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(No. 86.) SIR,
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No. 42.
LEEWARD ISLANDS.
GOVERNOR SIR G. STRICKLAND to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Received March 11, 1904.)
[Answered by Nỏ. 47.]
Government House, Antigua, February 20, 1904. In reply to your despatch, No. 30, of the 2nd of February, I have the honour to report that the formal reminder sent on the 1st of January, calling attention to Mr. Chamberlain's circular despatch of the 28th of May,† received my immediate attention by a despatch, No. 53, of the 6th of February, from Government House, St. Kitts.
2. With reference to the third paragraph of the despatch under reply,* I apprehend that the official majority and the Governor's casting vote would have been necessary to pass any substantial contribution from this Colony in the session which closed before the receipt of your despatch.
3. Such a contribution would, if included in the Federal estimates, be, in part, a charge against Imperial funds, inasmuch as the share of Antigua and Montserrat would involve an addition to the deficit grant. Under these circumstances an indi- cation of the sum which the Lords of the Treasury may look upon with favour would be of assistance in framing the Federal estimates for the next financial year.
I have, &c.,
G. STRICKLAND,
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Enclosure in No. 44.
RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, Mafeking, to HIGH COMMISSIONER.
(No. 13 H.C.)
MY LORD,
Headquarter House, Mafeking, February 13, 1904. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 358, of the 30th ultimo, enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Secretary of State, dated the 1st January, 1904, calling attention to the fact that Mr. Chamberlain's circular despatch of the 28th of May, 1903, still remains unanswered by me.
The only point in the despatch to which any reply appeared to be invited is contained in the last paragraph, and related to the question of the contribution of the Crown Colonies and Protectorates to a common fund for the continuation of scientific research into the causes and prevention of malaria and other tropical diseases.
As the Bechuanaland Protectorate is in receipt of an Imperial grant-in-aid, it appears to me that the question of the further contribution should be decided by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, who found half the sum for building and equipping the Tropical School in respect to its initial cost, "on the understanding that such Imperial grant will defray the shares of all Exchequer-aided tropical Colonies and Protectorates."
I have, &c.,
His Excellency
RALPH WILLIAMS,
Resident Commissioner.
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Governor.
The High Commissioner, Johannesburg.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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No. 43.
CYPRUS.
MR. LYTTELTON to HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR W. F. HAYNES SMITH. (No. 46.) SIR,
Downing Street, March 11, 1904.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 15, of the 20th January last, § in which you propose that a sum of £100 should be paid annually from the net profits of the proposed Cyprus Government note issue towards the work of the Tropical Medicine School..
2. You have now been informed that I do not see my way to sanction the pro- posed note issue, and, under the circumstances, I fear that the proposed annual contribution towards the school must also be abandoned.
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No. 44.
I have, &c.,
ALFRED LYTTELTON.
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE.
HIGH COMMISSIONER VISCOUNT MILNER to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received March 12, 1904.)
(No. 157.) SIR,
High Commissioner's Office, Johannesburg, February 22, 1904. WITH reference to your despatch, "General," of January 1st, I have the honour to enclose, for your information, a copy of a despatch from the Resident Commissioner, Mafeking. on the subject of malaria investigation.
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SIR,
(No. 48.)
No. 45.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
ACTING GOVERNOR TAYLOR to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received March 19, 1904.)
Government House, Singapore, February 23, 1904.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, General, of the 1st January last,* calling attention to the fact that Mr. Chamberlain's circular despatch of the 28th May, 1903,† on the subject of malaria investigation still remains unanswered.
2. In reply, I have to state that this Colony is making a contribution towards the funds of the London School of Tropical Medicine, amounting to $1,000 per annum for a period of five years, beginning with the year 1903.
3. The steps taken by the Federated Malay States in the direction of malaria investigation were detailed in Sir F. A. Swettenham's despatch, Native States, No. 492, of the 12th September last. The Resident-General, moreover, feels sure that the Federated Malay States would be prepared to supplement their present considerable expenditure on research by moderate donations or subscriptions in aid of medical and sanitary training should it be desired or be deemed necessary, but in view of what is already being done, it would appear that the Colony and Federated Malay States are now contributing as much as can be expected from
I have, &c.,
them.
W. T. TAYLOR.
I have, &c.,
MILNER.
High Commissioner.
• Not printed.
† [Cd. 1598] June, 1903.
No. 104 in Miscellaneous No. 139.
• No. 9. + [Cd. 1598].
‡ No. 27.
§ No. 8.
[ Not printed (reminder).
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