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SIR,
No. 62.
MR. H. J. MACKINDER to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received January 19, 1906.)
[Answered by Nos. 63 and 66.]
London School of Economics, Clare Market,
London, W.C., January 19, 1906.
I BEG leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 29th December
and 13th January last, of which I quote the numbers in the margin.
No. 45406. No. 392.
2. I have also to report that I have had interviews with Sir Walter Egerton, of Lagos and Southern Nigeria; Sir Ralph Moor, formerly of the same Colony; Mr. E. G. Rowden, of the Gold Coast; Sir Charles Bruce, formerly of Mauritius; Mr. H. F. Wilson, of the Orange River Colony; Dr. Muir, of Cape Colony; and Mr. A. E. Aspinall, of the London West India Committee.
3. I understand that by your authority, as given in the letters quoted above and in previous correspondence, I am now directed to proceed with the preparation of three further editions of the lectures on the United Kingdom for use in the Colonies; namely, a West Indian edition; a West African edition; and a South African edition. In each case the cost for the adaptation and for one set of slides, together with, say, 50 copies of the amended lectures, will not exceed £150.
4. It is desirable, however, that the edition which is to be prepared for the Colonies of Mauritius and the Seychelles should be disposed of in the first instance, insomuch as relatively small changes will suffice to adapt the Eastern Colonies Edition to Mauritius. I am still waiting for the photographic material promised by the Governor of Mauritius. May some steps be taken to expedite its arrival, or shall I go ahead with the other editions and leave the Mauritius edition to be subsequently prepared at a somewhat greater cost?
5. I am still waiting your decision in the matter of the Canadian edition. I understand that a sum of £100 was voted for the purpose, but that it has been neces- sary to refer back to Canada in connection with the additional £50 which must be spent on the first set of slides.
(No. 32.)
MY LORD,
No. 64.
MAURITIUS.
GOVERNOR SIR C. BOYLE to THE EARL OF ELGIN. (Received February 24, 1906.)
[Answered by No. 67.]
Government House, Mauritius, January 26, 1906. WITH reference to the correspondence* noted in the margin I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a minute which I addressed to the Council of Government on the 25th of November last, together with a copy of the Finance Committee's report thereon, from which it will be seen that the sum of £100 has been voted to meet the cost of provision for the pro- posed course of lectures illustrated by lantern slides.
Secretary of State, Circular, 13th April, 1905.
Governor, No. 174, 17th June, 1905. Secretary of State, General, 2nd October, 1905.
Secretary of State, Telegram, 22nd January, 1906.
Governor, Telegram, 25th January, 1906.
2. In accordance with the suggestion con- tained in the second paragraph of Mr. Lyttelton's despatch, general, of the 2nd October last,† I transmit a number of photographs illus- trative of Mauritius, together. with a descriptive list of the views, and a copy of a minute of the Director of Public Instruction, whom I entrusted with the duty of obtaining them.
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3. very much regret the delay in replying to Mr. Lyttelton's despatch last
above quoted, necessitating telegraphic references which would have been unneces- sary if more prompt attention had been given to the instructions which I issued imme- diately upon its receipt.
I have, &c.,
CAVENDISH BOYLE.
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SIR
No. 63.
I am, &c.,
H. J. MACKINDER.
COLONIAL OFFICE to MR. H. J. MACKINDER.
Downing Street, January 27, 1906.
I AM directed by the Earl of Elgin to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant,† on the subject of the preparation of special editions of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom.
His Lordship has been in telegraphic communication with the Governor of Mauritius with regard to the transmission of the photographic material required in connection with the edition of the lectures for that Colony, and Sir Cavendish Boyle has undertaken to send a reply to Mr. Lyttelton's despatch of the 2nd October 1 by next mail.
It might be well, if possible, to await the receipt of this despatch before pro- ceeding with the authorised West African, West Indian, and South African editions, though doing so entails a delay of five weeks.
A final reply from Canada is still being awaited.
(No. 45 of 1905.)
Enclosure 1 in No. 64.
MINUTE.
Lectures on the United Kingdom illustrated by lantern slides.
The Governor has the honour to invite the attention of the Council to a circular despatch from the Secretary of State for the Circular Despatch, 13th April, 1905.
Colonies, dated the 13th of April last, with refer- ence to a course of lectures on the United Kingdom, illustrated by lantern slides, designed for use in Colonial schools, and to inform the Council that in pursuance of the object of the above circular he has placed himself in communication with the Secretary of State with a view to the preparation of a special book of these lectures and the selection of a certain number of slides adapted to the requirements of the schools of this Colony.
Governor to Secretary of State, No. 174 Secretary of State to Governor, General,
of 17th June.
In laying before the Council the annexed correspondence on the subject, the Governor is desirous of recommending to the favourable con- sideration of the Council the arrangement which has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State, and is confident that the Council will readily make provision for the necessary expenditure, estimated at £100, to carry out this very desirable object.
2nd October.
CAVENDISH BOYLE,
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
• Nos. 57 and 60.
† No. 62.
+ No. 34.
Government House,
November 25, 1905.
Nos. 2, 15, 34; and 2113 and 2776: not printed.
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