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he proposed that the Congress should adhere to a period of three 
years, as originally suggested. 
La date de 1912 proposée par M. le Prof r PouLTON est adoptée. 
M. le Président annonce qu’il vient de recevoir la proposi¬ 
tion de réunir le deuxième Congrès international d’Entomologie 
en 1912 à Oxford, et il donne la parole à M. le Prof r Poulton, 
auteur de cette proposition. 
Prof. Poulton (Oxford) said that he hoped the members 
of the Congress would consider favourably the selection of Oxford 
as the place for the second meeting, in 1912. He was sure that be 
could count on the sympathy and help of many Oxford entomo¬ 
logists, who would be glad to work in order to make the meeting 
as successful and enjoyable as possible. The position of Oxford 
was very favourable for promoting the chief object of the Congress 
— the study of entomology from every point of view. Not only 
were the Hope Collections in the University Museum of great 
extent, but, at a short distance by rail, were the National Collec¬ 
tions in the Cromwell Road and Mr. Rothschild’s collections at 
Tring. Furthermore, the meetings of the Congress could be held in 
close proximity to the Hope Collections. It was believed that 
some of the Colleges would permit members of the Congress to 
occupy rooms during the meeting. He begged to offer a most 
cordial invitation to members of the Congress to visit Oxford 
in 1912. 
Dr. F. A. Dixey said that he wished to associate himself with 
Prof. Poulton in hoping that the Congress would accept the 
invitation to select Oxford for their meeting in 1912. He was sure 
that he might promise, on behalf of himself and his colleagues, 
that no effort would be spared to make the visit a pleasant and 
profitable one to all members of the Congress. 
Dr. Malcolm Burr (Douvres) said that as the third Delegate of 
Oxford University he was most happy to support the invitation 
expressed by Profr. Poulton and Dr. Dixey : he was sure that the 
members of the Congress would throughly enjoy a visit to the 
beautiful old city, where he could assure them a most cordial 
welcome. 
