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British West Indies. 



In 1898 the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the 

 West Indies was established with headquarters at Barbados for 

 the purpose of rendering assistance in agricultural matters 

 throughout the British West Indies, including British Guiana, 

 Trinidad, Jamaica, British Honduras, Bahamas, Bermuda, 

 Barbados, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands. 

 It is principally concerned, however, with the smaller islands, 

 namely, those of the Windward and Leeward groups and Bar- 

 bados. As the larger colonies British Guiana, Trinidad and 

 Jamaica have organized departments of agriculture and being in 

 a more prosperous condition, it is the function of the Imperial 

 Department to advise the Government of these colonies. In the 

 case of British Honduras, Bahamas and Bermuda, advice by 

 correspondence is fully available. 



Mr. H. A. Ballou succeeded Mr. H. M. Lefroy in 1903 as 

 Entomologist on the staff of the Imperial Department and he 

 carries on his work under the direction of the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, Dr. Francis Watts. In addition to the entomo- 

 logical work conducted by the Imperial Department, certain of 

 the West Indian colonies maintain entomologists or combine 

 the work with that on plant diseases. Mr. F. W. Urich is Ento- 

 mologist to the Board of Agriculture for Trinidad and Tobago; 

 Mr. G. E. Bodkin, as Economic Entomologist to the Depart- 

 ment of Science and Agriculture of British Guiana, is responsible 

 for the entomological work in that colony. Mr. A. H. Ritchie 

 was appointed about a year ago as Entomologist to the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for Jamaica. In Barbados the entomo- 

 logical work of the island is carried on by Mr. J. S. Dash, the 

 Assistant Superintendent of the local Department of Agriculture, 

 for although the Imperial Department of Agriculture has its 

 headquarters in Barbados it has no direct connection with the 

 agriculture of the colony. 



The Entomologist of the Imperial Department of Agriculture 

 Mr. Ballou, is directly concerned with the insect problems of the 

 Windward Islands (Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia) and 

 the Leeward Islands (Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St. 

 Kitts-Nevis and the Virgin Islands). He has a laboratory in the 

 departmental building and on each island facilities for field 

 work are provided by the local agricultural departments, each 



