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2. In reply, I have the honour to inform you that the Director of Education, who was consulted in the matter, while pointing out that this Government has the lectures and slides on the United Kingdom as prepared for the West Indies, states that he does not see his way under present circumstances to recommend the purchase just now of the other sets offered, which relate to India, the East, and Australasia.
I have, &c.,
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lantern slides on Canada and Newfoundland prepared under the instructions of the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office, and to inform you that we have much pleasure in accepting the terms contained therein.
We remain, &c.,
NEWTON AND COMPANY.
W. H. MANNING,
Governor.
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VICTORIA.
COLONIAL OFFICE to AGENT-GENERAL FOR VICTORIA. SIR,
Downing Street, 18 June, 1913. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th of June, and to enclose, for transmission to your Government, two copies of each of the publications issued by the Visual Instruction Committee,
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I am, &c.,
HENRY LAMBERT,
for the Under-Secretary of State.
VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE to MESSRS. NEWTON AND
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COMPANY, LTD.
[Answered by No. 122.]
NEW ZEALAND.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 23 June, 1913.)
(No. 68.) SIR,
Wellington, 13th May, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, Miscellaneous, of the 20th March last,* enclosing, for the information of my Ministers, copies of a circular despatch relative to the present position of the work of the Visual Instruc- tion Committee of the Colonial Office.
2. In compliance with the wish expressed in the concluding paragraph of despatch, my Ministers are taking steps to bring to the notice of the various local your education authorities in the Dominion the work done under the direction of the Committee.
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I have, &c.,
LIVERPOOL,
Governor.
GENTLEMEN,
Downing Street, 19 June, 1913.
I HAVE to request that you will notify formally your acceptance of the follow- ing terms for the sale of the slides illustrating the lectures on Canada and New- foundland prepared for the Visual Instruction Committee of this Office:--
(a) The necessary slides to be provided by you at your own cost, and to be sold by you at the prices set out in your letter of the 30th of May.† (b) A royalty of 12 per cent. on the slides to be paid by you to the Crown
Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Committee.
(c) An annual account of the sale of the slides to be rendered to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, on behalf of the Committee, on the 1st of October of each year.
(d) You are to be at liberty to make arrangements for allowing discount to
the trade.
2. Messrs. George Philip and Son will publish the book of lectures for the Committee, and it is understood that you will arrange to have copies of the book on sale.
SIR,
(No. 87.)
NEW SOUTH WALES.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 30 June, 1913.)
State Government House, Sydney, 27th May, 1913. Referring to your despatch, Miscellaneous, of the 20th of March last,* indicat- ing the present position of the work of the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of New South Wales is favourable to the use of the material collected by the Committee, and that the Department of Public Instruction is obtaining copies of the published lectures with a view to further consideration of the matter.
I have, &c.,
G. STRICKLAND.
Governor.
I am, &c.,
A. BERRIEDALE KEITH.
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No. 122.
MESSRS. NEWTON AND COMPANY, LIMITED, to VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.
DEAR SIR,
(Received 20 June, 1913.)
New Lantern Slide Gallery,
37, King Street, Covent Garden,
London, W.C., June 19th, 1913.
WE beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of June 19th, 1913, re
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No. 125.
MR. H. J. MACKINDER, M.P., to SIR C. P. LUCAS.
MY DEAR LUCAS,
(Received 10 July, 1913.)
[Answered by No. 126,]
10, Chelsea Court, Chelsea Embankment, S.W.,
9th July, 1913.
I HAVE been asked to write the Geographical Introduction to the Cambridge History of India, a great work of several volumes which the Cambridge Press are now arranging for. The editor of the History tells me that what they would like is something almost exactly equivalent to the geographical sections of the Lectures
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
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22 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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on India which I wrote for our Committee, and they would like also to follow the general design of the maps. Do you think the Committee would have any objection to my utilising the lectures afresh for this very honourable purpose? It is obvious that there can be no real competition between our little volume and this great literary monument. When a man has taken all the trouble which I took to express what is in him on a given subject, I need not say to you that it seems futile, even if it were possible, to strive artificially for a fresh expression on the same subject. I shall no doubt make use of many sentences and, indeed, of whole paragraphs, of what I have already put on record against myself. I think there ought to be some recognition, in a foot-note or otherwise, of the kindness of the Committee in regard to the maps, if we follow them.
