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ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
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number of slides, and that the Committee's slides were required rather to supplement the existing collection than to be taken as a separate collection.
In connection with the Council's request, the Committee's obligations to Messrs. Newton were discussed, and it was decided that the whole matter should be left over until Sir Charles Lucas had consulted Messrs. Newton on this point.
The Committee recognised the need for making their work better known, and Mr. Sadler suggested the preparation of a small illustrated prospectus which could be circulated in this country and to prominent members of the Colonies. It was pointed out that Messrs. Philip and Messrs. Newton had already issued leaflets respecting the Indian lectures and slides, and that, for the present, the Committee could not meet the cost of a prospectus.
Sir John Struthers said that, so far as Scotland was concerned, he was not with- out hope that the slides would be used by the school authorities. He urged that, in England, the efforts of the Committee should be concentrated on attempts to interest the large borough and county authorities. He advocated sending a circular to these bodies offering to provide a lecturer to deliver a specimen lecture, for preference before an audience of school children. The slides at the Board of Education or the Committee's depôt set could be used for the purpose.
Sir Cecil Smith referred to the work of the Royal Colonial Institute in this direction, and asked that information might be obtained from the Institute as to their methods and as to the cost of sending out lecturers. He was convinced that there would be no difficulty in securing audiences.
Lord Meath thought that the larger schools round London should be approached, and Mr. Sadler mentioned the Association of Preparatory Schoolmasters, the Associ- ation of Education Committees, and the North of England Education Conference.
Sir Charles Lucas proposed that two or three members of the Committee should consider what steps were possible to advance the aims of the Committee, and should report in the autumn.
The Committee considered proposals for the coloured reproduction of Mr. Fisher's paintings for use as wall pictures, and it was decided to accept Messrs. Nelson's offer, provided that the specimen reproduction which they had undertaken proved satisfactory.
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MESSRS. THOS. NELSON & SONS to VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. (Received 22 June, 1911.)
DEAR SIR,
Parkside Works, Edinburgh, 21st June, 1911.
In reply to your favour of the 19th instant,* addressed to our London house, we regret to learn that the picture sent to you did not arrive in time for the meeting of your Committee.
May we ask the favour of an early intimation of your Committee's decision in this matter as we are anxious to get on with the work if any arrangement can be arrived at.
Yours, &c.,
(3) Selling separate slides.
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(4) Sending a circular letter to headmasters, and informing them that the
slides are for hire.
He thought that the production of three more sets of lectures would add to our chances of sales. He did not think that we should do well to let the County Council reproduce the slides, because, according to him, the Council's slides are so bad.
Colonial Office,
29 June, 1911.
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No. 121.
C. P. L.
MESSRS. THOS. NELSON & SONS to VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. (Received 29 June, 1911:) [Answered by Nos. 123 and 127.]
DEAR SIR,
29 June, 1911.
35 & 36, Paternoster Row, London, E.C.,
Empire Pictures.
In reference to the query raised, which so surprised our Mr. Scheurmier when he saw you the other day, we heg to state that we have referred this matter back to Edinburgh, and we have now to say that, unless your Committee is willing to give us the unrestricted use of these pictures in our own publications, we herewith withdraw our letter of May 6th,* as we could never think of undertaking the preparation of the series of wall sheets under any other conditions. We need hardly say that had tre had any doubt in connection with this, we should not have undertaken to produce the specimen block and picture.
Both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Scheurmier have assumed, since their first interview, when publishing rights were mentioned, that you fully understood that such rights were to be given us in exchange for the enormous expenditure necessary in producing so many pictures.
We trust, in the circumstances, your Committee will see their way to agree to this, otherwise, in withdrawing, we submit we are entitled to ask you to reimburse us for the outlay in connection with the coloured block already produced.
Yours, &c.,
W. E. Noall, Esq.,
THOMAS NELSON & SONS.
Secretary,
Visual Instruction Committee.
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No. 122.
W. E. Noall, Esq.,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street, S.W.
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No. 120.
THOMAS NELSON & SONS.
MEMORANDUM BY SIR C. P. LUCAS.
I saw Mr. Newton to-day. He gave a very discouraging account of our scheme. He suggested-
(1) Bringing official pressure to bear on its behalf.
(2) Letting on hire, which would not bring any profit, but would popularise
the slides.
Not printed: it stated that proofs arrived too late for the Committee meeting and that delay ould consequently occur.
VISUAL INSTRUCTION PAINTINGS.
(Oil unless otherwise indicated.) CEYLON.
37. Looking over Colombo from top of Malaga Kande Reservoir.
48. The Hindu Temples in C Street, the Pettah, Colombo.
55. One of a pair of stone lions at the Royal Palace Ruins, Yapahu.
56. Yapahu Rock from end of the Gansabawa Road.
59.
View from the Great Dagoba, Mahintale, looking west over jungle and
Anuradhapura.
63. Moonlight from top of Isurumuniya Rock Temple at Anuradhapura
looking towards Mahintale.
72.
Worshipping before the sacred Bo tree, Anuradhapura.
81. Main entrance to the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy.
99. Kandy from above the lake.
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111.
Kandyan Chief.
117.
121.
View at Newara Eliya from St. Andrew's Hotel. View at Hakgalla, just before sunrise.