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No. 23.
MINUTES OF THE NINTII MEETING OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE FOR THE TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU, HELE at the COLONIAL OFFICE ON THE 22ND APRIL, 1914, AT 4.30 P.M.
Present:
Sir WEST RIDGEWAY (in the chair).
Sir JOHN ROSE BRADFORD.
Sir HAVELOCK CHARLES.
Sir W. LEISHMAN.
Mr. READ.
Sir RONALD Ross.
Mr. KEITH (Secretary).
DR. BAGSHAWE, Director of the Bureau, also attended.
1. Minutes of the eighth meeting were approved.
2. The Statement of Account for the three months, January to March, 1914, from the Agent was received. The Director explained the discrepancy between the number of subscriptions to the Bulletin mentioned in that Statement and the number given in the Minutes of the eighth meeting.
3. The question whether tropical sanitation should be treated in a separate quarterly publication was considered. It was the opinion of Sir West Ridgeway, Sir John Rose Bradford, Sir W. Leishman, Mr. Read, and Sir Ronald Ross that there were great advantages in having a separate publication; and that such a publication would be subscribed for by many people who would not take the Tropical Diseases Bulletin. It was also pointed out that the additional expenditure would not be very great, say, £60 for printing, and £100 for an addition to the salary of the sub-editor entrusted with the work. On the other hand, Sir Havelock Charles saw objections to the adoption of this course, at the outset at least. He pointed out that as regards India, at any rate, there was no ground to expect that a bulletin on tropical sanitation would be subscribed for by officers or others who did not take in the Tropical Diseases Bulletin. Ile laid, however, more stress on the fact that he had explained to the Indian authorities that the treatment of the subject of tropical sanitation would not be by means of a separate journal, a proposal which when put forward at an earlier date had been strongly opposed by his predecessor in the representation of the India Office on the Committee. He had understood that the work would be under the same control as existed in the case of the Bulletin generally, and he saw strong objections to any step which might result in an inde- pendent Director being created for the work on tropical sanitation. Moreover, it was important that some time should be allowed to pass to see how the work was being carried out, and the question of a separate publication could be considered later. He pointed out that, on the strength of the information which he had given, much information would be supplied by the Indian authorities for Colonel King's use, and it would be unfortunate, in his opinion, if anything were done to alter the basis on which this information had been afforded. It was accordingly agreed by the Committee that, in deference to the views of Sir Havelock Charles, the material already prepared by Colonel King should be published as No. 7 of the current series of the Tropical Diseases Bulletin, occupying a whole part. It was also agreed that the question as to whether there should be a separate publication should be brought up again for consideration at the October meeting.
4. The Statement of Expenditure for 1913-14, and the Estimates for 1914-15,† were considered. The Director said that it was desirable to relieve the present Assistant Director of his work and appoint an officer who could give more time and attention. He explained that the original arrangement with Dr. Low had been of an elastic character, but that through increased pressure of work Dr. Low found it practically impossible to give more than ten hours a week, which was too short a period. IIe stated that Dr. Bahr was willing to undertake the work for a period of a year at a salary of £400..on the understanding that he would be allowed two afternoons off a week (besides Saturday), to enable him to keep up his research work. After discussion the Committee agreed to the proposed appointment for a
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The Committee agreed also to the increase of the salary of the senior typist from 33s. 6d. to 36s. a week, and of the junior typist and assistant librarian from 25s. to 27s. 6d. a week, with effect from 1st July."
The Director also called attention to the position of the librarian, who was anxious to obtain the title of librarian and secretary, or a similar title which would define his duties more accurately than the present one, but it was agreed that the matter should stand over for further consideration at the next meeting.
5. The Director reported that the existing arrangement for indexing, under which the librarian did the work in his spare time at the rate of £1 Is. per hundred pages, had proved unsatisfactory to the librarian, and that he had accordingly inade arrangements for a professional indexer to do the work at the rate of £3 10s. for one thousand entries. This arrangement was approved.
6. The question of the accommodation of the Bureau was discussed. Dr. Bagshawe stated that the possibility of obtaining further accommodation at the Imperial Institute had been further considered. It was conceivable that it might ultimately be possible to obtain a fourth room at an additional cost of £25 a year, but nothing could be settled until the Director had been consulted, and, as the Director had been absent from this country, no further progress had been made. He proposed, however, to arrange for an interview with the Director at an early date, and to report later. He added that he had been in communication with an officer of the Office of Works, but that nothing definite had been proposed.
7. An application from the Chairman of the Library and Journal Committee of the Royal Army Medical Corps for free copies of the Tropical Diseases Bulletin was considered, and it was agreed that 28 free copies should be placed at the disposal of that Committee.
8. The report* of the Librarian was considered, and it was agreed that it should be printed by the Bureau and sent round with the Bulletin.
9. The Director reported that Captain Douglas had resigned his post of sub. editor with effect from 1st July, and that he proposed if Dr. Bahr accepted the post of Assistant Director, to give the work to him. In the absence of Dr. Leiper the section on helminthology was being undertaken by Dr. Wenyon, and in the absence of Dr. Sandwith, the work of pellagra was being undertaken by Dr. McLean,
10. It was agreed that the question of the disposal of the balance to the credit of the Bureau should be held over for further consideration, regard being had to the desirability of considering the institution of some system of pensions for the permanent. officers of the Bureau.
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No. 24.
MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU, HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON THE 22ND JULY, 1914, at 4.30 P.M.
Present:
SIR WEST RIDGEWAY (in the chair).
SIR DAVID BRUCE.
SIR JOHN MCFADYEAN.
MR. READ.
SIR STEWART Stockman.
MR. KEITH, Secretary.
DR. BAGSHAWE, Director of the Bureau, also attended.
1. The minutes of the ninth meeting were approved.
2. The suggestion of Colonel Birt that typhoid and paratyphoid should be dealt with in the Bulletin was considered, and was adopted on the understanding that the diseases should be dealt with in connexion with their appearance in the tropics and not generally.
3. The title and emoluments of the Librarian were considered, and it was agreed that the title should be fixed as "Librarian and Secretary," and that his salary should be raised to £250 a year on the 1st of July, 1915, and that after that date his position could be further considered.
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