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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O.885

21 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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

Berial

Despatch

From or to whom.

Date.

No.

No, &c.

Page.

Subject.

Porial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

Subject

Page.

1911.

106

To Messrs.T, Nelson

March 21

& Sons.*

States that Mr. Fisher's pictures are to be reproduced for use in schools, and that if they desire to go into the matter they should specimens of their work for inspection by the Committee.

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119

Messrs. Thos. Neleon

1911.

June 21

:

& Sons.

120

Sir C. Lucas

June 29

107

To Mr. H. J. Mac-

kinder, M.P.

March 22

Observes that the only course with regard to the storage of Mr. Fisher's paintings appears to be to send them to the Colonial Office; suggests that the allowance for secretarial assistance should therefore cease.

C3

121

Messrs. Thos. Nelson

June 29

& Sons.

108

Messrs.Thos. Nelson

March 23

& Sons.

-

Mr. G. Smith (Aber-

deen),

March 24

States, in reply to No. 106, that they will be glad to consider the question of the reproduction of the pictures, and that a representative will call.

See No. 100

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122

Visual Instruction

Committee.

June 30

Regrets that the specimen picture did not arrive in time for the Committee meeting and asks for an early decision.

Memorandum of a conversation with Mr. Newton, who made suggestions for popularizing the scheme."

States that unless they are given the unrestricted use of the pictures in their own publications, together with publishing rights, they withdraw their letter of 6th May, and ask in that event to be reimbursed for the outlay already incurred.

List of Visual Instruction paintings

68

68

69

69

59

123

To Messrs. Thos.

Nelson & Sons.

July 1

1

109

Mr. H.J. Mackinder,

March 27

M.P.

Agrees that the allowance for secretarial

assistance should cease.

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States that their letter of 29th June will be laid before the Committee, but that some weeks may elapse before a meeting can be held.

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121

[Mr. W. E. Noall.]

-

Mr. D. Macleod

March 29

See No. 100.

59

July 1

110

Messrs. Thos. Nelson

May 6

Submits proposals for the reproduction

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Memorandum of negotiations

with Messrs. Nelson & Son relating to the reproduction of Mr. Fisher's paintings.

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& Sons.

and publication of Mr. Fisher's

125

Ditto

July 1

pictures.

111

Messra. Longmans,

May 10

Green & Co.

Submits tender for the reproduction of twelve pictures from Mr. Fisher's originals.

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Memorandum of an interview between Messrs. Nelson's representatives and Sir Chas. Lucas as to the claims of the firm in connexion with the produc- tion of specimen pictures.

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126

112

To Messrs. Thos.

May 10

Nelson & Sons.

States that if reproductions are not suit- able, or publication is not desirable, the plates must be destroyed; asks them, if they agree to this, to send a representative to select a suitable picture.

C5

Visual Instruction

Committee.

July 27

127

To Messrs. Thos.

July 28

Nelson & Sons.

113

Messrs. Thos. Nelson

May 11

& Sons.

Agrees to the stipulation laid down in No. 112, and states that representa- tives will call to select a picture.

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128

To Messrs. Newton

& Co.

July 28

114

Messrs. Cassell &

May 18

Co., Ltd.

Asks for a guarantee of the disposal of 1,000 sets of Mr. Fisher's pictures; considers that the price of each set of six plates should be 2s. 6d.; offers to submit details if proposal is accepted.

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#23

Minutes of meeting

States that the Committee cannot recog- nise any claim for compensation on account of the coloured block of their picture already produced, which they never intended should be used for any other purpose than a wall picture.

Points out that the delay in supplying slides to the Board of Education is very prejudicial to the success of the Committee's scheme,

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73

77

120

Messrs. Newton & Co.

August 1

115

Board of Education

May 20

States that the Board have decided to 66

purchase a set of slides, and asks that the slides and the account be sent on by Messrs. Newton.

Explains the delay in supplying the Board of Education with the slides of the lectures on India; and makes further suggestions for increasing the sale of the slides.

77

130

116

To Mr. Malan (Min-

June 12

ister of Education,

Union of South Africa).

Explains the work of the Visual Instruc- tion Committee, and suggests prepara- tion of a South African lecture.

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Mr. H. J. Muckinder,

M.F.

August 19

Submits his views on the future policy

of the Committee.

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131

Sir P. Hutchins

September 8

117

Mesars. Thos. Nelson

June 15

& Sons.

Submits for approval proofs of a speci-

men picture.

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118

Visual Instruction

June 16

Minutes of meeting

67-

Committee.

• Identio letbors were sent on 21st March to Messrs. Cassell & Co., Longmans, Green & Co., and Messrs. Raphael Tuck & Co.; on 27th March to the Fine Arts Publishing Co, Lti.; and on 29th March to Messrs. T. E. & E. C. Jack and Mr. F. 8. Jackson.

Points out serious objectiona to the work of the Committee being made over wholly or in part to the Victoria League alone, in the event of that League and the League of the Empire being unable to act jointly and suggests that, if the work must be transferred to some outside authority, the Imperial Education Trust would appear to be suitable.

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From or to whom,

Despatch

Date.

No., &c.

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