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the British Empire, illustrated by lantern slides, which has been adopted for use in the schools of the Eastern Colonies."
2. It is understood that this Colony makes the venture on its own account and becomes owner of the edition, selling copies to the other West Indian Colonies.
I have, &c.,
H. M. JACKSON,
Governor...
which I received from my Government by last week's mail. I also enclose a descrip- tion of the photographs.
I trust that these photographs will answer your purpose, and
I have, &c.,
WILLIAM ARBUCKLE,
Agent-General.
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No. 56.
TRINIDAD.
Enclosure in No. 58.
DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS accompanying Letter to Agent-General of December 7,
A.
1905.
View of harbour entrance as seen from North Pier with steamer going to sea. B. Mail boat" Armadale Castle" entering harbour.
THE EARL OF ELGIN to GOVERNOR SIR H. M. JACKSON. (General.)
Downing Street, December 29, 1905.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 323, of the 5th instant,* from which I have learnt with satisfaction that the Legislative Council of Trinidad has voted the sum of £150 to cover the cost of the adaptation, for use in the West Indies, of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom, prepared by Mr. H. J. Mackinder for use in the schools of the Eastern Colonies, and of a set of slides.
The assumption in the concluding paragraph of your despatch is correct.
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SIR,
No. 57.
TRINIDAD.
C.
Mail boat berthed alongside wharf with passenger train alongside.
D.
Mail boat preparing to go to sea.
E.
Group of shipping, Port Natal.
F.
Embarking troops.
G. 50-ton crane in operation.
H. Train of boilers ready for despatch to gold-fields.
I.
Shows one of these boilers being discharged and placed on well waggon.
K. Floating dock at official trial lifting vessel of 7,000 tons displacement.
L. Docking of H.M.S. "Terpsichore."
M. Floating dock being towed into harbour.
N. Large dredger at work in barbour,
I have, &c.,
ELGIN.
O.
COLONIAL OFFICE to MR. H. J. MACKINDER.
[Answered by No. 62.]
Downing Street, December 29, 1905. WITH reference to my letter of the 9th October last † and to earlier corre- spondence on the subject of the adaptation for use in other parts of the Empire of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom, I am directed by the Earl of Elgin to enclose, for your information the accompanying copy of a despatch* which has been received from the Governor of Trinidad notifying the appropriation of the sum of £150 to cover the cost of the preparation of a special edition of the lectures for use in the West Indies and of a set of slides.
I am also to enclose a copy of the reply.t
The West Indian edition can now go forward on the lines already arranged.
Large dredger at sea.
P. Type of wharf shed.
Q. Set of six photographs showing quay wall construction :—
(1) Quay wall staging for laying blocks with suction dredger in front making
foundation trench.
(2) View showing divers' houses, pile drivers, &c.
(3) Electric gantry in use at blockbuilding yard.
(4) Blockbuilding and stacking gantry, with electric traveller in operation.
(5) Staging with concrete wall brought up to coping level with goliath for
depositing blocks.
(6) Wall finished, reclaiming area at back with sand pumped up by dredgers.
R. (1) Construction of timber wharfage, five pile jetty in course of erection.
(2) Construction of timber wharfage, wharf complete for length of 1,000 feet,
the area at the back being subsequently reclaimed by dredging.
S. New Green Point Lighthouse, Natal.
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SIR,
No. 58.
NATAL.
I am, &c.,
H. BERTRAM COX.
THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR NATAL to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received January 4, 1906.)
[Answered by No. 59.]
26, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., January 3, 1906. IN continuation of my letter to you of the 15th ultimo§ on the subject of the preparation of lectures and lantern slides on South Africa, I have now the honour to enclose herewith, for your acceptance, a set of photographs of Durban Harbour, &c.,
SIR,
No. 59.
NATAL.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR NATAL.
[Answered by No. 124.]
Downing Street, January 13, 1906.
I AM directed by the Earl of Elgin to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant* enclosing a set of photographs of Durban Harbour, &c., with a descriptive list, for use in connection with the adaptation of the lantern lectures by Mr. H. J. Mackinder to the requirements of schools in South Africa.
His Lordship has much pleasure in accepting these photographs and sending them to Mr. Mackinder with a view to a selection being made for the purposes of lantern slides.
I am, &c.,
FRED. GRAHAM.
• No. 55.
† No. 40.
‡ No. 56.
§ No. 50.
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