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Rubject.

Page.

Berlal

No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

V

Subject.

Page.

1912.

20

To the Deputy Education Officer. London County Council.

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March 22

1

21

To the High Com.

missioner.

South Africa,

May 4

Miscel-

laneous.

22

Mr. A. B. Keith

May 13

(Colonial Office)

to Sir Richard Solomon (High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa).

23

Mr. T.S. Nightingale

May 14

Secretary to the High Commis-

sioner for

the

Union of South

Africa) to Mr. A.

f

States that the Committee are prepared to agree to the proposal in No. 18, but would ask the Council to abstain from issuing the reproduction unless it is approved by the Committee, and that if not more than twelve are selected the Committee will be pre- pared to have them completed to the extent indicated in No. 15 without expense to the Council.

Explains that the Committee are en- gaged in the preliminary work of collecting views for the South African lectures, and would be glad of any help he could give in securing photographs and sketches of the nature indicated. Enquires whether the official photo- grapher of the High Commissioner's office could take or collect a number of original views to supplement those to be chosen from the High Com- missioner's collection, for which the Committee would be glad to pay him a reasonable fee.

States, in reply to No. 22, that the distribution of the slides in question in this country is in the hands of the Trade Commissioner, who will, no doubt, if applied to, meet the wishes of the Committee.

1912.

11

20

To the Trades Com- missioner for the Union of South Africa.

June 1

30 Vianal Instruction

Committee.

June 5

12

31

To Deputy Educa

June 6

tion Officer, Lon-

don County Coun- cil.

Agrees to the proposal in No. 28; the selected picture to be completed, if necessary, to extent contemplated in No. 15.

17

.

32

To India Ollice

June 6

Transmita copy of the book of lectures entitled the "Sea Road to the East."

IX

12

33

To War Office

June 6

Ditto

ditto.

18

31

To the Governors,

J

&c.

Malta, Cyprus,

Somaliland,

Gibraltar, June [6] [7] Transmits, with observations, copy of the book of lectures entitled the "Sea Road to the East,"

18

Encloses scheme prepared by Mr. Sargent for the illustration of the visual in- struction lectures on South Africa, and asks that Mr. Sargent may be informed when to come and inspect the views in the Trade Commissioner's possession.

Minutes of meeting

15

16

13

Mauritius,

Seychelles, Ceylon, Straits

Settlements Hong Kong. Weihaiwei

(Miscel-

R. Keith (Colonial

Office).

35

Trades

Commis-

laneor's).

June 12

Aioner for the

24

Notice to the Press

May 17

Notice of the issue of the second of a series of lantern lectures on the Colonies and India entitled the "Sea Road to the East."

13

Union of South Africa,

36

25

Trades

Commis- sioner for the Union of Sonth! Africa.

May 17

States that he has written calling in all the photographs which are at present on loan or in the hands of the photo- grapher, and that upon their receipt an appointment will be made for the purpose of a selection.

1.1

To the Queen's Pri- vate Secretary.

June 14

37

The Queen's Private

Secretary.

June 17

26

Ditto

May 24

27

Visual Instruction

Committee.

May 29

40

India Office

28

Deputy Education

May 30

Officer, London

County Council.

Asks if the Committee consent to the reproduction by the three-colour pro- cess, as an experiment, of one of Mr. Fisher's pictures.

15

States that he has now received the photographs, and states that when a selection has been made and the character of the extra photographs indicated he will communicate with South Africa.

Memorandum by Secretary recording that Mr. Chiappini, the Trade Com- missioner of the Union of South Africa, had promised to obtain ex- clusive South African photographs for the Committee, and had asked to receive a list of the subjects required by Mr. Sargent.

15

39

Deputy Education

July 2

Officer, London County Council.

States that one of Mr. Fisher's pictures has been selected for experimental reproduction, and asks that arrange- ments way be made for it to be com- pleted in the manner suggested in No. 15.

20

July 2

Asks for forther copies of certain of the

Committee's publications.

21

To India Office

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1+

July 11

Supplies the books asked for in No. 40

21

11

38

To Mr. A. J. Sargent

June 18

Forwards list of photographs required by Mr. Sargent, with list of those which he has selected from the office collection of the Trade Commissioner; states that he has taken steps to obtain the photographs required.

Encloses, for Her Majesty's acceptance, a copy of the book, "Sea Road to the East," and asks that publishers may be allowed to announce that Her Majesty had accepted a copy.

Conveys Her Majesty's thanks for the copy of the "Sea Road to the East," and states that there is no objection to publishers announcing that the Queen bas accepted a copy.

Expresses satisfaction and appreciation of the Committee of his work in con- nexion with the lectures on the "Sea Road to the East."

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference -

mwim...im C.O. 885

22 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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

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