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SIR,
No. 154.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS, &c.
(Gambia.)
(Sierra Leone.)
(Gold, Coast.)
(Southern Nigeria.)
(Northern Nigeria.) (Miscellaneous.)
(East Africa Protectorate.)
(Uganda.)
(Nyasaland.)
(Zanzibar.)
Downing Street, 17 October, 1913.
WITH reference to my Circular despatch of the 17th of March* [To Zanzibar only of which a copy is enclosed], I have the honour to inform you that the Visual Instruction Committee have now issued or arranged to issue lantern lectures on the whole of the British Empire except tropical Africa. As a first step towards the preparation of this last set of lectures the Committee wish to collect a series of repre- sentative photographs, and I should be glad if you would be good enough to supply them with views showing the typical scenery, and illustrating the different aspects of the life of the inhabitants, of [the Gambia] [Sierra Leone] [the Gold Coast] [Southern Nigeria] [Northern Nigeria] [the East Africa Protectorate] [Uganda] [Nyasaland] [Zanzibar].
2. It has been found that a type of photograph well suited to the Committee's purpose is the artistic photograph by the competent amateur which brings out some definite point of interest. Many such photographs have been supplied to the Com- mittee by officials and residents in other Colonies, and it is possible that some of the officers of your Government may have views which they would be willing to place at the disposal of the Committee.
[To East Africa Protectorate only: Mr. Hinde and Mr. MacGregor Ross, it is understood, both have good collections of photographs. Mr. Stordy, when in England last year, offered to the Committee a set of 60 lantern slides which he had left in the hands of the British East Africa Corporation, but unfortunately it was found that the Corporation had already sent the slides to Sir Percy Girouard in Africa.]
[To Uganda only: The volume referred to in Mr. Tomkin's despatch, No. 55, of the 30th of January, 1911,† contains a number of photographs of the kind required, and the Committee will probably wish to make use of some of them.]
[To Nyasaland only: Mr. C. H. Walker, when in England last year, inspected some of the photographs which had already been used by the Committee, and said that he would be prepared to supply a number of the kind required.]
It should be borne in mind that clear prints are well adapted to the making of lantern slides if the original negatives are not available. A short description of each photograph would be of great assistance to the writer of the lectures.
3. A reference to the accompanying specimen book of lectures will afford some indication of the nature of the Committee's work. You will observe that illustra- tions are given of a few of the slides, and while it will be assumed that permission is given to reproduce all photographs as lantern slides, it is suggested that a note should be made of any case in which a photograph is not available for use as a book illustration.
4. In the sets of lectures already issued a proportion of the slides, generally about five to each lecture, have been coloured, and the Committee would be glad to be supplied with a few colour sketches, not necessarily finished, but of such a character as to give a general idea of the natural colouring of a particular photo- graph. The process employed is to impose colour on a plain photographic slide, and, failing sketches, satisfactory results have been obtained by following carefully written instructions, helped out where possible by small patches of water-colour.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
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No. 155.
CANADA.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR-GENERAL to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(No. 599.) SIR,
(Received 18 October, 1913.)
Answered by No. 156.]
Government House, Ottawa, 7 October, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to forward, herewith, for your information, a copy of a letter from the Department of External Affairs, dated 6th October, 1913, respecting the lantern lectures on Canada and Newfoundland prepared for the Visual Instruc- tion Committee of the Colonial Office.
I have, &c.,
C. FITZPATRICK,
Administrator. Reference to previous despatch: Colonial Office, Miscellaneous, 19th September,
1913.*
Enclosure in No. 155.
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS to GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SECRETARY. SIR,
Ottawa, 6th October, 1913. WITH reference to a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, dated the 19th September, 1913, Miscellaneous, relating to lantern lectures on Canada and Newfoundland prepared for the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office, may I point out that only one copy of the book of lantern lectures has been received. Inasmuch as we are asked in a previous despatch on this subject, dated the 20th March, 1913, to bring the work to the notice of the Provincial Governments, I am to request that the Secretary of State for External Affairs may be furnished with 12 additional copies of this book for that purpose.
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I have, &c.,
JOSEPH POPE,
Under-Secretary of State for
No. 156.
CANADA.
External Affairs.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. (No. 803.)
Downing Street, 28 October, 1913,
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir C. Fitzpatrick's despatch, No. 599, of the 7th of October, and to transmit to Your Royal Highness twelve additional copies of the book of lantern lectures on Canada and Newfoundland, prepared for the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office, which are required by the Secretary of State for External Affairs for distribution to the Provincial Governments.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
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