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Serial No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
Date.
Subject.
No., &c.
Serial
No.
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l'ago.
Despatch Nu., &c.
Date.
Subject,
Page.
96
To Governors Sir H. | Ceylon,
1906.
July 12
Blake, Sir J. An-
Straits
derson, and Sir
Settle-
M. Nathan.
ments,
States action taken with a view to the ' 61
preparation of special editions of the ! lectures for use in other groups of Colonies.
108
Crown Agents
к
Hong Kong,
General. I
97
Governor Sir J. An-
derson.
Straits Settle- ments, 227.
June 21 |(Rec. July 16.)
Forwards copy of a report by the Acting Principal of the Raffles Institution on the course of lectures delivered.
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109
To Governor Sir J.
Rodger.
Gold Coast, General.
98
To Mr H. J. Mac-
kinder.
British Guiana,
July 18
Reports receipt of information from the 66
Governor of British Guiana that there
is already a lantern at Queen's College, and requests that, if not too late, the order given for a lantern may be cancelled.
!
99
Mr. H. J. Mackinder British
Guiana,
100
India Office
-
July 20
Angust 3
States that the order for a special lantern for British Guiana has been cancelled.
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110
101
To India Office
August 9
102
.To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
August 9
103
Mr. H. J. Mackinder
August 17
Transmits copy of a letter from the Government of India, expressing willingness to co-operate in the scheme, and requests that Mr. Mac- kinder may adapt the lectures and ides to Indian requirements and forward 43 sets for transmission to Imlia.
States hat Mr. Mackinder is being asked to supply the required sets of lectures and slides for transmission to India, and expresses pleasure that the Indian Government is co-opera- ting.
Transmits copy of No. 100 and requests that he will adapt the lectures to India and arrange to supply sets to the Indian Goverument.
Requests authority to charge for clerical assistance at the rate of 10s. per set, to apply to all special editions now in hand.
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107
To Crown Agents...
November 10
Transmits accounts of the preparation and supply of lantern lectures for Mauritius, Southern Nigeria, Gold Coast, Trinidad, British Guiana, and and Eastern Colonies.
Transmits copy of No. 106, and requests early information as to whether the lanterns and slides have been shipped, and the accounts transmitted to the Colonial Governments concerned.
104
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
August 20
Approves the proposed charge of 108.
per set for clerical assistance editions now in hand.
119
on
113
India Office
105 Governor Sir II. A.
Blake.
Ceylon, 461,
August 24 (Rec. Sep. 17.)
Acknowledges No. 96, and states that 70
the Colonial Government is content to leave the matter of refunds on account of copyright in the hands of the Secretary of State.
106
Mr. II. J. Mackinder
October 24
114
70
Mr. H. J. Mackin-
der. (Memorandum).
111
To Governors Sir
H. Blake, Sir J. Anderson und Sir M. Nathan.
Settle-
ments,
Hong
Kong,
General.
112
To Governors Sir F. M. Hoagson, Sir C. Boyle, and Sir II. M. Jackson.
British Guiana,
November 23 Forwards Mr. Mackinder's account for
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Mauri- tius, |Trinidad, · General.
the special edition of lantern lectures, the and requests a full report on working of the scheme as soon as it has been given a fair trial.
November 27 | Transmits copy of a telegram from the Government of India enquiring whether the lantern lectures, &c., will be provided in the current year.
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1906.
November 17
November 23
To Governor Sir W. Southern November 23
Egerton.
Nigeria, : General.
Ceylon, November 23
Straits
Reports that the shipment of lanterns and slides referred to in No. 107 will shortly be completed, and suggests the sending of a special report with a complete statement of cost to the Colonies concerned; enquires whether they or the Colonial Office should send such special reports.
Forwards Mr. Mackinder's acconni for the special edition of lantern lectures and requests a full report on the working of the scheme after it has been given a fair trial; explains the scheme agreed to as to copyright, and states that an arrangement should be made with the Government of Southern Nigeria as to what pro- portion of the initial outlay of £100 should be borne by the Gold Coast.
Forwards Mr. Mackinder's account for the special edition of lantern lectures, and requests a full report on the working of the scheme as soon as it has been given a fair trial; points out that Southern Nigeria, as the owner of the copyright, is entitled to recover from the Gold Coast, such proportion of the initial outlay of £100 as may be agreed upon between the two Colonies, and states that the Governor has been so informed.
Forwards copy of Mr. Mackinder's account showing receipts in respect
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$1
of copyright and payments for a Depôt Bet of slides, and explains reason for the latter charge.
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75
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115
The Committee
November 28 Suggests (i) that in order to meet the demand which will arise when the work already done is made known, the Indian edition of the lectures should be published in this country; and (ii) that a first-rate photographer should be employed to travel through the Empire for the purpose of taking suitable photographs for lectures.
November 28 Minutes of meeting of November 28,
1906.
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Despatch No,, &c.
Date.
1906.
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Subject.
116
To Crown Agents...
November 20
117
To India Office
December 1
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118
Crown Agents
119
Acknowledges receipt of No. 108 and presumes that any necessary direc- tions regarding the use of the lanterns and accessories are being sent; trans- mits copies of Nos. 109 to 112 and assumes that steps have been taken to secure the copyright of the new editions to the Colonies which paid the cost of preparing them.
States, in reply to No. 113, that it is fully expected the lectures and slides will be completed and the account rendered before March 31, 1907.
December 13 Forwards statement showing the posi
tion of the Eastern lectures account on November 30, 1906.
To the Governors... Barbados, December 13 Reports progress of the scheme of visual
Jamaica, Leewards,
Wind-
wards,
British
Hon-
1 duras,
Bahamas,
General,
120
To Governor Probyn
I
Sierra December 13 Leone, General. !
121
The High Commis-
Canada
1907.
January 17
sioner for Canada.