towards a second one, and others will be 
issued as material accumulates. I think that you will find this a con- 
venient system for recording any small observations which you may make 
on the occurrence, habits or control of any Indian Insects. Centralized 
records of this sort are not only more easily available to other workers 
but benefit by editing. I do not of course set up to have an all-round 
knowledge and ability to check and criticize every observation you may 
make, but I can often help by adding parallel observations from litera- 
ture or other records in our collection or files. 
In response to requests from some Provinces, I have prepared and 
had printed a list of our coloured plates of Indian Insects. Of course, 
there have been some additions since that went to press, as new plates 
are continually being done as material is available. The new, unprinted 
plates are placed on the table so that you may all have an opportunity 
of seeing them. In going over the list of Crop-pests I should be glad 
if Provincial Delegates would state the fact if they consider that any 
figures or plates are required of particular insects of importance in their 
Provinces. 
I will also arrange to give an exhibition of Lantern Slides of Indian 
Insects on one of the evenings of the week during which you will be 
here, so that you may be able to see the new slides and be in a position 
to know which will be of use to you. [This was done.] 
One result of the War has been the difficulty of obtaining supplies 
at present. Last month I went down to Calcutta and interviewed all 
the Firms importing Spraying Machinery and have got together here a 
collection of machines representing the various types that are obtainable 
now-a-days. These are in the next room together with samples of 
various insecticides. You will thus have an opportunity of seeing for 
yourselves what is obtainable now and of knowing where to obtain it 
and details of price, ete. 
So far as more purely entomological apparatus is concerned I have 
been in correspondence with Messrs. Lawrence & Mayo about the manu- 
facture and supply of improved types of nets and store-boxes, and I 
hope that these will be available shortly. As regards the present supply 
of other apparatus, such as pins and glass-ware, we will gladly give 
you any information we can on the subject. 
The Laboratory, with the Collections and Records, the Insectary 
and Silk-house will of course be open for your inspection during the 
