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VI. — Economic Zoology. 



I. Information relating to various matters connected with the War 

 has been given to Government Departments. 



II. Mammalia. 



The question o£ Whaling in Sub-Antarctic waters has continued 

 to engage much attention. A large body o£ statistics bearing on 

 this subject has been analysed, and the results have been forwarded 

 to the Colonial Office. 



Reports have also been sent to the Colonial Office on other 

 subjects connected with South Georgia, namely the pursuit of 

 Elephant Seals, and the acclimatization of Reindeer and other 

 animals in that Island. 



Correspondence has passed between the Department and Mr. W. 

 Hamar Greenwood, with reference to the protection of Pacific 

 Sea-Lions. 



III. AVES. 



A large number of enquiries relating to the protection of Birds 

 in British Colonies and Protectorates have been dealt with, in 

 response to applications from the Colonial Office. Some of these 

 enquiries have included subsidiary references to Mammals, Reptiles, 

 and Fishes. 



IV. Pisces. 



Considerable progress has been made with the revision and 

 re-arrangement of the collection of Clupeidse. 



A memoir dealing with the genera Clupea, Sardina and Alosa 

 has been published ; and further papers are in the press and in 

 course of preparation. 



Among the enquiries answered and specimens determined may 

 be mentioned : — 



Further questions from the Colonial Office on the subject of 

 poisonous fishes in the West Indies. 



Fragments of " Indian Sardines " received from the Board of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries ; species determined as Sardinella 

 longiceps. 



V. Arachnida (Ticks, Mites, Etc.). 



The following enquiries have been dealt with : — 



1. A Sarcoptid Mite (Cnemidocoptes mutans) causing "Scaly 

 leg " in poultry. 



2. A tropical Fowl-mite (Liponyssus bursa) occurring in Australia 

 and attacking human beings. 



.3. Parasitic Mange in horses, caused by various species of 

 Acari ; advice on this subject has been given to the Veterinary 

 Service (Territorial). 



