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4. Professor Ross's letter was read, and no action was considered to be sary, Mr. Read and the scientific members concurring in the opinion that Pro- peces- fessor Ross had, in effect, retired from the discussion.

5. Sir Thomas Barlow, Sir Patrick Manson, and Dr. Rose Bradford concurred that the instruments, books, &c., desired by Dr. Graham as outfit for the Southern Nigeria Laboratory should be recommended to the Secretary of State for purchase.

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No. 4.

MAURITIUS.

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(No. 22.)

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No. 7.

UGANDA.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.

Downing Street, 26 January, 1909.

SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 267, of the 3rd of December, 1908,* on the subject of the report of the Advisory Committee for the Tropical Diseases Research Fund for the year 1907.

2. In reply, I have to state that I shall be glad if you will arrange with the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate for any information on work done in Uganda, which it is desired should be published in the report of the Research Fund, to be included in the reports forwarded from that Protectorate.

I have, &c.,

ایرل

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O.885

19 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

SIR,

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE ACTING GOVERNOR.

[Answered by No. 28.]

(No. 14.)

Downing Street, 18 January, 1909. WITH reference to your despatch, No. 126, of the 12th of April, 1904,† I have the honour to inform you that the Crown Agents were duly instructed on the 21st of May, 1904, to pay Rs. 1,500 as a contribution from the Government of Mauritius towards the Malarial Fever Commission and Tropical Medicine Fund in respect of the year 1904.

2. I now find that, although it was intended that a similar contribution should be paid during each of the next four years, and the sums required have been duly voted in the annual Estimates, no instructions with regard to payment have been sent by the Colonial Government to the Crown Agents, and no further contribu- tions have, therefore, been made to the Fund.

3. In the present circumstances of the Colony, I do not feel justified in asking that the arrears should now be paid.

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3606

No. 5.

I have, &c.,

CREWE.

REPORT FROM THE ROYAL SOCIETY. (Received in Colonial Office, 20 January, 1909.) [Published as Appendix II. in [Cd. 4476] March, 1909.]

DEAR DR. FRASER,

No. 6.

MR. A. B. KEITH to DR. H. FRASER.

Downing Street, 20 January, 1909. I SUBMITTED to Sir Charles Lucas the revisions in the proof of your articles on the enquiry into beri beri, and he has approved the alterations which we made on the 18th instant.

At the same time, while the publication of the report in the usual manner is no longer objected to, Sir C. Lucas wishes it to be clearly understood that no note is to be made to the effect that the report has received the approval of the Secretary of State or of the Tropical Diseases Research Fund.

Sir C. Lucas also desires me to say that he is not prepared to advise that a telegram should be sent to the High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States, authorising the sending of a paper based on that report to the Medical Congress at Bombay.

I understand that you will discuss with Sir Patrick Manson whether the state- ment at the end of your article should be altered, but this is merely a scientific matter and can be arranged direct with him.

Yours, &c.,

A. B. KEITH.

3606

No. 8.

CREWE.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HELD ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY,

1909, AT 4 P.M., AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

PRESENT:

Sir J. West Ridgeway (in the Chair).

Sir Thomas Barlow.

Sir Thomas Holderness.

Sir Charles Lucas.

Sir Patrick Manson.

Dr. Rose Bradford.

Mr. Keith (Secretary).

1. The Minutest of the meeting of the Advisory Committee of the 13th of January were approved.

2. Further discussion took place on the subject of Dr. Fraser's proposals for research work, and it was agreed that Sir Charles Lucas should deal with the matter semi-officially. (A copy of his letter to Sir John Anderson on the subject is annexed.)

3. Sir Charles Lucas raised the question of the renewal of the subscriptions of the Colonies, which are now expired. It was agreed that, in sending out the Annual Report, the Colonies should be invited to contribute for another five years, and that stress should be laid upon the value of the work done by the Fund during the years of its existence. The question was raised whether the contributions might not be asked for for an indefinite period, but Sir Thomas Holderness was of opinion that the Indian Government would prefer to renew its subscription for a period not exceeding five years. It was agreed that the circular despatch to be sent to the Colonies on this subject should be drawn up by the Colonial Office representatives, and submitted in draft to the Chairman.

Attention was drawn to the case of Mauritius, which was stated to be unable to make any contribution in view of the financial difficulties of the Colony. It was agreed that, under these circumstances, the Colony should not be invited to contri- bute, but that in all matters it should be treated as if it were contributory, on the understanding that when its financial position improved, it should be asked to resume its contribution.

3606

SIR,

No. 84 in Miscellaneous No. 221. † No. 77 in Miscellaneous No. 170.

Attached to 3606: not printed in Colonial Office.

17238: not printed.

No. 9.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

DR. FRASER to COLONIAL OFFICE.

Royal Societies Club, St. James's Street, S.W.,

As the scheme which I have put forward for further work on the etiology of

• No. 1.

† No. 3.

28th January, 1909.

‡ No. 10.