I am venturing to write to you on this subject because, obviously, it would be difficult to obtain a meeting of the Committee thus late in the season, nor does the matter seem one of sufficient importance. On the other hand, I must give a definite reply to the Cambridge Press without delay. The matter would, of course, come up at the usual autumn meeting of the Committee, and would be reported ex post facto, but naturally I should like to be in a position to say that I had not acted on my own responsibility.
I hope you are enjoying your leisure. I see your name occasionally in connection with Imperial work.
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With very kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
H. J. MACKINDER.
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No. 128.
QUEENSLAND.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 21 July, 1913.)
SIR,
I HAVE brought your despatch "Miscellaneous" of the 20th of March last,* relative to the work of the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office, before my Ministers, and am informed that it is not proposed at present to take any local action in regard to the matter.
Government House, Brisbane, 13 June, 1913.
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I have, &c.,
WM. MACGREGOR,
Governor.
(No. 41.)
SIR,
No. 129.
VICTORIA.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 21 July, 1913.) [Answered by No. 136]
State Government House, Melbourne, 16th June, 1913. WITH reference to your despatch "Miscellaneous" of the 20th March last,* I have the honour to inform you that the Education Department of this State has decided to obtain a set of slides and several copies of the publications of the Visual Instruction Committee referred to in your despatch.
I have, &c.,
JOHN FULLER.
(A copy of this despatch has been sent to the Governor-General.)
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
22 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
SIR C. P. LUCAS to MR. H. J. MACKINDER, M.P. [Answered by No. 127.]
MY DEAR MACKINDER,
Downing Street, 11 July, 1913. I Do not think that the Committee will make any objection to your making use of and quoting from the Lectures on India in your Geographical Introduction to the Cambridge History of India, as proposed in your letter to me, or to your following the design of the maps, but you will, no doubt, ensure that a note is printed indicating the source of information.
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I assume that Philip will have no reasonable ground for complaint; if you think that he ought to be consulted, will you communicate with him, or shall I do so? will tell the Committee at our next meeting that I have ventured, on their behalf, to agree to your letter.
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No. 127.
Yours, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
MR. H. J. MACKINDER, M.P., to SIR C. P. LUCAS. (Received 12 July, 1913.)
MY DEAR LUCAS,
10, Chelsea Court, Chelsea Embankment, S.W.,
11th July, 1913. MANY thanks for your lettert in regard to the Cambridge History of India. I am myself writing to Philip, though the copyright is, of course, not his, and we owe him only courtesy.
Yours sincerely,
H. J. MACKINDER.
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No. 130. TRINIDAD.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 22 July, 1913.) -
SIR,
Government House, 30th June, 1913. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, "Miscel- laneous," of the 6th of May last, informing me that the Visual Instruction Committee have arranged with the Secretary to the West India Committee to pre- pare a set of lantern lectures on the British possessions in the West Indies, and asking that the Committee may be supplied with photographs typical of the scenery and life in Trinidad and Tobago.
2.
Mr. Freeman, Assistant Director of Agriculture, who left for England on leave of absence by last mail, proposes to deliver a lecture on this Colony at the West India Committee's rooms, and he has taken with him for the purpose a number of negatives and slides which he intends to go over with Mr. Aspinall to ascertain how far they will meet the requirements of the Visual Instruction Committee. Those suitable will be lent to Mr. Aspinall, and on Mr. Freeman's return such others as may be required will be obtained and forwarded. Mr. Freeman's lecture will be a good test of the suitability of the slides for the purposes of the Visual Instruc- tion Committee.
I have, &c.,
GEORGE R. LE HUNTE,
Governor.
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