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present, propose to have a separate edition of the lectures prepared for New Zealand.

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(General.)

No. 83.

I have, &c.,

WALTER KENNAWAY.

BRITISH GUIANA.

THE EARL OF ELGIN to ACTING GOVERNOR COX.

SIR,

Downing Street, May 10, 1906. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Frederic Hodgson's despatch, No. 64, of the 13th March last,* from which I have been glad to learn that the Combined Court of British Guiana have voted a sum of £100 with the object of enabling the Government of the Colony to obtain the series of lantern lectures on the United Kingdom prepared by Mr. H. J. Mackinder for the schools of the Eastern Colonies, and now in course of adaptation for use in other parts of the Empire.

2. It will be remembered that in my predecessor's circular despatch of the 13th April, 1905,† the suggestion was made that for the purpose of issuing special editions of the lectures, the Empire might be divided into groups, the West Indies being one of these groups. In order, however, to simplify the question of the copyright of such special editions, it has been thought well that one Colony in each group should be responsible for the cost of preparation and adaptation, and become the owner of the edition, recouping itself for the extra initial outlay by selling the adapted lectures to the other Colonies in that group who may decide to take advantage of the scheme. The favourable reply of the Governor of Trinidad to his circulart led my predecessor to ask the Government of that Colony to assume the

Mr. Lyttelton, General, 2nd October, 1905.

Sir H. M. Jackson, No. 323, 5th De- cember, 1905.

Earl of Elgin, General, 29th December, 1905.

responsibility for the West Indian edition of the lectures. I enclose, for your information, the accompanying copies of correspondencet with Sir Henry Jackson on the subject.

3. It will be seen, on reference to the fourth paragraph of Mr. Lyttelton's circular, § that, apart from the sum to be paid to the Government of Trinidad for the number of copies of the adapted book of lectures required by your Government, and in respect of a proportion of the initial outlay, the amount of which will be a matter for arrangement between the two Govern-

To Mr. Mackinder, 11th April, 1906. Mr. Mackinder, 26th April, 1906.

ments, the cost of a lantern and set of slides will not exceed £50. Mr. Mackinder has accordingly been authorized, as will be seen by the enclosed correspondence, to procure the necessary apparatus for transmission to British Guiana.

I have, &c.,

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On returning to office I at once gave instructions to proceed with it, and found that a considerable correspondence on the subject had taken place in my absence, and that an apparently satisfactory scheme had been agreed on. Had I thought that you wished this latter nullified I should certainly have acted differently.

Hoping that the end you aimed at will be attained, and attained satisfactorily, although not in the mode we had hoped for in London,

C. P. Lucas, Esq., C.B.,

Colonial Office,

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Downing Street,

London.

No. 85.

LAGOS.

I am, &c.,

THOMAS MUIR.

Governor Sir W. EGERTON to THE EARL OF ELGIN.

(Received May 16, 1906.)

[Answered by No. 88 and by L.F. transmitting copy of No. 87.]

(No. 95.) MY LORD,

Government House, Lagos, April 28, 1906.

I HAVE the honour to invite attention to my despatch, No. 198, of 24th June,* on the subject of the preparation of a course of lectures to be delivered to school children in the United Kingdom and in West Africa.

2. When I was on leave, at the request of Mr. Lucas of the Colonial Office, I had an interview with Mr. Mackinder of the London School of Economics, and discussed with him the scheme of lectures. I said that I was prepared to supply photographs from which lantern slides could be prepared illustrating places in the Colony and the Protectorate, but I understood that I should hear further on the subject as soon as Mr. Mackinder had reported to the Colonial Office.

3. I shall be glad to know whether it is desired that I should send photo- graphs now or await a further despatch from your Lordship.

I have, &c.,

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No. 26.

LAGOS.

W. EGERTON,

Governor.

Attached to 6841

DEAR MR. LUCAS,

No. 84.

DR. T. MUIR to MR. C. P. LUCAS.

(Received May 12, 1906.)

ELGIN.

SIR,

Office of the Superintendent-General of Education,

Cape Town, April 25, 1906.

YOUR letter of the 7th ultimo¶ was late in reaching me because of my absence on a month's tour "up country."

There must have been some misunderstanding when Mr. Murray's letter was written or received, as it would be quite incorrect to say that the arrangement come to between you and me could not be carried into effect.

COLONIAL OFFICE to MR. H. J. MACKINDER.

[Answered by No. 87.]

Downing Street, May 19, 1906. WITH reference to the third paragraph of Mr. Lucas's letter of the 28th Feb- ruary last with regard to the preparation of a West African edition of the lantern lectures on the United Kingdom, I am directed by the Earl of Elgin to enclose the accompanying copy of a despatcht from the Governor of Lagos enquiring whether it is desired that photographs illustrative of that Colony should be forwarded.

His Lordship is not aware at what exact stage the preparation of the West African edition has arrived, and I am, therefore, to ask what answer you would suggest should be returned to Sir Walter Egerton's despatch.

I am, &c..

R. L. ANTROBUS.

• No. 78.

† No. 2.

Nos. 35, 55 and 56. § No. 35.

Nos. 80 and 81. ¶ No. 69.

• No. 11,

† No. 66.

‡ No. 85.

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