Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Dute.
Sorial No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
Date.
No., &c.
K
Subject.
Page.
48
The Governor
Jamaica. 428.
1908.
September 14 (Rec. Oct. 2.)
49
To the Governor
Jamaica, Miscel- laneous.
October 13
50
The Governor
New- found-
October 14 (Rec. Oct. 26.)
land, 118.
States that of the £55 voted by the Legislative Council, £35 is available for the purchase of slides and lectures on the United Kingdom and £20 for a lantern; and enquires how far this will go towards providing material for carrying out the scheme outlined in the Secretary of State's despatch of 13th December, 1906.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 48 and states the cost of providing material to carry out in Jamaica the scheme of visual instruction.
States that the Government of New- foundland will gladly co-operate with Mr. Fisher in furthering the objects of his mission, but he had apparently left the Colony before the receipt of No. 47; regrets that his stay at St. John's was so short, and that there was so little opportunity of assisting him.
1908.
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Page.
Subject.
23
59
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
December 12 Acknowledges the receipt of No. 55;
agrees to the arrangements made and proposed, and encloses a list of news- papers to which the books for review shoull be sent by Messrs. Waterlow & Sonia.
1909.
23
60
The High Commis- Cyprus,
sioner.
4.
January 6 (Rec. Jan. 16.)|
24
61
Mr. S. W. Knaggs... Trinidad December 12,
1908 (Rec. Jan. 18, 1909.)
62
51
Visual
Instruction
November 10
Committee.
Minutes of meeting held on the 14th of
November, 1908.
24
The Primrose League
January 19
52
Sir C. P. Lucas
December 1
26
53
The Governor
Jamaica, 526.
November 11 (Rec. Dec. 2.)
54
Mr. H. J. Mackinder
55
Ditto
December 7
December 9
56
To Crown Agents... Jamaica
December 9
57
To Mr. H. J. Mac- Jamaica
kinder.
December 9
F
58
To the Governor ...
Jamaica, Miscel- laneous.
December 9
Memorandum dealing with the notice to the Press on 12th January, the lecture books for review, the newspapers to which they should be sent, and the allocation of the expense incurred.
Requests that the Crown Agents be instructed to procure and forward slides, books, lantern and apparatus at the approximate cost stated in No. 49,
States that he has come to an agreement
with Mesers. Waterlow for the publi cation of the re-issue of the lectures for use in India, and encloses copies of the correspondence with that firm.
Encloses copies of further correspond- ence with Messrs. Newton, who have agreed to reduce the price of the coloured plates; suggests the 3rd or 4th of January as being the most suitable time to issue a notice to the newspapers; enquires as to the course which should be followed in sending out the books for review.
Transmits copy of No. 53, and requests that the articles asked for be supplied in conjunction with Mr. II. J. Mackinder, the cost not to exceed £55,
Encloses copy of No. 53, and states that the Crown Agents have been instructed to communicate with him with regard to complying with the Governor's request.
States, in reply to No. 53, that the necessary instructions have been given to the Crown Agents.
63
The Roumanian Consul-General.
January 19
26
30
January 27
1 February
Enquires whether any of the prints of photographs taken by Mr. A. Hugh Fisher, asked for in No. 19, are yet available.
Encloses a letter from Mr. Collins, In- spector of Schools, in which he explains the reasons why he has been giving preference to the country districts in the matter of the lantern lectures; he will be asked to include the towns in his next series of lectures.
Asks to be supplied with the lecture book and full set of slides of views of the various parts of the Empire, suit- able for exhibition to English school children, and desires to know if any conditione attach to their exhibition.
Asks for a copy of the seven lectures on the United Kingdom issued for use in India, with a list of lantern slides, together with information with regard to the success of the lectures.
30
30
31
31
:
32
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 62
states that a note has been made of the request therein, and explains that the Empire is being divided into geo- graphical groups, each of which will form the subject of a separate book with appropriate slides, the first, dealing mainly with India, to published in the coming summer; and adds that three or four years will be required to complete the work.
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Acknowledges the receipt of No. 60, and states that a set of the prints is in course of preparation and will, be sent to him as soon as possible,
States that the edition of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom pre- pared for use in India has been adapted for use in this country and is now on sale, and encloses a copy of the book and of the prospectus.
Encloses Messrs. Waterlow's account in connection with the British re-issue of the Indian edition of the pamphlet, and explains what has been done in the matter of the distribution of the pamphlet.
32
32
33
64
To the Primrose
Leagne.
January 21
26
28
65
To the High Com-
missioner.
Cyprus, Miscel- laneous.
January 22
29
66
Το the Victoria
League.
29
67
Mr. H. J. Mackinder
29
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