Subject.
Pagu.
Serial
No.
From or to whom,
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
ix
Subject.
Puge.
1909.
68
The Commissioner
Weihai- wei, 35.
December 23 (Rec. Feb. 4.)
1909.
69
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
February 4
Reports that Mr. Fisher arrived at Weihaiwei on 21st November and left on 27th of the same month, and that a few more photographs which Mr. Fisher had not time to take have been forwarded to Mr. Mackinder,
States, in reply to No. 67, that the Crown Agents have been authorised to pay Messrs. Waterlow's account, and that what has been done in the matter of the distribution pamphlet is approved.
of the
33
-
79
To Crown Agenta...
March 17
34
BO
To the Governors...
Ceylon, Straits,
May 5
Hong
Kong,
Miscel-
laneous.
States that the remuneration of the Secretary to the Committee on Visual Instruction is in future to be paid from the Princess of Wales's Fund, and requests that £25 be paid to Mr. W. E. Noall in respect of his services for the year ending 31st of March, 1909.
States that an edition of the Lantern Lectures on the United Kingdom was issued for use in India in 1907 and has now been re-issued for use in schools in this country, the cost being charged to the Eastern Colonies' Fun.
37
38
70
To Crown Agents...
February 4
Encloses copy of Nos. 52, 54, 55, and 59, and of Messrs. Waterlow and Sons' ac- count; and requests that the latter may be paid.
34
4
81
Visual
Instruction
May 12
Committee.
Minutes of proceedings on 12th May,
1909.
38
82
Press Notice
71
Mr.
H. J. Mac- kinder.
February 8
States that he will be unable to attend the Committee Meeting on the 23rd, and asks what Sir C. Lucas thinke should be done.
34
May 20
72
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
-
February 9
States that it is proposed to hold a Com- mittee Meeting on the 23rd, that during Sir C. Lucas's absence, Mr. Mercer will act in his stead; and asks him to consider the possibility of binding himself to carry out a definite amount of work by a definite date.
35
83
Ditto
May 25
States that the Princess of Wales has consented to be present at a meeting to be held at Caxton Hall on June 4, when Mr. Mackinder will deliver all address descriptive of the work of the Visual Instruction Committee.
States that the Princess of Wales will be present, and the Earl of Crewe will preside, at a meeting to be held at Caxton Hall on June 4, when Mr. H. J. Mackinder will deliver a lecture on the progress of the work of the Visual Instruction Committee; explains the object of the Committee.
39
39
73
Mr. H. J.
kinder.
Mac-
February 11
Considers request in No. 72 is very reasonable, and states that it shall be complied with.
35
84
The Anglo-Indian Empire Associa- tion.
May 29 (Rec. June 11.)
74
To
the
Commis-
sioner.
Wei- hawei, Miscel- laneous.
February 11
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 68, and conveys thanks for the assistance rendered to Mr. Fisher, and for the additional photographs sent.
36
Asks for information concerning the slides, the conditions of joining the League of the Empire and the Victoria League.
40
85
"The Times
"1
June 5
Report of the meeting at Caxton Hall
on June 4.
40
86
75
February 23
Minutes of the proceedings on February
23rd, 1909.
36
Mr. A. T. Davies to
Sir F. Hopwood.
June 7
41
76
Visual Instruction
Committee.
Mr. H. J. Mackinder Telegram February 23
77
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder.
February 23
78
To Crown Agents...
February 24
Expresses regret that he has mistaken the date of the meeting of the Com- mittee and makes proposals for dividing the work of writing the lectures from that of preparing the slides.
States that the Committee agree in thinking that there should be a definite understanding as to the amount of output which will be forthcoming at a given date, but are willing to leave the arrangements to Mr. Mackinder.
Requests that £4 a quarter may be paid to Mr. H. J. Mackinder from the Princess of Wales's Fund for secre- tarial assistance, until further notice.
36
87
To Mr. A. T. Davies
June 8
88
37
To the Anglo-Indian
June 28
Empire ation.
Associ.
Asks, in connection with the allocation of the sets of lantern slides to be made available for use in schools in England, that Wales may not be over. looked.
States that No. 86 will be laid before the Committee, and explains that sets of lantern slides will not be allocated free of cost.
Enclosos, in reply to No. 84, copies of a pamphlet and of the book of lectures on the United Kingdom; states the cost of a set of slides, and adds that the Victoria League and the League of the Empire have been asked to communicate with the Association
42
42
89
37
To the High Com- Cyprus,
missioner.
Miscel- laneons.
July 12
Transmits a set of prints of the photo- graphs taken by Mr. A. Hugh Fisher in Cyprus.
43
90
Visual Instruction
Committee.
July 16
Minutes of meeting of the Committee on
16th July, 1909.
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