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They had before them Sir Charles Lucas's memorandum of the 25th of October,* Mr. Mackinder's letter of the 24th of October,† containing his proposals for the continuation of the work, Sir John Struther's letter of the 27th of October,‡ and papers relating to the original arrangement with Mr. Mackinder, which was accepted by him in his letter of the 7th of August, 1907.§

Report.

The Sub-Committee recommends :-

(1) That Mr. Mackinder be relieved of further responsibility.

(2) That Mr. Sargent be at once authorised to undertake the preparation of the three sets of lectures on (a) the Imperial stations, (b) Canada, and (c) Australasia, subject, so long as no delay is incurred, to the revision and the expert advice of Mr. Mackinder.

(3) That Mr. Sargent be paid a fee of £100 for authorship.

(4) That Mr. Sargent should receive, in addition to the fee of £100, two- thirds of the royalties on the sale of the text of the lectures on the Imperial stations, Canada, and Australasia, for five years, up to a maximum of £200.

(5) That Mr. Mackinder should receive half the royalties on the sale of the text of the lectures on India during the next five years, up to a maxi- mum of £100, and half the royalties on the sale of the slides of the whole of the four courses (that is to say-India, the Imperial stations, Canada, and Australasia) during the next five years.

In every case the period of five years shall be taken as beginning on the date of this report, and after its expiration the whole question, if necessary, should be reconsidered.

This proviso is added because, in the opinion of the Sub-Committee, it may be advisable to revise both the lectures and the slides.

The foregoing arrangement is recommended by the Sub-Committee on the understanding to be made with Mr. Sargent that his completed drafts of the three courses of lectures should be delivered in succession at intervals of not more than four months.

Colonial Office,

18 November, 1910.

12015/08

No. 60.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE AT 4 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER, 1910.

PRESENT:

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (in the Chair).

Sir Philip Hutchins.

Sir Charles Holroyd.

Sir Charles Lucas.

Mr. Mackinder.

Mr. Mercer.

Dr. Roberts.

Mr. Sadler.

Mr. Noall (Secretary).

The minutes of the last meeting, having been previously circulated, werc arlopted.

A minute was read which had been addressed to Sir John Struthers by the Assistant Secretary at Edinburgh of the Scotch Education Department, complaining of the expense and inconvenience caused by Messrs. Newton's delay in furnishing

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slides for the second lecture of the course of lectures to students and teachers inaugurated by Mr. Mackinder. The Committee considered Messrs. Newton's letter* of explanation, and since it was understood that no such difficulty would arise in the future, it was agreed to take no further action unless and until another com- munication were received from Edinburgh.

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The Committee was informed that Messrs. George Philip and Son, Limited, would issue the illustrated popular edition of the lectures on India about the 23rd of November, and that it was proposed to send an official notice to the Press and a letter signed by Lord Meath to "The Times

Sir Charles Holroyd suggested that Messrs. Philip should be consulted with

on the day of issue. regard to the advisability of sending with the books for review copies of the Press notice, for the information of the reviewers.

Mr. Mackinder proposed that the Press notices and the letter to "The Times " should be held back until after the General Election. Dr. Roberts agreed.

Sir Cecil Smith urged that the Committee's work should be brought before the public without delay, in view of the fact that other agencies were organizing, appa- rently with success, lectures on the Colonies of a somewhat similar type. He men- tioned in particular the work of the Visual Instruction Committee of the Royal Colonial Institute.

Mr. Mackinder explained that after the General Election Press notices would have much more effect, and that it would be possible to arrange for leading articles on the work of the Committee.

It was decided, after further discussion, to withhold all communications to the Press until the New Year.

Mr. Mackinder subsequently suggested that Lord Meath's letter to "The Times" might be sent also to the "Scotsman," the "Glasgow Herald,” the “ York- shire Post," and the " Manchester Guardian."

The Committee concurred in a proposal made by Messrs. Philip that a copy of the book of lectures on India should be specially bound for presentation to Her Majesty the Queen, through the Chairman of the Committee, in the name of the Committee and of the publishers.

Sir Cecil Smith read the report, dated 18 November,† of the Sub-Committee appointed to settle what would be an equitable arrangement as between Mr. Mackinder and the Committee.

Mr. Mackinder proposed that the suggested payment of £100 to Mr. Sargent for the authorship of three sets of lectures, should be made in three equal instal- ments, one on the completion of each set of lectures.

Sir Charles Lucas moved the acceptance of the report and the Committee agreed. It was decided that Sir Charles Lucas should write to Mr. Mackinder communicating to him formally the proposals of the Committee, and that Mr. Mackinder should approach Mr. Sargent.

The Committee then considered the question of the preparation of editions of the lectures on the United Kingdom for use in Canada and South Africa.

Mr. Mackinder proposed that the work should be entrusted to men with know- ledge of the local requirements. Professor Grant was mentioned in connection with the Canadian edition, and Sir Charles Lucas promised to communicate with him through the High Commissioner for Canada. edition, he promised to look into the matter, and suggested Mr. Russell as a suitable With regard to the South African man for the work. The Committee agreed that in both cases the selection should be made by the Committee.

Mr. Mackinder raised the question of introducing the lectures on India into Canada, and Sir Charles Lucas undertook to communicate with Lord Grey.

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No. 61. MEMORANDUM.

I saw Mr. Stanley Philip to-day, and arranged that the presentation copy should be sent through Lord Meath to the Queen. He will let me know when it is ready, and when the time is opportune; but this and the Press notices, &c., will probably wait till the General Election and Christmas are over: At any rate, we

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