5. Further, it would be essential that arrangements should be made for receiving the consiguments from the Indian mail officers on the arrival of the mail train in London. As soon as the Postmaster-General learns what arrangement Mr. Secretary Chamberlain will make in this respect and what other details are finally decided on, the necessary instructions will be given to the Indian mail officers.
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No. 49.
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No. 47.
I am, &c.,
G. H. MURRAY.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to THE GOVERNORS OF THE GOLD COAST and LAGOS and THE HIGH COMMISSIONERS FOR NORTHERN NIGERIA and SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
SIR,
(Gold Coast. No. 261.)
(Lagos. No. 162.)
(Northern Nigeria. No. 138.)
(Southern Nigeria. No. 154.)
Downing Street, May 31, 1900.
I HAVE the honour to inform you that I have received from the Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases a copy of "Instructions for the Prevention of Malarial Fever," based upon the discovery that this fever is conveyed by mosquitoes or gnats of the genus "Anopheles," which have been issued by the School, and that, after consulting Dr. Manson, I consider it desirable that these instructions should be distributed as widely as possible among Government officials and other persons resident in West Africa.
Gold Coast 70
2. I have; therefore, asked the Committee to haveLagos 45
Northern Nigeria 75
copies Southern Nigeria 50 of the instructions sent to you, and I request you to have them distributed to such persons as you may think best.
3. These copies will be supplied at 1s. per copy, and I have instructed the Crown Agents for the Colonies to pay for them. Further copies will be supplied if required.
I have, &c.,
SIR,
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received June 7, 1900.)
Foreign Office, June 6, 1900. WITII reference to your letter of the 1st instant,* I am directed by the Marquess of Salisbury to state that Her Majesty's Ambassador at Rome has been instructed to make arrangements, in communication with Dr. Sambon, for the delivery to the Indian mail officers at Ancona of the boxes of mosquitoes destined for the London School of Tropical Medicine by the same messenger who takes the Foreign Office despatch bag from Rome.
17984.
SIR,
No. 50.
I am, &c.,
MARTIN GOSSELIN.
COLONIAL OFFICE to DR. P. MANSON,
Downing Street, June 13, 1900. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you, with reference to your letter of the 17th of May,† the accompanying copy of correspondence, from which you will see what arrangements have been made for the purpose of enabling Dr. Sambon and Dr. Low to send boxes of live mosquitoes regularly and expeditiously from the Roman Campagna to the London School of Tropical Medicine.
2. Mr. Chamberlain would be glad to be informed, with reference to the last paragraph of the letter from the General Post Office of the 29th of May§ whether arrangements can be made for receiving the boxes from the Indian mail officers on the arrival of the mail train in London,
I
am, &c.,
'C. P. LUCAS.'
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
17984.
No.51.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O.885
I am, &c.,
R. L. ANTROBUS.
16972.
SIR,
No. 48.
COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.
[Answered by No. 49.]
Downing Street, June 1, 1900." I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Salisbury, with reference to the letter from this Department of the 16th ultimo, the enclosed copy of correspondence, relative to the scientific expedition which is being sent to the Roman Campagna for the purpose of testing the immunity afforded by a mosquito-proof hut against malaria.
2. Mr. Chamberlain would be glad to be informed whether the arrangements referred to in the third paragraph of the letter from the Post Office of the 29th ultimo could be made by the Foreign Office.
I am, &c.,
SIR,
COLONIAL OFFICE to GENERAL POST OFFICE. [Answered by No. 54.]
Downing Street, June 18, 1990. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th ultimo, relative to the proposal that a weekly supply of live mosquitoes should be sent from Rome to the London School of Tropical Medi- cine, Victoria and Albert Docks, in connection with the experiments which are to be made in the Campagna for the purpose of testing the immunity from malaria afforded by a mosquito-proof hut.
2. In accordance with the suggestion contained in the third paragraph of your letter, arrangements have been made with the Foreign Office for the conveyance of the boxes of mosquitoes to Ancona, and Mr. Chamberlain would be glad if the Post- master-General could cause a telegram to be sent to the Superintendent of the School, stating when each Indian mail will arrive at Cannon Street station.
3. The mail would then be met cach week by someone from the School.
R. L. ANTROBUS.
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† 14336: not printed.
Nos. 34, 45 and 46.
• No. 48.
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‡ Nos. 45; 46, 48, and 49.
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