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3. The reports* of investigations carried on in the Government laboratories in Ceylon, Hong Kong, Jamaica, and the Malay States were received. It was agreed that the reports from Ceylon, Jamaica, and the Malay States were full and interesting. The question of vomiting sickness in Jamaica was mentioned, but it was agreed that, as the researches of Captain Potter and Dr. Seidelin had failed to establish definitely the nature of the disease, nothing further could be done at present. In the case of the Malay States it was agreed that the suggestion made by Dr. Framer that an international committee. composed of the various investigators who have worked on leprosy, should be organized, was not at present practicable, but that the report itself should be commended as full and valuable.

4. The statisticst of mosquito-borne diseases from Hong Kong, the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Uganda, South Africa, and the Solomon Islands were received. It was agreed that special attention should be called to the Hong Kong report as being carefully prepared.

5. The question of the compulsory treatment of persons suffering from yawS in Jamaica was considered. Attention was called to the expression of opinion by Dr. Edwards against compulsion and to the absence of any evidence that the mode It was agreed that the of treating the disease voluntarily had proved a failure. method of treatment by salvarsan, except in the case of intravenous injection, which required special care, was reasonably safe, but the Committee were of opinion that if the voluntary system was working well, and no evidence to the contrary had been laid before them, then the adoption of compulsion was not necessary. They desired, however, to recommend strongly the adoption of the proposal for the provision of travelling dispensaries.

6. The requests of the University of London for an increase of the grant made It was agreed that from the Tropical Diseases Research Fund was considered. Dr. Woodcock, whose remuneration was only £200 a year, was much underpaid, but Mr. Read raised the question whether the position of the fund was such as to justify extra expenditure, and he pointed out that, when the grant of £750 a year was originally made for the Professor of Protozoology, stress had been laid on the fact that the Professor would undertake research work and probably go abroad for the purpose.

Sir John Rose Bradford, who explained the circumstances in which the grant had first been made (namely, the relinquishment by the Royal Society of £500 a year, which it had been agreed to allot to it for scientific research, and the grant of an extra sum of £200 (since discontinued) by the Rhodes Trustees), agreed that the original idea of the Professor carrying on research work abroad had not been fulfilled, but he laid stress on the fact that the educational work which he was He doing was of the highest importance and value in training protozoologists. also pointed out that, if the existing arrangements as regards the Lister Institute were to be changed, the whole position of the Professor might require reconsidera- tion. It was eventually decided, after further discussion, that the grant of £100 should be made for 1914 if, and when, the subscription from the Government of India, which has not yet been paid, became available.

(No. 20.)

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SIR,

Government Office, 13th July, 1914. WITH reference to the Secretary of State's Circular despatch of 25th March, 1914, on the subject of continuing the armual grant to the Tropical Diseas08 Research Fund, I have the honour to inform you that the Legislative Council agree to vote, for five years more, an annual grant of £50.

I have, &c.,

His Excellency,

W. Douglas Young, C.M.G.,

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SIR,

Acting Governor of the Windward Islands,

St. Lucia.

No. 59.

H. FERGUSON,

Administrator.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNORS AND

HIGH COMMISSIONER.

(Ceylon. No. 388.)

(Jamaica. No. 232.)

(Malay States. No. 347,)

Downing Street, 6th August, 1914.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch [No. 92 of the 21st February†] [No. 138 of the 20th April] [No. 837 of the 31st December, 1913,§]

[forwarding a report on the research work carried out at the Clinic for Tropical Diseases and Bacteriological Institute, during the period from 1st July, 1913, to 31st January, 1914.]

[forwarding the report of the Government Bacteriologist on the work carried out by him and his assistant for the half year ended 31st March, 1914.]

[forwarding a report on the work done at the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, for the period to 30th September, 1913.]

2. In reply, I have to inform you that the report was laid before the Advisory Committee for the Tropical Diseases Research Fund at their meeting on the 29th July. The report was read with much interest by the Committee, who expressed the opinion that it was a full and valuable one.

[(To Malay States only): 3. The suggestion of Dr. Fraser for the organization of an international commission, composed of the various investigators who have worked on leprosy, was considered by the Committee, but they did not think that the proposal is at present practicable.]

I have, &c.,

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No. 58.

WINDWARD ISLANDS:

GRENADA.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 1st August, 1914.)

(Grenada. No. 98.)

SUBMITTED.

St. Lucia, 16th July, 1914.

DOUGLAS YOUNG,

Acting Governor.

* See Nos. 1, 2. 4, and 6 in Appendix VIII. to [Cd. 7796].

See Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 in Appendix I. to [Cd. 7786] and No. 20 in this book.

No. 2 in Appendix I. to [Cd. 7706].

See No. 51.

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No. 60.

L. HARCOURT.

SIR,

COLONIAL OFFICE to INDIA OFFICE.

Downing Street, 7th August, 1914. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th July, and to request you to inform the Marquess of Crewe that the contribution of the Colonies not possessing Responsible Government and the Pro- tectorates to the Tropical Diseases Research Fund will be maintained for the next five years at rates not less than those hitherto received, and that the contributions in respect of the current year will be the same as those for the previous year, with possibly some small additions.

2. With regard to the Imperial contribution, I am directed to transmit to you the accompanying copy of correspondence with the Treasury, from which it will No. 6 in Appendix VIII. to [Cd. 7798]..

Nos. 30, 41, 45, and 54.

* No. 17.

↑ No. 4 in Appendix VIII. to [Cd. 7796].

§ No. 1 in Appendix VIII. to [Cd. 7796].

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