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special fund was raised by a committee of ladies presided over by the Countess of Dudley, and under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, then Princess of Wales.
The book, which is illustrated by maps and views, is being published by Messrs. George Philip and Son, and the slides, as well as those previously issued by the Committee, may be bought or hired from Messrs. Newton and Company, of 37, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C.
The Committee will next issue a set of lectures on South Africa, and lectures on the West Indies are being prepared. Books on India, the Sea Road to the East, and Australasia have already been published. August 5, 1913.
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No. 140.
MAURITIUS.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
SIR,
Downing Street, 5th August, 1913. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 152, of the 9th of June, and to express my satisfaction at the use which is being made in Mauritius of the lectures and slides prepared by the Visual Instruction Committee.
2. The Crown Agents, for the Colonies have been instructed to comply with your request to be furnished with copies of the book of lectures on the " Sea Road to the East," and with a set of the slides.
I have, &c.,
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No. 141.
L. HARCOURT.
MR. ALGERNON E. ASPINALL to VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. (Received 7 August, 1913.)
DEAR MR. NOALL,
15, Seething Lane, London, E.C., 6th August, 1913. THANK YOU for your letter of the 5th.t I am pleased to learn that Dr. Watts is willing to help me in the matter of my lectures, and shall hope to meet him when
I return from my holiday. I know him, of course, quite well.
I have not yet heard from Sir Everard im Thurn. The enclosed is a list of photographs which I should like to have of British Honduras. The map is, of course, already in hand, and I have very good photographs of the subjects marked with an asterisk. They were sent for use for the slides which we have had made for ourselves and the Royal Colonial Institute. We shall, however, have, I expect, to get Mr. Collett's permission for their use, so when you are writing to him for the other views will you kindly ask him if we may reproduce them. For reasons already given I think that an official letter from you will be the most effective way of getting the pictures.
I am keeping the Diagram Company moving, and am pleased to say that they are well ahead with their work.
With kind regards,
W. E. Noall, Esq.
Yours sincerely,
ALGERNON E. ASPINALL.
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No. 142.
BRITISH HONDURAS.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Miscellaneous.)
SIR,
Downing Street, 13 August, 1913. WITH reference to my Circular despatch of the 17th of March, I have the honour to inform that the Visual Instruction Committee have arranged with Mr. Algernon E. Aspinall, Secretary to the West India Committee, to prepare a set of lantern lectures on the British Possessions in the West Indies, in South and Central' America, and in the Western Atlantic.
2. The Committee would be glad if you would be good enough to supply them with photographs showing the typical scenery, and illustrating the different aspects of the life of the inhabitants, of British Honduras.
3. The accompanying list has been drawn up by Mr. Aspinall, but in addition to views of those subjects the Committee would be glad to receive any further photo- graphs which may appear useful. It has been found that a type of photograph well suited to the Committee's purpose is the artistic photograph by the competent amateur which brings out some definite point of interest. Many such photographs have been supplied to the Committee by officials and residents in other Colonies, and it is possible that some of the officers of your Government may have views which they would be willing to place at the disposal of the Committee. Clear prints are well adapted to the making of lantern slides if the original negatives are not available. A short description of each photograph would be of great assistance to the writer of the lectures.
4. It is understood that photographs have already been supplied to the West India Committee and to the Royal Colonial Institute, but the Visual Instruction Committee would prefer, if possible, to have an entirely different set of views.
5. You will observe, on reference to the accompanying specimen book of lectures, that illustrations are given of a few of the slides, and while it will be assumed that permission is given to reproduce all photographs as lantern slides, it is suggested that a note should be made of any case in which a photograph is not available for use as a book illustration.
6. The Committee would be glad, too, to be supplied with two or three colour sketches, or, failing sketches, with careful directions for colouring some of the photographs.
St. George's Bay. Belize (two views). Government House.
A Group of Volunteers. Belize River. Pitpans.
Motor Launch. Government House. Corosal.
Street in Corosal. Orange Walk. A Mahogany Camp. Cutting Mahogany. Shipping Mahogany. Logwood Trees.
Enclosure in No. 142.
Rubber Trees. Labourers.
Caribs.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
Cayo District (two views).
Sapodilla Trees.
Commerce Bight.
Stann Creek.
Sea Shore at Stann Creek.
Street in Stann Creek (two views). Coconut Palms at Stann Creek. Scene on Railway. Banana Plantation. Banana Trucks. Shipping Bananas, Cohune Palms.
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↑ Not printed.
Enclosure in No. 142.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
22 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
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