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the honour to enclose copy of a letter from Mr. Mackinder to the Crown Agents with regard to the special lanterns selected by him.
This letter which, by an oversight, was not included in my despatch under reference, is now forwarded to you at the instance of Mr. Mackinder.
GENTLEMEN,
I have, &c.,
Enclosure in No. 44.
ALFRED LYTTELTON:
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Clare Market, London, W.C., October 18, 1905. Lantern Lectures for the Eastern Crown Colonies.
THE lanterns which we are sending out for the Eastern Colonics are intended for use in outlying places where more powerful lanterns are not already available, as they are sure to be in the capital cities. They have been fitted with acetylene apparatus because, according to recent experience on the West Coast of Africa, that is the most practical illuminant under tropical conditions away from great centres. But they can be used either with lime light or electric light wherever oxygen or electricity is available. They are fitted with the best lenses, and are believed to be as good as they can be made for their size. To work them with acetylene, all that is required is carbide of calcium. Supplies of this in 1 lb. tins are available in almost all parts of the world, because of the use of acetylene for the lighting of bicycles and motor cars.
To the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
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I am, &c.,
H. J. MACKINDER.
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With regard to his first enquiry I am to inform you that, owing to certain unavoidable delays, copies of the completed book of lectures, with lanterns and slides, were forwarded to the three Eastern Colonies only within the last month, and that until the Colonial authorities have reported their receipt, no arrangements will be made for placing the series on sale in this country.
As regards Mr. Kennaway's second enquiry, I am to say that no decision as to the placing of the slides on sale in this country otherwise than in complete sets has as yet been arrived at. The question is, however, to be considered by the Com- mittee on Visual Instruction at their meeting on the 6th instant. This present correspondence will be referred to the Committee, and you will be informed of the result as early as possible.
No. 47.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE, 6TH DECEMBER, 1905.
PRESENT:
The Earl of Meath (in the Chair).
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith.
Mr. Struthers.
Dr. Heath.
Dr. Roberts.
Mr. Sadler.
42442
No. 45.
NEW ZEALAND.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received November 30, 1905.)
SIR,
[Answered by No. 46.]
Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street,
London, S. W., November 27, 1905. REFERRING to Colonial Office letter of 1st September last, No. 31357/1905,* I am directed by the High Commissioner to inquire whether the lectures and lantern slides on a journey to England from the Eastern Colonies, have yet been placed on sale, and, if so, whether it has been decided to sell them otherwise than in complete
sets.
42442
No. 46.
I am, &c.,
WALTER KENNAWAY.
NEW ZEALAND.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND.
SIR,
[Answered by No. 49.]
Downing Street, December 1, 1905.
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Kennaway's letter of the 27th ultimo, † on the subject of the lantern lectures on a journey to England from the East.
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† No. 45.
Mr. Mackinder.
Mr. Lucas, and
Mr. Hunter, Secretary.
The minutes of the previous Meeting were read and adopted.
(1) Report by Mr. Mackinder as to completion and shipment of Eastern Colonies Edition of the Lantern Lectures.
Mr. Mackinder reported that 50 copies of the book of lectures, with slides and necessary apparatus, had been shipped by the Crown Agents to the three Eastern Colonies about the middle of November.
He also reported that in addition to the 250 copies of the book authorised by the Committee he had ordered a further 200 to be printed off, for use principally in connection with the preparation of special editions. This was approved.
Mr. Mackinder further reported that as it had been found impracticable to arrange for the copyright of the Eastern Colonies edition to be held by the Govern- ments of those Colonies he had, to avoid delay, taken out copyright in his own name and transferred it to the Crown Agents in their own names, this latter course being necessary, as no legal provision for a trusteeship in copyright exists. Of the slides, it would be possible to copyright 30.
(2) Statement of Accounts.
A statement of accounts was received from the Crown Agents. Mr. Mackinder explained the position, and undertook to arrange for an exact statement to be prepared, for the information of the Committee and for transmission to the Eastern Colonies.
(3) Report as to preparation of editions for other parts of the Empire. Mr. Lucas gave an outline of the steps that were being taken to arrange for the preparation of West Indian, West African, and Mauritius editions of the lectures. He also undertook to see the High Commissioner for Canada with a view to arranging for a Canadian edition. The question of a special edition for Egypt also came up. It was arranged that Mr. Lucas should have a Memorandum sent to the Foreign Office in the hope of interesting the Egyptian Government in the matter. Mr. Sadler mentioned that he might shortly be in Cairo, and in that event would, with the same object, try to see Dr. Dunlop, Inspector-General of Instruction.
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Mr. Mackinder reminded the Committee that he had received an enquiry as to the scheme from the Inspector-General of Education, North-West Frontier Province of India. Dr. Heath offered to write to Dr. Orange, Director-General of Education in India, with a view to arranging for an Indian edition, and Mr. Lucas promised to let him have material for his letter.
