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of a special typist whose whole time should be devoted to the work of the Bureau, at a salary of, say, 30s. a week. Dr. Bagshawe explained that at present typing cost him nearly as much as if he had a special typist. The payment of overtime to Captain Thimm at 2s. 6d. per hour was also approved, Sir C. Lucas explaining that the Committee must leave such details to Dr. Bagshawe on the distinct under- standing that no excess expenditure over the provision for the year should be incurred, and the scale of expenditure (apart from capital charges) should be based on a grant of £1,200 a year.

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No. 51.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE SLEEPING SICKNESS BUREAU, HELD ON THE 30TH OF OCTOBER, AT 4 P.M.

PRESENT:

Sir J, West Ridgeway (in the Chair).

Sir Patrick Manson.

Sir Rubert Boyce.

Mr. Read.

Mr. Keith (Secretary).

Dr. Bagshawe, Director, also attended.

The minutes* of the meeting of the 30th September were approved.

2. The question of the publication by the Bureau of Captain Gray's report on sleeping sickness in Uganda was further considered. A letter was read from Dr. Rose Bradford, in which he took exception to the proposed publication on the ground that the Director would have quite sufficient work to do in carrying out the original programme of providing and publishing in the "Bulletin" a medical digest of all sleeping sickness work. To undertake the editing and publishing in full of the papers dealing with sleeping sickness would be to go far beyond the original scope of the undertaking, and would, in his opinion, lead to considerable difficulties in the future. Dr. Bagshawe reported that the cost of publishing the report as it stood would be:£17 or £18, and after full consideration it was decided that, while it would, of course, be impossible for the Director to supervise as a rule the publication of reports, in this case, as funds were available, and it was desirable to bring the "Bulletin" into notice, and as Sir Patrick Manson and Sir Rubert Boyce were of opinion that the report contained much good work, to publish the report as it stood. The possibility of reducing the bulk of the report to half, suggested by Dr. Bagshawe, was considered, but Sir West Ridgeway, Sir Rubert Boyce, and Sir Patrick Manson concurred in thinking that this was undesirable.

3. In this connection Sir West Ridgeway drew attention to the desirability of securing, if possible, that the full grant should be received for the year 1908-1909, and paid over to Dr. Bagshawe, so as to prevent its lapsing.

4. (a) On the proposal of Dr. Bagshawe it was agreed that no fixed day should be laid down for the issue of the "Bulletin," but the date of publication should be left to the discretion of the Director, on the understanding that "Bulletins" would be issued without delay if any specially important work were done.

(b) It was agreed that copies of the "Bulletin" should be distributed to all medical officers in the West African Colonies and Protectorates on the ground that though sleeping sickness might not be very rife in these places, nevertheless, it was desirable that the medical officers should be encouraged to notice cases of the disease and to study remedial measures.

(c) Dr. Bagshawe recommended, and it was agreed, that the number of copies of the "Bulletins " published should be increased to a thousand, as the cost would only be about 30s. more per number.

(d) It was agreed that the copyright of the "Bulletin” should be registered in the name of Sir West Ridgeway, as Chairman of the Managing Committee.

(e) Dr. Bagshawe mentioned that the next number would deal with the trans- mission of sleeping sickness by insects other than glossina; with the symptoms and with the diagnosis of the disease; with the question as to whether there was a cycle

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of development in the glossina; and would bring the question of treatment date, while in each future number any subsequent papers on treatment would be noticed. It was hoped that the third number would cover the main outlines of the question, leaving it possible in the fourth and subsequent numbers to summarise and criticise recent work.

(f) Dr. Bagshawe also drew attention to the fact that he had received through the Foreign Office from the Ambassadors various reports on the work that was being done abroad, and that he would use these reports in the " Bulletin." It was agreed that at the next meeting, when it was hoped that the representative of the Foreign Office would be present, the question should be discussed as to whether it would le possible to obtain any further assistance from some of the other foreign Governments. (g) Dr. Bagshawe also called attention to the diary which the Principal Medical Officer at Nyasaland printed from time to time-a diary giving a summary of what had happened in the Colony with regard to sleeping sickness, &c. He suggested that it would be convenient that the Principal Medical Officers of the East African and West African Colonies and Protectorates should send him similar items of interest, which would be published in the "Bulletin," and thus become generally known. It was agreed that, in sending out for the first time the copies of the "Bulletin," a specimen of the Nyasaland diary should be sent for the guidance of Principal Medical Officers in other Colonies.

(h) It was agreed that copies of the first issue of the "Bulletin "should be circu- "The lated not merely to scientific papers, but also to the more important London and

"The Times," "The Morning Post," Provincial daily papers, such as Manchester Guardian," "The Liverpool Daily Post," &c.

5. It was agreed, on the proposal of Dr. Rose Bradford, that the meetings of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau Managing Committee should be held on the third Friday of each month at 4.30 p.m., on the understanding that any member who had any business to bring before the meeting would intimate the fact to the Secretary not later than the previous Wednesday, and that if no notice was given of business, the Secretary would intimate to the members that the meeting would not be held.

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No. 52.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS-GENERAL AND GOVERNORS.

(Cape of Good Hope. No. 344.) (Natal. No. 204.)

(Transvaal. No. 371.)

(Orange River Colony. No. 140.) (Canada. No. 677.)

(Newfoundland. No. 166.)

(Australia. No. 385.)

MY LORD,

SIR,

(New South Wales. No. 97.) (Victoria. No. 74.) (Queensland. No. 70.) (Tasmania. No. 56.)

(South Australia. No. 68.)

(Western Australia. No. 55.) (New Zealand. No. 187.)

Downing Street, 9 November, 1908.

Wrrn reference to my circular despatch of the 21st July last,* I have the Your Excellency for the information of your Ministers, the honour to transmit to

you, accompanying copies of the first number of the "Bulletin" of the Sleeping Sickness

Bureau.

2. [I shall be glad if the enclosed copies can be distributed to those medical officers of your Government who may be interested in the question.t] Future numbers of the "Bulletin" will be transmitted to you in the mail bag without a covering despatch.

3. I may add that I shall be glad to supply further copies if desired by your

I have, &c., Government.

CREWE.

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† Portion in [ ] was not sent to the Australian Commonwealth.