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received from my Prime Minister intimating that it has been decided not to continue the contribution which for many years was made to that Institution by the Govern- ment of this State.
I have not sent a copy of this despatch to the Governor-General.
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MY LORD,
Enclosure in No. 53.
I have, &c.,
CHELMSFORD,
Governor.
(No. 473.)
MY LORD,
Chief Secretary, Brisbane, October 2, 1906. ADVERTING to a despatch, dated the 31st of July last, which Your Excellency has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relative to the Imperial Institute, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that after full consideration it has been decided not to continue the contribution which for many years past was made to that Institution by the Government of this State, and that the vote does not appear on our estimates for the current year.
His Excellency
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SIR,
The Governor of Queensland, Brisbane.
No. 54.
I have, &c.,
BOARD OF TRADE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received November 21, 1906.)
[Answered by No. 61.]
W. KIDSTON.
Board of Trade (Commercial Department), 7, Whitehall
Gardens, London, S. W., November 20, 1906.
I AM directed by the Board of Trade to enclose, for the information of the Secretary of State, a copy of a letter received by the Director of the Imperial Institute from the Agent-General for Natal with reference to the annual grant made by his Government to the Imperial Institute.
(F. 21899.)
I have, &c.,
ARTHUR WILSON FOX.
Enclosure in No. 54.
AGENT-GENERAL FOR NATAL, 26, Victoria Street, S.W., to the Director, Imperial Institute, S.W., dated the 24th October, 1906.
SIR,
WITH reference to my letter to you of the 10th April last, I have the honour to inform you that I have received a further letter from my Government to the effect that after the close of the present financial year, £150 of the annual grant at present made to the Imperial Institute by the Natal Government is to be applied to the Scientific and Technical Department in connection with the examination of the products of Natal, and the supply of information and advice, while the remaining £50 is to be devoted to the maintenance of the Court.
I should be glad if you would take due notice of this apportionment of the grant.
I am, &c.,
WILLIAM ARBUCKLE,
Agent-General.
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No. 55.
JAMAICA.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received November 21, 1906.)
[Answered by No. 57.]
King's House, Jamaica, November 8, 1906. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular (1) of the 31st July,* asking that Jamaica shall contribute £150 a year for some years as a subsidy to the Scientific and Technical Department of the Imperial Institute of the Board of Trade.
2. Jamaica provided in 1891 £500 for a collection (afterwards raised to £725), representative of Jamaican products; £250 a year was also voted for maintenance (afterwards reduced, first to £100, and then to £50 a year).
3. By Governor's despatch, No. 586, of 2nd October, 1901,† this subsidy was, with your predecessor's subsequent approval,† (Secretary of State, No. 453, dated 23rd
terminated, and the collection abandoned in October, 1901.)
view of the absolute necessity for discontinuing all avoidable expenditure on the part of this Government. I brought your Lord- ship's circular* before the Privy Council, which on the 16th October, after some discussion, was (Hon. Dr. Pringle, C.M.G., dissenting) not in favour of making any grant.
4. The reasons for this disinclination I believe to be principally a doubt whether the Colony would receive from the Institute (there is no doubt that the Institute is willing to give value, if possible) adequate value for the subscription. It is very difficult to show any value to the Colony received from the antecedent sums paid since 1890.
5.
The reasons assigned for future contributions seem to be:-
(i.) The responsibility of the Crown for the development and progress of the Colony. I am afraid that if I stated this to our Legislative Council I should be told that in past centuries the Crown had developed this island prodigiously by two measures, viz., a slave trade and a pre- ferential tariff, of both of which it had subsequently repented, to the great decay of the Colony, and a resumption of preferential tariff legis- lation would be immediately suggested as a better remedy than sub- sidising the Imperial Institute.
(ii.) Defective supply in Crown Colonies, usually, of the means of scientific research. An exception must be made in favour of Jamaica, which, at a considerable expenditure of local funds, has equipped locally a very respectable scientific department for aiding those interested in the development of the Colony. It consists of a Chemist, Assistant, Second Assistant, Lecturer in Agricultural Science, and an Agricul- tural Department, the whole costing the Colony some £10,000 a year. In addition, owing to a benefaction of the Imperial Parliament in 1902, we have a special scientific department for developing the sugar industry. No foreign Colony in these waters is nearly so well pro- vided--not even Porto Rico or Cuba. I may, I think, say confidently that no foreign Colony in the world with our revenue spends as much on science.
(iii) The example of other nations in development of Colonies.--These usually afford strong examples of preferential tariffs in favour of the In other respects Colony by the Mother Country and vice versa. foreign Colonies are usually found following English ones, though aided by enormous subsidies from the Mother Country which English Colonies do not receive. A recent official report on Surinam showed how that Colony desired to follow British Guiana and Trinidad in having a botanical department.
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No. 55.
JAMAICA.
to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
d November 21, 1906.)
swered by No. 57.]
King's House, Jamaica, November 8, 1906. owledge the receipt of your circular (1) of the shall contribute £150 a year for some years as a nical Department of the Imperial Institute of the
£500 for a collection (afterwards raised to £725), cts; £250 a year was also voted for maintenance
and then to £50 a year).
No. 586, of 2nd October, 1901,† this subsidy was, with your predecessor's subsequent approval,† terminated," and the collection abandoned in view of the absolute necessity for discontinuing part of this Government, I brought your Lord- Council, which on the 16th October, after some C.M.G., dissenting) not in favour of making any
lination I believe to be principally a doubt whether e Institute (there is no doubt that the Institute is adequate value for the subscription. It is very › Colony received from the antecedent sums paid
future contributions seem to be:-
he Crown for the development and progress of the id that if I stated this to our Legislative Council it in past centuries the Crown had developed this by two measures, viz., a slave trade and a pre-
oth of which it had subsequently repented, to the 'olony, and a resumption of preferential tariff legis- mediately suggested as a better remedy than sub- l Institute. 'rown Colonies, usually, of the means of scientific ption must be made in favour of Jamaica, which,
xpenditure of local funds, has equipped locally a ientific department for aiding those interested in the Colony. It consists of a Chemist, Assistant, Lecturer in Agricultural Science, and an Agricul- the whole costing the Colony some £10,000 a year. o a benefaction of the Imperial Parliament in 1902, scientific department for developing the sugar ign Colony in these waters is nearly so well pro- rto Rico or Cuba. I may, I think, say confidently ony in the world with our revenue spends as much
er nations in development of Colonies.-These ig examples of preferential tariffs in favour of the In other respects ther Country and vice versa.
re usually found following English ones, though subsidies from the Mother Country which English ceive. A recent official report on Surinam showed desired to follow British Guiana and Trinidad in
department.
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