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At the time of my visit in March, 1910, I reported that Mr. Roberts would like to purchase the painting of George Fatafehi at any price up to £10, and, in case a higher price should be demanded, that Mr. Roberts would like to be favoured with an option.

With regard to Mr. G. G. Gilligan of the Somaliland Protectorate and the view from the front of his bungalow, I enclose you a copy of the letter from Mr. Gilligan (which I forwarded at the time of receiving it to Mr. Mackinder).

As to the question of making copies of the same size of any of the paintings you may wish to part with, my price for doing this for the Committee would be four

guineas each.

Touching my own affairs, as I was saying yesterday afternoon, I am writing a book on India for Mr. Werner Laurie and should be grateful if the Visual Instruction Committee would permit me to include colour reproductions of eight of the paintings made for them. If, as you thought, the Committee might like an acknowledgment with each picture I would undertake that the words " By the courtesy of the Visual Instruction Committee of the Colonial Office" should appear with each plate, in addition to a special reference in a preface to the kindness of the Committee.

The book will be well produced, selling at 12s. 6d., and, of course, such small reproductions could not, in any way, compete either with your lantern slides or wall pictures, but would, I think, merely stimulate interest therein.

Í enclose you a list of the eight subjects I should like, and thanking you in advance for placing my request before the Committee,

I am, &c.,

A. HUGH FISHER. P.S.-I will not forget your idea of wall reproductions and will send you later, as you suggested, any hints that occur to me on the subject.

Enclosure in No. 88.

LIST OF SUBJECTS.

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and their Influence on National Life," from the "Journey to England from the Eastern Colonies " series; but when you were previously in correspondence with my predecessor (Sir Walter Kennaway) on the subject, it was at first proposed not to place the lectures on sale separately, but in one of your later letters to him you hoped that they might be so obtainable. Perhaps, when sending out by next week's mail a copy of your letter under reply, you will kindly enable the High Commissioner to say whether any sets required are now obtainable separately.

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No. 90.

I am, &c.,

C. WRAY PALLISER.

CAPT. R. MUIRHEAD COLLINS to SIR C. LUCÁS. (Received 27 February, 1911.)

DEAR SIR CHARLES LUCAS,

Commonwealth Offices, 72, Victoria Street,

Westminster, S.W., February 27th, 1911.

I AM very much obliged indeed for your letter of the 16th instant,* and the very full account you have given me of the operations of the Visual Instruction Committee. The information is just what was wanted.

I have shown your letter to the High Commissioner and he has read it with great interest. He wishes me to say that he will gladly assist the Committee in any way possible with the loan from time to time of slides or a supply of literature dealing with Australia, so that the information in regard to the Commonwealth may be as complete as it is possible to make it.

I am forwarding, by direction of Sir George Reid, a copy of your letter for the information of the Department of External Affairs, in connection with an enquiry which was made by that Department.

Yours sincerely,

R. MUIRHEAD COLLINS.

P.S.-I shall be very glad if you can favour me with another copy of the pamphlet entitled Eight Lectures on India," prepared for the Committee by

H. J. Mackinder.

No. 866.

His Highness the Maharajah of Nabha.

No. 400.

Mandalay, the Moat, Fort Dufferin.

No. 377.

Katha on the Irrawaddy, Burmalı.

No. 837.

Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass.

No. 682.

The Kerbela, Agra, during the Moharam Festival.

7658

No: 472.

No. 222.

The Bengal Government Offices, Dalhousie Square, Calcutta. The Tapercolam and the Rock, Trinchinopoly.

No. 91.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 885

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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

No. 734. The Kutab Minar and the Iron Pillar.

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No. 89.

THE SECRETARY TO THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND

DEAR SIR CHARLES,

to SIR C. LUCAS.

(Received 25 February, 1911.)

Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street,

London, S.W., 25th February, 1911.

I HAVE to thank you for your letter of the 16th instant,† forwarding copy of a book of lantern lectures on India issued by the Visual Instruction Committee of your Office, and I have placed the same before the High Commissioner, who desires me to say that he has read your letter with great interest and is glad to learn what has been done and what it is proposed shall be done in the future with regard to the matter.

The book and a copy of your letter are being transmitted to New Zealand for the information of the Government.

In connection with this subject you will probably remember that back in 1904 the New Zealand Government Education Department wished to obtain sets of slides and lectures on No. 2. "London, the Imperial City," and No. 4, "Historic Centres

† No. 86.

• Not printed.

MESSRS. E. J. ARNOLD & SON, LTD., to THE VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.

DEAR SIR,

(Received 8 March, 1911.)

[Acknowledged 8 March, 1911.]

Butterley Street, Hunslet Lane, Leeds, 7th March, 1911.

Colonial Pictures.

We have been going into the question of reproducing these, and propose to do two as samples in order to see how they work out, but we find ourselves unable to take any definite action for want of two of the actual pictures.

We suggest, therefore, that you send to us two pictures, preferably of India, as illustrations of that country are wanted first; and suggest further that one should be a town scene, or some celebrated buildings, and the other should be a country scene, showing vegetation, &c. We think that it will be necessary to experiment with both town and country illustrations, because the methods of reproduction might not necessarily be the same for both.

Until two actual pictures are in our possession, and we have had time to consider how best to treat the reproduction, we are unable to decide as to the actual method that should be adopted, but we understand from your remarks to our Mr. Bean that the ordinary chromo-lithographs, such as one of the samples he submitted to

• No. 86.