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of the Zambesi, and should endeavour to secure that investigation should be made in each case of the mode in which the disease had originated.
Sir West Ridgeway called attention in this respect to the regrettable fact that the Rhodes Trustees had not shown themselves disposed to give any assistance towards the Sleeping Sickness Bureau. He pointed out that Mr. Rhodes himself had been deeply interested in such questions. Mr. Read mentioned that the attitude of the Trustees appeared to be that there was no real risk of sleeping sickness becoming established in Rhodesia, and that, therefore, no special action was required.
The Director mentioned that Mr. Sheppard had been definitely appointed in the place of Major Thimm with effect from the 2nd of April, and at a salary of three guineas per week.
8684
SIR,
No. 39.
TREASURY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received 23 March, 1910.)
[Answered by No. 40.]
Treasury Chambers, 23 March, 1910.
I AM directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Just's letter of the 28th ultimo (3550/1910),* trans- mitting by direction of the Earl of Crewe copies of the reportt Committee for the Tropical Diseases Research Fund for the year 1909.
the Advisory
In this connection I am to advert to the last paragraph of Treasury letter of the 16th June, 1909, and to enquire whether Lord Crewe is yet in a position to inform their Lordships of the result of the appeal to the Indian Government for an annual contribution of £1,000 to be devoted to expanding the Sleeping Sickness Bureau into a bureau for all tropical diseases.
I am, &c.,
8684
No. 40.
COLONIAL OFFICE to TREASURY.
[Answered by No. 41.]
T. L. HEATH.
Downing Street, 5 April, 1910.
SIR,
I AM directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd March,§ and to transmit to you, for the information of the Lords Com- missioners of the Treasury, the accompanying copy of correspondence with the India Office relating to the appeal which has been made to the Indian Government for an annual contribution of £1,000 to be devoted to expanding the Sleeping Sick- ness Bureau into a bureau for all tropical diseases.
2. In view of this correspondence their Lordships will, no doubt, agree with, Lord Crewe in thinking that it is undesirable to press the matter further at present. His Lordship, however, intends to approach the Indian Government again on the subject at a later date, as the Sleeping Sickness Bureau has proved an unqualified success, and he considers it a matter of great importance that it should be expanded as proposed.
• Not printed. † [Cd. 4999].
I am, &c.,
FRANCIS J. S. HOPWOOD.
No. 55 in Miscellaneous No. 227.
§ No. 39.
No. 29 in Miscellaneous No. 238, 14491: not printed; Nos. 37 and 38 in Miscellaneous No. 238, 36400: not printed, and No. 36.
10549
SIR,
1.
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SCHEDULE OF ENCLOSURES.
Colonial Office to India Office, 1 April, 1909.
2. India Office to Colonial Office, 28 April, 1909.
3. India Office to Colonial Office, 2 September, 1909.
4. Colonial Office to India Office, 2 October, 1909.
5.
India Office to Colonial Office, 4 November, 1909.
6. India Office to Colonial Office, 23 February, 1910.
No. 41.
TREASURY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received 11 April, 1910.)
Treasury Chambers, 9th April, 1910.
I AM directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant (8684/1910),* and the accompanying copy of correspondence with the India Office relating to the appeal which has been made to the Indian Government for an annual contribution of £1,000 to be devoted to expanding the Sleeping Sickness Bureau into a bureau for all tropical diseases.
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Their Lordships agree with Lord Crewe in thinking that it is undesirable press the matter further at present. They note, however, that his Lordship intends to approach the Indian Government again on the subject at a later date.
I am, &c.,
15238
No. 42.
T. L. HEATH.
AGENT-GENERAL FOR THE TRANSVAAL to THE SLEEPING SICKNESS BUREAU.
SIR,
The Agent-General for the Transvaal,
72, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., 11th May, 1910.
I AM directed by the Agent-General to inform you that he has received instruc- tions from the Transvaal Government to pay you the sum of £500 towards the funds of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau.
The Government understands that there is a proposal on foot to extend the operations of the Bureau so that it will conduct research into all tropical diseases— a course which will be of much advantage to South Africa.
The amount referred to above is a contribution made by the Transvaal Govern- ment, from Transvaal funds, in the name of the four Colonies of the South African Union.
The enclosed receipt form, when completed, should be passed through your bankers for collection.
Dr. A. G. Bagshawe,
I am, &c..
JAMES BURNS,
Secretary.
Director of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau,
Royal Society, Burlington House, W.
15238
No. 43,
AGENDA AND MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COM- MITTEE FOR THE SLEEPING SICKNESS BUREAU, HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON THE 27TH MAY, 1910, AT 4.30 P.M.
AGENDA.
(1) To approve the minutes of last meeting.t
(1A) A proposal of the Treasury that in future the printing of the publications of the Bureau should be carried out through the Stationery Office.
• No. 40.
† No. 38.
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