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No. 87. LAGOS.
MR. H. J. MACKINDER to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received May 22, 1906.)
[Copy to High Commissioner, Southern Nigeria, May 24, 1906. General. L.F.]
[Ansivered by No. 94.]
London School of Economics and Political Science, SIR,
Clare Market, Kingsway, W.C., May 21, 1906. I BEG leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th May* with reference to the West African edition of the lantern lectures on the United King- dom, and of a copy of a despatch from Sir Walter Egerton to the Earl of Elgin.
2. I am sorry that there has been some misunderstanding. If I arranged to communicate further with Sir Walter Egerton, I am afraid that the fact escaped my memory.
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3. All preparations for the West African edition are now complete, except that I have been awaiting the receipt of the photographs which I thought had been definitely promised by Sir Walter Egerton. I am very sorry if the mistake was mine.
4. I have looked through the photographs in the Colonial Office Library and have found none suitable to illustrate the Colony of Lagos. I should, therefore, be glad if Sir Walter Egerton could be asked to send some photographs. To save time, since everything else is now ready, I would suggest that it might be advisable to cable to him.
5. I have an excellent series of photographs supplied by the authorities of the Gold Coast. Colony.
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I am, &c.,
H. J. MACKINDER.
THE EARL OF ELGIN to GOVERNOR SIR W. EGERTON. (Sent 4.5 p.m., May 22, 1906.) TELEGRAM.
In reply to your despatch, No. 95, 23th April,† Lagos, lantern lectures; please send by first mail photographs referred to. Despatch follows by mail.‡
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No. 89. MAURITIUS.
ACTING GOVERNOR SIR G. BOWER to THE EARL OF ELGIN,
(No. 135.)
MY LORD,
(Received May 28, 1906.)
[Answered by No. 93.]
Government House, Mauritius, April 20, 1906.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's despatch, General," of the 28th February last,§ with regard to the sum of £100 which has been voted by the Council of Government to meet the cost of the adaptation of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom for use in the schools of Mauritius.
2. I will be grateful if the necessary payments on account of this service can be made as far as possible before the close of the current financial year on the 30th June next.
I have, &c.,
GRAHAM BOWER.
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No. 90.
MAURITIUS.
COLONIAL OFFICE to MR. H. J. MACKINDER.
[Answered by No. 92.]
Downing Street, May 30, 1906.
WITH reference to my letter of the 28th February last* and to earlier corres- pondence on the subject of the adaptation for use in Mauritius of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom, I am directed by the Earl of Elgin to enclose the accompanying copy of a despatch† from the Officer Administering the Govern ment of that Colony requesting that the payments in respect of the adapted edition and necessary apparatus may be made before the 30th proximo.
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With a view to meeting Sir Graham Bower's wishes, his Lordship would be glad to learn whether the special edition is likely to be ready within the named.
I am, &c.,
No. 91.
C. P. LUCAS.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE, 30TH MAY, 1906.
PRESENT:
The Earl of Meath (in the Chair).
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith.
Sir Philip Hutchins.
Dr. Heath.
Dr. Roberts.
Mr. Mackinder.
Mr. Lucas, and
Mr. Hunter, Secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted.
Mr. Lucas stated that a message had been received from Mr. Struthers, intimating his inability to attend.
(1.) Correspondence.
Mr. Lucas gave the substance of correspondence which had taken place since last meeting, including the refusal of the Government of New Zealand to take part in the scheme, and the present state of negotiations with the South African Govern- ments. He also informed the Committee that no definite reply had been received from the High Commissioner for Canada to a letter addressed to him on October 2nd, 1905, with regard to a Canadian edition. Mr. Lucas then read a despatch from Lord Cromer to the Foreign Office communicating the decision of the Government of Egypt not to take advantage of the scheme. In connection with this, Mr. Mackinder stated that the Egyptian authorities had ordered lantern slides for their own use from Messrs. Newton, and it was agreed that the question of an Egyptian edition should be allowed to drop.
Dr. Heath reported the result of his correspondence with Dr. Orange, Director- General of Education in India, who had informed him.that there was every likeli- hood of an Indian edition of the lectures being ultimately required, though the extent and diverse conditions of the Indian Empire naturally retarded progress. At the request of the Committee, Sir Philip Hutchins undertook to use his good offices to bring about the desired result.
Report by Mr. Mackinder on the completion of the four Tropical Editions. Eastern Colonies Edition. Mr. Mackinder intimated that information had been received from Ceylon and Hong Kong as to the scheme being fairly under weigh in those Colonies. No report had yet been received from the Straits Settlements.
• No. 86.
↑ No. 85.
L.F. transmitting copy of 87.
§ No. 67.
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† No. 89.