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PREFACE. 
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It is now twenty-two years since the series of Annual Reports 
to which the following Index refers were commenced by the issue 
oof a short illustrated pamphlet, entitled “ Notes for Observations 
§Rof Injurious Insects,” in which it was suggested that great 
service would be rendered towards checking the ravages of crop 
O insect pests if reliable information could be procured as to pre- 
CQ ventive and remedial measures which were practically and on 
12: good authority found to be of use, together with coincident details 
^ bearing usefully on the subject. 
For this purpose notes of some of the points which appeared 
of most importance for practical observation were given in the 
circular, together with short descriptions, and the best figures 
then attainable of about fourteen kinds of injurious insects 
which were selected for observation (just by way of making a 
beginning), and information was requested from agriculturists 
and entomologists conversant with the subject, on these or other 
crop infestations, for publication in a Yearly Report, of which 
copies were to be sent for acceptance by each contributor. 
Subsequently the attention of all inclined to contribute infor¬ 
mation was especially drawn to the circumstance, that even the 
very shortest note of treatment known on good authority to be 
serviceable would be acceptable, as thus (working on year by 
year) we should collect a reliable mass of information, which 
might after a time be arranged continuously and in order, so as 
to give available records of the best known remedial treatment 
of the most troublesome crop pests of this country, from observa¬ 
tions taken in this country, and therefore adapted to the needs 
of our climate and agricultural arrangements. 
The idea was at once adopted, and in the twenty-two years 
in which I have been honoured by the information of our agri¬ 
culturists, fruit-growers, and foresters being entrusted to my 
hands I have endeavoured in each successive Annual Report to 
give all the main points of information forwarded to me, taking 
care that (as far as lay in my power), both in honesty to my 
contributors, and also for satisfaction of my readers, all contri¬ 
butions should be accompanied by the name and the locality of 
residence of the sender, and (where practicable) also given in the 
original wording. 
