54 
DruKcn iiiiJ, 
2 IS/ fCotrmder, igo;. 
‘ Dear Mr. Moffat, 
' Your letter of 23rd ultimo reached me at X’dola. I an 
extremely glad that you realise the imperative needs of research into 
the fly question, for, as you will sec, the success of this terntorj’, 
commercial and industrial, will In- extensively modified sliuuld guorf 
come of any preventative or curative measures. 
‘ I attach herewith a short draft of what I should consider the 
more salient points m the projected investigation and an estinutc 
of the probable expense. But I would ask you to clearly understand 
that this estimate might, after a period of work, prove quite erroneo*. 
f .. a' there are several fonns 
y isease, and the greater the number of varieties discovered 
the larger the expense of experimental animals, as each would dcmanci 
^ treatment and morphological researches 
ihi '1. suggestion that I should undertake 
this work should ,t ever receive sanction. I may s;.y that ,t would be 
in In en r he approach 
a fee Cd t“d 
whmh w"u,d be r' 7 “^ ‘0 obt-" 
practical and dire’ctTaluI" buf I indhcct. bul also oi 
any programme which w™ld dem^a^ , 17 *’ 
and not include m its object scientific reseircr 
of TropTca“Lt"ltirit“ ^ 
do not anticipate anv m ''hole support, and though 1 
the tour upon which I completion of 
should arrangements be ^^ffaged on their behalf, 'ft 
for the results to le sWv^ 7 "-“W -*■ 
striven for are ,n both cases identical. 
' Yours truly, 
'An investigation into “ flv ■■ ^ ^'“'^TGOMERV.' 
curative or preventative remedl ‘’*'''"8' for its object a 
points, each of which could be a ^'"’’raoe the following mam 
-hilst the results of each independently, 
arrived at from other sourcel _ controlVto those 
