Island Trade.
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Mr W. R. Carpenter Elected Chairman of Section.
AT a meeting of the Island Trade Sec tional Committee of the Sydney Chamber, on September 22, Mr. W.
R. Carpenter was elected chairman for the year 1932-33.
Mr. Carpenter directed attention to
the need for adapting and utilising a parasitical mosquito larvae which had been discovered, for the destruction of malarial mosquito larvae, and it was decided to make representations to the Federal Government with a view of the necessary research and laboratory work being taken in hand. Representations Mr. Carpenter had made personally to the Government entomologists at Ra baul had not received the attention warranted by the importance of the subject.