TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Serial
Despatch
No.
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Date.
No., &c.
1905.
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Despatch No., &c.
Date.
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Governor Sir G. C.
Denton.
Gambia, 103.
1905.
July 5 | (Rec. July 22.)
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The Committee
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April 4
Minutes of Meeting of Committee on
Visual Instruction.
1
Governor Sir F. M. | British
Hodgson.
2
To the Governors and High Com- missioners of all Colonies and Pro- tectorates except Ceylon, Hong Kong, and
Straits
ments.
the Settle-
Circular
April 13
Conveys recommendation of the Com- mittee appointed to report on the question of visual instruction; states cost of slides and gives particulars of the syllabus recommended.
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Governor
Boyle.
Sir C.
July 12 Guiana,(Rec. July 27.)
201,
Mauri- tius,
174.
June 17 (Rec. July 2)|
C
Acting
Governor
Bryan.
Gold Coast, 256.
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Governor Sir H. E.
McCallum.
Natal, 164.
July 13 (Rec. Aug. 5.)
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Governor Sir E. im
Thurn.
94.
July 5 (Rec. Aug. 15.)|
18
The High Cominis- sioner for Canada.
Canada
August 16
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Deputy Governor Gibraltar,
Dalton.
64.
May 13 (Rec. May 18.)
States that he does not propose to adopt the scheme at present owing to the difficulties stated.
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4
Commissioner Somali-
Swayne.
land, 182.
May 11 (Rec. May 27.)
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Governor Sir C. M.
Clarke.
Malta, 91.
May 22 (Rec. May 27.)
May 30 (Rec. June 16.)
May 27 (Rec. June 23.)
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Governor Gallwey...
St. Helena. 65.
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Governor Sir H. M. Trinidad,
Jackson.
174.
June 13
(Rec. June 29.)
June 16 (Rec. July 8.)
„Offers to get a short note on the people f Somaliland prepared should it be considered of interest.
Encloses copy of a minute from the Director of Public Instruction stating steps already taken and expresses opinion that there is no need to adopt the general scheme.
States that he is strongly in favour of the scheme of lectures, and is making enquiries as to a suitable form of lantern.
Regrets that the finances of the Colony do not admit of the adoption of the scheme.
States that Trinidad would be glad to join the other West Indian Colonies in sharing the expense of making the scheme applicable to West Indian schools.
Transmits copy of a Minute from Minis- ters stating that the Superintendent- General of Education has a large variety of slides on hand and there- fore does not consider it necessary to adopt the scheme.
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Governor Sir W. F,
Cape Hely-Hutchinson. Colony,
173.
July 31 (Rác. Aug 14)
19
High Commissioner the Earl of Sel- borne.
South Africa,
738.
20
Governor Sir J. A. Jamaica,
Swettenham.
400.
August 7 | (Rec. Aug. 24.)
21
Governor Sir G. T. Barbados,
128. Carter.
August 11 |(Rec. Aug. 24.)|
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92
To the High Com-
Canada
August 25
missioner
for
ju
Acting
Bell.
O
Governor Leeward Islands, 257.
Canada.
June 16 (Ree, July 13.)
Regrets that the financial position of 7
the Colony will not admit of the adoption of the scheme at present.
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High Commissioner
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Governor Egerton...
Lagos,
June 24 Southern (Rec. July 13.):
Nigeria, 198.
Reports that the Executive Council unanimously favour the scheme and that the expense can easily be met by Southern Nigeria and Lagos acting as one administration.
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the Earl of Sel- borue.
South Africa
August 7 (Rec. Aug. 26.)|
(North-
Western
Rhodesia
and
Southern
Subject.
the
Forwards report of a sub-committee,
expressing the opinion that necessary expenditure would not be justified in view of the small number of children who would benefit, hut recommending the purchase of slides for use in the geography examination in schools.
States that the scheme will be brought before the Combined Court at its next meeting.
Froposes to adopt the scheme and assistance of Mr. requests the Mackinder and information on the points mentioned; asks whether the estimate of expense can be reduced. Transmits copy of a letter to the Agent- General instructing him to arrange, the Agent- in conjunction with General for the Cape Colony, for obtaining special South African slides illustrative of the lectures which it is proposed to deliver.
Reports that he does not consider it worth while to prepare a special edition of lectures, but thinks the lectures might be adapted to the circumstances in each school; asks for a set of slides and copies of the lectures.
Reports that the Immigration Branch of the Department of the Interior desires to share in the scheme and asks for the circular and syllabus already published,
Transmits copy of correspondence with the South African Governments respecting the scheme.
States that the Board of Education do not consider that the expenditure on account of the lectures is a fit item to be charged to the Education Vote. States that the Board of Education con- sider that the financial condition of the Colony does not at present warrant that would be the expenditure involved by the lectures.
Expresses gratification that the Canadian Government hopes to utilize the scheine, and transmits documents asked for in No. 18.
Transmits copy of despatches from the Secretary, Kalomo, and the Adminis- trator, Salisbury, stating that the intro- duction of the scheme would be premature at present.
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Lieutenant-Governor
New
Sir F. M. Darley.
South
Wales,
42.
June 12 (Rec, July 17.)
States that the importance of the ques
tion is recognisedby his Ministers who are instituting enquiries as to how far the scheme can be utilized.
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