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No. 18.
JAMAICA.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR A. W. L. HEMMING.
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[Answered by No. 23.]
(No. 174.) SIR,
Downing Street, April 13, 1901. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Olivier's despatch, No. 319, of the 30th of October last,* on the subject of the conditions of the scholarships granted by the Government of Jamaica to enable students to pursue their education in the United Kingdom.
2. I concur in Mr. Olivier's view that it is not possible in the present financial condition of the Colony to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee with regard to the increase of the total value of the scholarships, and I approve, in the cir- cumstances, of the proposal to extend the tenure of the scholarships, when necessary, to four or five years, with a corresponding reduction in their annual value.
3. I would, at the same time, observe that, so long as the scholarship remains at its present value, its benefits are practically confined to the comparatively small number of boys whose parents are able to make a substantial contribution towards the cost of living in England. When the condition of the Colony improves, I should be glad to see the value of the scholarships increased, so as to throw open the highest education to any boy in the Colony whose ability and industry enabled him to win it.
4. I am not quite clear as to the extent to which your Government is prepared to accept the other recommendations of the Committee. The proposal to allow the scholars free medical attendance would involve some small expense--the exact amount of which would depend on the health of the scholars, and cannot well be estimated in advance.
5. The other proposals of the Committee for the discipline and financial control of the scholars, as to the wisdom of which I understand your Government concurs, depend on the adoption of their suggestion for the appointment of a Director. A suitable person to act in this capacity should. I consider, receive a fee of £3 per scholar
per annum.
6. I should be glad to learn whether or not you are prepared to recommend the necessary expenditure for medical attendance and for the remuneration of the Director.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN
No. 20.
TRINIDAD.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR C. A. MOLONEY.
(No. 90.)
[Answered by No. 25.]
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir H. Jerningham's despatch,
Downing Street, April 13, 1901. No. 222, of the 15th June last,* on the subject of the Scholarships granted by the Colonial Government to enable Trinidad students to pursue their education in England. 2. The resolution of the College Council to grant three Scholarships each year, of a total value of £600, tenable for 3, 4, or 5 years, instead of four of an annual value of £150, for 3 years, is, in my opinion, a step in the right direction; but I should be glad if the Committee's recommendation on the subject could be accepted, or even the modification proposed by Sir H. Jerningham, viz., that two Scholarships should be granted each year, of a total value of £800 and £100 for outfit and journeys to and from England. There is no other Colony which grants so many as three Scholar- ships of this kind per annum; and I think it desirable that the value and number of the Scholarships should be so adjusted as to enable boys of real ability to avail them- selves of the best possible education, even though their parents may be unable to contribute to their support in England, rather than that a larger number should be offered, but of a value which confines their benefits to boys whose parents are in more affluent circumstances,
3. It does not appear from Sir II. Jerningham's despatch what view the Colonial Government takes of the other proposals of the Committee.
The suggestion that free medical attendance should be supplied to the scholars has much to recommend it, and would not be likely to involve any large expenditure. The proposals for the financial and disciplinary control of the scholars depend on the adoption of the suggestion for the appointment of a Director, who should, I think. receive an honorarium of £3 per scholar per annum.
4. I should be glad to learn whether or not you concur in these proposals, and in the expenditure involved in them.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
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No. 19. BARBADOS.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR F. M. HODGSON.
(No. 40.) SIR,
Downing Street, April 13, 1901.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Williams's despatch, No. 8, of the 4th of January,† on the subject of the scholarships given by the Colonial Government to enable Barbados students to pursue their education in England.
2. In view of the somewhat special circumstances of the Colony, and of the suc- cessful career of many Barbados scholars, I do not desire to press for any change in the existing system.
I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
SIR,
No. 21.
CEYLON.
GOVERNOR SIR J. WEST RIDGEWAY to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
(No. 168.)
(Received June 3, 1901.)
[Answered by No. 29.]
Queen's Cottage, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, May 9, 1901.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 131, of 12th April, 1901,f on the subject of the appointment of a Director to act as guardian
of students holding scholarships in the United Kingdom.
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In reply to paragraph 2. I have to state that I concur in your proposal to pay in respect of cach student an honorarium of £3 per annum to the person who may be appointed Director.
I have, &c.,
J. RIDGEWAY.
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