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(4) Draft notice for communication to Press, with copies of the Eastern Colonies Edition.
It was agreed that after the General Election a draft statement for the Press should be drawn up by Sir Cecil Smith, Mr. Mackinder, and Mr. Lucas, and circulated to the Committee, to be circulated, when approved, to weekly as well as daily papers, including those of an educational character. The Committee were strongly of opinion that the statement should be issued by the Colonial Office, and not directly by the Committee.
(5) Question of sales in the United Kingdom.
It was decided that, pending the completion of special editions, the book of lectures should not be put on sale in this country, either as a whole or in parts, and that no edition for the United Kingdom should be prepared at present. A suggestion was made that the book might ultimately be put on sale in the United Kingdom, with illustrations from the slides. It was finally decided to bring up the question of the home edition at the next meeting, to be held within six months.
(6) Correspondence with the High Commissioner for New Zealand.
In connection with the foregoing, Mr. Lucas reported that the High Commis- sioner for New Zealand had enquired whether the book would be put on sale in this country, and, if so, whether the lectures could be bought separately. It was recom- mended that a negative reply should be sent, but that the High Commissioner should at the same time be informed of the arrangements made for the production of special
editions.
(7) Letter from League of the Empire.
Mr. Lucas read a letter from the League of the Empire submitting syllabuses of two series of lectures on "The History of the British Empire" and "Great Men of the Empire," respectively. It was agreed that a suitable and sympathetic reply should be sent.
(8) Depôt Set.
It was agreed that Mr. Mackinder should be authorised to obtain a "depôt set of slides, the cost to be charged against the balance of the Eastern Colonies fund.
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prepared and published in the course of the coming year, the editions to be the property of the Colony or group of Colonies for which they are specially prepared.
3. Bearing this in mind, and having regard to the purpose for which these lectures were originally devised, i.e., of attempting to present to the minds of Colonial children a picture of every-day life in the mother country in its various aspects, as well as to the fact that each of the lectures is, to some extent at any rate, inter- dependent upon and incomplete without the others of the series, the Committee, with every desire to meet the wishes of the Government of New Zealand, were unani- mously of opinion that at the present time, and pending the completion of the scheme for adapting the book by special editions to the special parts of the Empire, it would defeat the object which they have in view to allow the lectures to be on sale in separate form in this country.
4. The Committee recommended that the present situation should be fully and frankly explained, in the hope that the information may suggest the advisability of preparing a separate edition for the New Zealand Government the cost of which, including one set of, say, 350 slides, with the necessary apparatus, and giving the Colonial Government full ownership of, and copyright in, the edition within New Zealand, would be about £150.
I am to supplement this letter, if desired, by personal explanations, and should be most pleased to do so.
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No. 49.
NEW ZEALAND.
I am, &c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND to COLONIAL OFFICE.
Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street,
London, S.W., December 11, 1905.
SIR,
I AM directed by the High Commissioner to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of 1st and 9th instant,* No. 42442/1905, and to thank you for the full information kindly given therein as to the present position with regard to the publication of the lantern lectures on a journey to England from the Eastern Colonies. This information is being communicated to the New Zealand Govern- ment, and upon receipt of their reply the High Commissioner will address you again.
I have, &c.,
WALTER KENNAWAY.
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42442
No. 48.
NEW ZEALAND.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND.
SIR,
[Answered by No. 49.]
Downing Street, December 9, 1905.
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to inform you that the correspondence terminating with the letter from this Department of the 1st instant* on the subject of the lantern lectures on a journey to England from the East was carefully con- sidered by the Committee on Visual Instruction at their meeting on the 6th instant.
2. I am to explain, in the first place, that this particular meeting of the Com- mittee was convened, among other reasons, to receive from Mr. Mackinder a report as to the preparation of special editions of the lectures for use in divisions of the Empire other than the Eastern Colonies. That gentleman was able to report that this work is actually in hand, and it is hoped that several separate editions may be
• No. 45.
SIR,
No. 50.
NATAL:
THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR NATAL to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received December 16, 1905.)
[Copy to Mr. Mackinder, December 19, 1905. L.F.]
[Answered by No. 51.]
26, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., December 15, 1905. WITH further reference to your letter of the 5th May last (No. 37132/1902),†
on the subject of lectures illustrated by lantern slides, I have the honour to inform you that I have submitted the proposals explained by Mr. Lucas to my Government, and they are willing to contribute an amount of £20 as their share of the total cost of the preparation of these lectures and slides applicable to South Africa.
My Government has also promised to supply me with photographs of Durban Harbour, &c., from which the slides could be prepared, and I shall have pleasure in transmitting these to you as soon as I receive them from the Colony.
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