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Serial No.

From or to whom,

Despatch No., ko.

Date.

Subject.

Page.

1910.

16

To the Rhodes Trust

May 21

Berial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

Subject.

Page.

Expresses most grateful thanks to the Rhodes Trustees for their generous grant of £500.

9

!

17

To various

Com-

May 25

1910.

panies of the City

1

The Governor

Western Australia,

67.

December 3, 1909 (Rec. Jan. 3,

1910.)

States that in the event of either 1

Mr. Fisher or Mr. Mackinder visiting the State, railway facilities will be granted.

of London.

Encloses a memorandum on the work of the Visual Instruction Committee, and asks for assistance in raising a further sum of £3,000.

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18

The

Goldsmiths'

May 25

Company.

2

Ditto

Tasmania, 67.

December 4, 1909 (Rec. Jan. 8, 1919.)

States that Mr. Fisher will be granted railway facilities during his stay in Tasmania.

I

Asks for further information concern- ing the work and financial position of the Committee.

11

19

To India Office

May 26

3

Ditto

New

South

December 14, 1909

Wales,

4

Ditto

131.

South Australia, 89.

(Rec. Jan. 17, 1910.)

Reports that his Government will be pleased to grant free railway and other facilities to Mr Fisher.

2

December 15, 1909 (Rec. Jan. 17, 1910.)

3

Visual Instruction

January 28

Reports that his Ministers have signified their intention of issuing a free rail- way pass to Mr. Fisher, and of affording him all possible facilities.

Minutes of meeting

2

20

To the Governor

Fiji, Miscel-

May 27

laneous.

2

Committee.

Encloses a proof of a set of eight lec- tures on India which have been very carefully revised and corrected; ex- plains that permission to use the photographs of the Khyber Pass has been obtained from the Political Agent at Peshawar and hopes that Viscount Morley will have no objec- tion to the immediate issue of the lectures.

Expresses appreciation of the attention shown to Mr. Fisher and welcomes the offer of photographs of the cocoa- nut industry.

11

11

21

G

The Acting Govern-

or-General.

Australia,

299.

December 23. 1909 (Roc. Jan. 31,

1910.)

States that the Department of Trade and Customs will prevent the slightest trouble to Mr. Fisher so far as the Department is concerned.

3

To the Goldsmiths'

Company.

May 27

7

To Mr. Fisher

February 17

Explains that no further advance of money can be made to him, and that the duration of his stay in Australia inost be governed by this consideration ; gives additional instractions us to his work.

+

Encloses copy of the "Times" report of a lecture on the work of the Com- mittee, together with a statement of the expenditure actually incurred and estimated to 31st August next, and adds that no grant is received from Government.

12

The Goldsmiths'

June 16

Company.

23

To the Goldsmiths'

Company.

June 22

States that the Goldsmiths' Company have made a grant of £100 but cannot incur further responsibility.

Expresses the grateful thanks of the Committee to the Goldsmiths' Com- pany for their generous grant of £100 and their appreciation of the interest shown by the Company in the work of the Committee.

12

8

Ditto

March 4

9

The Mercers' Com-

pany.

March 11

10

Visual Instruction

March 18

Informs him of the arrangements made

as to his salary and allowances.

States that the Mercers' Company have

voted a sum of £105 as a grant.

Minutes of meeting

12

5

5

24

India Office

Committee.

July 4

11

To the Mercers' Com-

March 18

pany.

Acknowledges the receipt of No. 9; ex- presses thanks for the grant and appre- olation of the interest shown in the work of the Visual Instruction Com. mittee.

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Acknowledges the receipt of No. 19, and states that there is no objection to the issue of the lectures in their present form subject to the alterations specified.

13

25

Visual

Instruction

July 8

Minutes of meeting

Committee.

13

12

The Governor

Southern March 15

Nigeria, (Rec. April 11,)|

149.

Forwards copy of a report by the Direc- tor of Education on the working of the scheme of lantern lectures on the United Kingdom.

7

26

[Sir C. Lucas and

August 5

Mr. H. J. Mac-

Memorandum of arrangements for the

publication of lectures on India.

15

kinder, M.P.]

113

27

13

To the Governor

Southern

April 21

Nigeria,

Miscel-

Acknowledges receipt of No. 12, and expresses satisfaction at the success of the lectures.

Sir C. Lucas

7

August 8

laneous.

Memorandum of a conversation with Mr. Fisher as to his desire to exhibit his pictures, and the termination of his engagement.

15

14

The Rhodes Trust...

May 13

Notifies a grant of £500 to the Visual

Instruction Committee.

28

Sir J. Struthers

August 8

15

The Governor

Fiji,

April 7

Reports movements of Mr. Fisher in the

8

69.

(Rec. May 17.)

Colony,

Points out difficulties in the way of carrying out the part assigned to him in No. 26 and makes alternative sug- gestions.

16

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O.885

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Berial

No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date,

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