ix
Serial No,
Despatch
From or to whom,
Date.
No, &c.
Subject.
81
To Mesers. George Philip & Son,
-
1911.
February 9
Accepts the proposals in No. 72
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95
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
• 1911.
March 15
Date.
Messrs. Goo. Philip
& Son, Ltd.
Limited.
82
Ditto
February 9
States that the Committee are not at present inclinod to proceed in the matter mentioned in No. 73, but that Messrs. Philip will no doubt discuss the subject with Mr. Mackinder.
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96
Mr. A. S. Chamber-
lain.
March 16
83
To Sir E. im Thurn
February 10
Invites him to join the Committee
81
Sir Everard im
Thurn.
February 13
Accepts the invitation to join the Com-
mittee.
48
19
97
85
The "Morning Post'
11
February 15
Article describing the work of the Visual
Instruction Committee.
49
Education Oficer, London County Council.
March 17
80
To Mr. Jas. Burns, Captain Muirhead Collins, Mr. W. Griffith, and Mr. C. Wray Palliser.
February 16
50
98
Visual Instruction
Committee.
99
Mr. A. Porter
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87
The Secretary to the
February 22
High Commis-
sioner for South Africa.
88
Mr. A. Hugh Fisher
February 25
82
The High Commis-
February 25
sioner for
New
Zealand.
Transmits copy of a book of lantern lectures on India; explains the object with which they were prepared; en- quires what are the wishes of the Governments of the Union of South Africa and of Canada as to the adapta- tion of the lectures.
States that the High Commissioner is of opinion that the questions raised in No. 86 should be deferred until the South African Delegates to Education Conference reach London, when the matter can be discussed with them and the Education Minister.
States that his price for making copies of any of the paintings would be four guineas each; asks for permission to use eight of the paintings in a book on India which he is preparing for Mr. Werner Laurie.
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 86, a copy of which is being transmitted to New Zealand; enquires whether the sets of slides asked for in 1904 are now obtainable separately.
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 86; states that the High Commissioner will gladly assist the Committee, and that copy of No. 86 is being sent to the Department of External Affairs.
Submits proposals for reproducing
certain colonial pictures.
Subject
Page.
Regrets that the 200 subjects cannot be reproduced so as to meet requirement of schools; renews suggestion for a preparation of series of composite pictures instead of existing sketches.
States that Mr. Mackinder is changing his address and that therefore it will be necessary for the Committee to provide in future for the storage of Mr. Fisher's paintings and photo- graphs.
States that if school pictures prepared from Mr. Fisher's sketches are pub- lished the Education Committee of the Council are prepared to recom- mend the purchase of a considerable number.
March 17 Minutes of meeting
March 17
Asks for full particulars about scheme of lantern slides on colonial affairs and for names of some places in Scotland where scheme is in force; states he will bring scheme before the fan- chester Elementary Education Com- mittee.
Reports what has been done in the matter of the Indian lectures in Scotland.
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57
57
58
59
50
100
!
Mr. Jas. Mallock
March 20
(Dundee).
51
Mr. G. Smith (Aber-
March 24
deen).
Mr. D. Macleo.l
March 29
(Glasgow)
to
the Scotch Education Depart-
meut, Whitehall.
52
101
To the Education
March 20
Officer, London County Council.
90
01
Captain R. Muirhead Collins (for the High Commis sioner for Aus- tralia).
Messrs. E. J. Arnold
February 27
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102
Ditto
March 20
March 7
5X
& Son, Ltd,
92
Education
London
Officer, County
March 9
Council.
States methods in which slides illustra- tive of lectures and lessons are ob- tained and distributed to the London schools, and asks whether the Com- mittee would grant facilities for the Council to reproduce the Colonial photographs obtained by Mr. Fisher.
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103
To Mr. A. Hugh
Fisher.
March 20
104
93
Messrs. Newton &
Co.
March 14
Suggeste an arrangement for increasing the sale of the Indian sets of slides by lowering the price.
To Messrs. Newton
& Co.
March 21
55
105
To Mr. Alex. Porter
March 21
94
Sir John Struthers
March 15
Encloses letter as to success of lectures
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on India at Edinburgh Training
Centre; reports that Mr. Blair of the London County Council is entirely sympathetic.
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States, in reply to No. 92, that the Visual Instruction Committee hope to be able to meet views of London County Council, and suggests that Mr. Blair should discuss the matter with Sir Everard im Thurn.
States, in reply to No. 97, that the Visual Instruction Committee are negotiating with publishers for reproduction of paintings by Mr. A. Hugh Fisher, and asks for advice of officers of Education Committee in selection of suitable pictures.
States that the Committee agree to his including in his book on India colour reproductions of the eight paintings mentioned, with the acknowledgment proposed.
States that the Committee approve of terms proposed in No. 93 for the publication of the Indian slides.
Explains work of Visual Instruction
Committee; encloses copy of book of lectures on India; states prices of slides and gives names of Com- mittees that have adopted them; explains as to production of further Bet8.
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