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27529·1907

DEAR MR. FISHER,

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No. 46.

SIR C. LUCAS to MR. A. H. FISHER

[Answered by No. 47.]

Downing Street, 10 October, 1910. I AM glad that you are satisfied with my letter of the 8th instant* as to the wording of the Preface to the Indian Lectures, and it now remains for you to communicate with Mr. Mackinder as to the wording of the Preface to the new edition.

Now, as to the other points which you discussed with the Committee-

(a) I am pleased to say that the Committee agree to your retaining as your own property, with all rights, the plates of some etchings which you have made-not more, I understand, than 20 in number, as well as some books of pencil drawings, provided that the Committee are supplied with two signed proofs of each etching and copies or photo- graphs of such of the drawing as they may select to be used in both cases in any way they please.

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(b) To a public exhibition of your work generally the Committee have no objection, provided that they incur no expense or liability in the matter. They understand that you would contemplate an exhibition at a London gallery in the spring or early summer of next year, and it was suggested that subsequently to the exhibition the pictures might be on show at the Festival of Empire. The Committee must leave you to make enquiries and suggest arrangements subject to the proviso mentioned above. The sixth of the terins embodied in my letter to you of 1st August, 1907.† stated that: Subject to being satisfied with your services the Committee would, at the end of your engagement, favourably consider the question of an exhibition of your work, in which exhibition you would have an interest." your letter of the 10th of August last you express a hope that your interest' would be found in some share of the net proceeds," (of the sale of the pictures) say 20 per cent. after the expenses of the Committee in arranging the show and framing the pictures." As the Committee cannot incur any expense or liability in connexion with the proposed exhibition, they would be willing to concede to you a somewhat larger share of any net proceeds that might result from the sales than 20 per cent., but the exact proportion must be a matter for arrangement hereafter. It is, of course, understood that any pictures that may be sold cannot be handed over to the purchaser as long as the Committee may have use for them,

(c) The Committee must postpone for the present consideration of the pro- posal to issue a colour book relating to your tours, with descriptive Jetterpress.

Believe me, &c.,

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meeting that Sir Charles Holroyd had given it as his opinion that the paintings were worthy of being exhibited.

Should the Committee at any time alter their decision they will, of course, communicate with me about my "interest" in the matter; and I presume that their permission for me to exhibit the paintings remains open and that they would give me full notice before disposing of them in any way.

At the same time I acknowledge with thanks their assent to my request as to etchings and pencil drawings as set forth in section (a) of your letter.

With regard to the wording of the Preface to the Indian lectures, I saw Mr. Mackinder on Monday night, and he agreed to the altered words I proposed for Preface to the new edition.

Yours, &c.,

27529/1907

DEAR MR. FISHER,

No. 48.

A. HUGH FISHER.

SIR C. LUCAS to MR. A. H. FISHER.

Downing Street, 15 October, 1910.

In answer to your letter of the 14th instant,* I fear I can only repeat that the Committee cannot incur expense or liability in connexion with an exhibition of your pictures, but with this proviso I am sure that they have no other desire than to treat you with every consideration in the matter.

If you have any definite proposal you will no doubt let me know,

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Yours, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

SIR C. LUCAS to MESSRS. WATERLOW AND SONS, LIMITED.

GENTLEMEN,

No. 49.

[Answered by No. 54.]

THE Visua! Instruction Committee of this Office have asked me to intimate

Downing Street, 25 October, 1910. to you on their behalf as a matter of courtesy that they have arranged with Messrs. George Philip and Son to publish a cheap popular edition of the eight lectures on India which were recently printed by you for them.

I am,

&c.,

27529/07

C. P. LUCAS.

21 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

27529/1907

No. 47.

MR. A. II. FISHER to SIR C. LUCAS. (Received 15 October, 1910.)

DEAR SIR CHARLES LUCAS,

[Auswered by No. 48.]

81, Strand-on-the-Green,

C. P. LUCAS.

Chiswick, W., 14 October, 1910. I RECEIVED your letter of 10th October§ and am very disappointed at the decision of the Committee not to hold an exhibition of my paintings. After their interview with me at last Friday's meeting I am surprised, especially as I thought they saw how it might have been made profitable to them and you stated at the

‡ No. 20.

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† No. 162 in Miscellaneous No. 1:83

No. 50. MEMORANDUM.

At the meeting of the Visual Instruction Committee of the 7th of October, 1910, "Sir Charles Lucas informed the Committee that Mr. Mackinder wished to write the lectures on coaling stations and the possessions from Gibraltar to the Far East, other arrangements being made for the lectures on Canada and Australasia. The Committee appointed a Sub-Committee, consisting of Sir Cecil Smith, Sir John Struthers, and Mr. Sadler, to settle what would be an equitable arrangement as between Mr. Mackinder and the Committee." Assuming that these three gentlemen are good enough to act (Sir Cecil Smith and Mr. Sadler, who were present at the Committee, have already consented), I submit that it would be well if they could meet and see Mr. Mackinder before the next meeting of the General Committee, which it is proposed to hold on Friday, the 18th of November next, say at 3 p.m. on the same afternoon. I will gladly place my room or another at their disposal.

Copies of letters and minutes as to the arrangements between Mr. Mackinder and the Committee are attached to this memorandum.

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