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aspects of this question with the editorial authorities of
the Commercial Press
the largest publishing house in China - of Shanghai and it is possible that by arrangement with this firm the Universities China Committee might be able, without unduly straining its finances, to expedite the translation and publication of many valuable books, English and Chinese, which would otherwise remain accessible to the readers of only one of the two languages. The Committee might also, in very exceptional cases, consider the question of subsidising the Publication of original works which in its opinion would per- form a useful function in encouraging what is described in
"closer in- the First Schedule to the Act of Parliament as tellectual co-operation and cultural relations" between the
two countries.
It
be added that the question of the finan-
cing of translation was dealt with in the Willingdon Report (see pp. 149-150), and it may be hoped that the recommendations
made under this head will not escape the attention of the
Board of Trustees when they are in a position to allocate
funds.
to
Turning to the financial aspect of the recommenda-
tions made by us in this sub-section, we suggest that besides
the sum of £500 to be granted, with or without conditions,
the School of Oriental Studies in London University towards
the maintenance of the lectureship or chair of Chinese Art
and Archaeology, a further sum of £500 per annum be set aside
for the promotion of Chinese studies in Great Britain, the
grant of money or other prizes for essays on Chinese subjects
by British undergraduates or others, the cataloguing and pub-
lication of the Tun Huang manuscripts and other documents in
the British Museum, the translation of selected books and the
Occasional subsidising of original works of recognised value,
and for any other purpose connected with this branch of our
subject
may commend itself from time to time to the
Universities China Committee.
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