Reports to the Foreign Office. 157 



Royal Botaxic GAnoENs, Kkw, 



'iJird, Awjmt, 1901. 



To Siu T. H. Sandkrsox, O.C.R., K.C.M.G., 

 Keireign Oflicc, Downing Street. 



Sir, — I have the honour to ucknowk-dgc the n.'olpt of your letter 

 of yesterday's date enclosing' u copy of a dispaUh from His Maji-sty's 

 Acting Agent and Consul-(renonil in Kgypt relative to the ravages 

 committt'd in the Sudan by the White Ant. 



In rtply I have to state that Kew i.s not in po-ssession of anything but 

 the most general information on the subject and i.s therefore unable to 

 furnish any advice which would be of any practical utility to Sir Kennell 

 RimUI. I have forwardetl the correspondence to the Director of the 

 Nalund History ^Iu.seum, South Kensington, and re^iUested him t" examine 

 the question and communicate with you. 



I am, etc., 

 (Signed) W. T. Thiseltox-Dyeh. 



British Mcsecm (Nat. Hist.), 



Cromwell Road, S.W., 



1th September, 1901. 

 To Sir T. H. Saxderson, G.C.B., 

 Foreign Office, S.W. 



Sir, — I am direct^.'d by Professor Ray Lankester to acknowledge 

 the receipt of your letter of the 22nd ult. addressed to the Director of the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, enclosing copy of a despatch, from His Majesty's Acting 

 Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, relative to the ravages committ-d in 

 the Sudan by the White Ant. 



I am to stati', for the information of the Marque.ss of Lansdowni-, that 

 Profes.sor ILiy Lankester Ls giving his attention to the qui-stion, and that 

 he will further communicate with you in regard to the matter. 



I am, etc., 

 (Signed) C. E. FAfJAX. 



Bamsu Mcsecm (Nat. Ilist.), 



Cromwell Road, S.W., 



5th Sovember, iy»)l. 



To Sir T. H. Sander.sox, (I.C.n..^ 

 Foreign Office, S.W. 



Sir, — Referring to your letter of 22nd Au<rust lust to the Dire<lor 

 of the Royal Garden.^ Kew, and to my acknow ut of the 7th of 



Soptrm^ -' - ' itivc to a desp;jtrh from His Maj' \...;..., \ -.ut anJ 



('..n>ul-' i in Egypt on the subject of the i . . in the 



Sudan by the White Ant, I have the honour to endow henwuli, for the 

 information of th<' ^^a^<lut•^.s ctf Lan-sdowne, a report j 1 by Mr. F. V. 



Theobald, of this D< juirtment, on the Termites or \. ..... Anus, dealing 



generally with their prevention and destruction. 



I am, etc., 



(Sigmxl) E. Ray Laxkk.stkr. 



