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At the adjourned meeting on Thursday morning, L. O. 

 Howard spoke briefly in commendation of some of the points 

 in Mr. Rogers's paper, especially that of the importance of study- 

 ing insect epidemics from every aspect en masse. He said that 

 legislation was gradually becoming unified amongst the difíerent 

 countries, and instanced the founding of the English governmental 

 inspection services, and the promised changes about to be made 

 by Belgium and Holland. 



R. Stewart MacDougall agreed that it would be of great 

 value if there could be international harmony in regard to organi- 

 sation and legislation concerning insect pests. He approved of 

 the drawing up by each country of lists of the worst pests in that 

 country, but there were limitations to the value of such lists, 

 inasmuch as the pests of one country were not necessarily severe 

 enemies in another. Legislation, with a view to inspection and the 

 prevention of the entry of injurious forms, would be of great service, 

 but too much might be expected of it. He also agreed with Sir 

 Daniel Morris on the importance of a knowledge of Hfe-history. 



W. Templeton spoke as Chairman of the Executive of the 

 county of Lanark. He said that the Government had taken 

 every precaution to inspect cattle, hay, straw, or anything else 

 that might convey diseases to cattle. More might be done in an 

 endeavour to destroy insects which were destructive to fruit,, 

 such as wire worms and other enemies of tomatoes and fruits of 

 all descriptions, and he entirely agreed with the proposal that 

 international laws should be passed to prevent any destructive 

 insect finding its way into another country. He also thought 

 that every means should be taken to destroy such noxious insects 

 wherever they might be found. 



S. A. Forbes took exception to one of the points especially 

 made by Mr. Rogers, viz. that no legislative restriction upon 

 trade should be set up because of the possibility of the convey- 

 ance of injurious insects and fungi, until it had been experimentally 

 demonstrated that they would be injurious in the country into 

 which they were to be introduced. Their experience in the 

 United States of America had led him to quite the opposite 

 opinion, viz. that they should shift the burden of proof of the 

 mnocence of the insect from the country which it threatens to 

 enter to the one which it already inhabits ; that they should 



