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honour to forward a set of photographs of Bathurst, Gambia, with an accompany- ing descriptive list, which it is hoped may be of use to the Visual Instruction Committee.

2. Permission for the reproduction of these photographs has not yet been obtained, but I am in correspondence on the subject. I have, &c.,

EDWARD J. CAMERON, Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

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Sir Cecil Clementi Smith suggested that a lecture of a similar character to that given by Mr. Mackinder before the Princess of Wales would help to make known the work of the Committee. Sir Charles Lucas proposed that when the work was finished a certain sum should be set aside for advertisement purposes.

It was agreed that the date of the next meeting should be fixed, provisionally, for the first Wednesday in October.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :--

23 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE AT 3.30 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD OF JUNE, 1914.

PRESENT:

The EARL OF MEATH (in the Chair),

Sir CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH,

Sir PHILIP HUTCHINS,

Sir CHARLES Lucas,

Mr. KEITH,

Mr. NOALL (Secretary).

THE minutest of the last meeting, having been previously circulated, were adopted.

The correspondence was reviewed.

A letter from Mr. Mackinder's Secretary was read, enclosing one from Mrs. Murray, of Montreal, on the subject of her scheme of “Action Pictures of the British Empire," and asking for the observations of the Committee. Mr. Keith pro- posed, and the Committee agreed, that Mr. Mackinder should be informed that so far as the Committee is concerned there would be no objection to his replying that they would be prepared to co-operate with Mrs. Murray if she would make any practical suggestions.

Sir Charles Lucas said that he had approached the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, who would place the books of lectures on sale at their depôts, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and Mr. Allen, of the Wes- leyan Missions, both of whom were willing to help.

The Committee were informed that the book of lectures on the West Indies was in the hands of the publishers and would probably be ready for issue in a month or Sir Everard im Thurr six weeks. The title would be "West Indies and Guiana.'

had seen and approved the coloured slides, which had been prepared from sketches obtained through him.

With reference to the lectures on Tropical Africa, it was reported that the col- lection of photographs was still far from complete. The Secretary was instructed to inform Mr. Tilby that the Committee were anxious to know what progress he had made in the preparation of the lectures, and what steps he himself had taken to obtain photographs. He should be asked to call on Sir Charles Lucas.

Sir Charles Lucas said that he and Sir Everard im Thurn would leave for Australia at the beginning of July, and would be away about six months. During that time Mr. Keith would deal with the revision of Mr. Tilby's lectures.

It was reported that royalties amounting to £76 on the sale of slides, and to £6 17s. 6d. on hiring, were due to the Committee for the period of eleven months from the 1st of July, 1913, representing a net income of some £57 after allowing for the Secretary's salary. In addition to this sum, it was anticipated that about £35 of the funds now in hand would be left when the final book of lectures was finished. In view of the fact that few or none of the public schools had hired or bought slides, Lord Meath proposed that personal letters to headmasters and headmistresses should be prepared for signature by members of the Committee.

THE VISUAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE to MESSRS. NEWTON & COMPANY.

GENTLEMEN,

[Answered by No. 27.]

Downing Street, S.W., 18th June, 1914.

I HAVE to request that you will notify, formally, your acceptance of the fol- lowing terms for the sale of the slides illustrating the lectures on the West Indies and Guiana, prepared for the Visual Instruction Committee of this Office.

(a) The necessary slides to be provided by you at your own cost and to be sold

by you at the prices set out in your letter A.B. of the 24th of April.*

(b) A royalty of 12 per cent. on the slides to be paid by you to the Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Committee.

(c) An annual account of the sale of the slides to be rendered to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, on behalf of the Committee, on the 1st of October of each year.

(d) You are to be at liberty to make arrangements for allowing discount to the trade.

2. Messrs. George Philip & Son will publish the book of lectures for the Committee, and it is understood that you will arrange to have copies of the book on sale.

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I am, &c.,

A. BERRIEDALE KEITH.

MESSRS. NEWTON & COMPANY to THE VISUAL INSTRUCTION

DEAR SIR,

COMMITTEE.

(Received 25th June, 1914.)

New Lantern Slide Gallery, 37, King Street, Covent Garden,

London, W.C., 24th June, 1914.

We have the honour to advise you of our acceptance of the terms quoted in your letter of 18th June, 1914,† in connexion with the publication of lantern slides illustrating the lectures on the West Indies and Guiana.

Details of the slides will appear in the supplementary list of educational lan- tern slides which we propose to publish in time for next season.

We remain, &c.,

The Secretary of the

Visual Instruction Committee,

Colonial Office.

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NEWTON & COMPANY.

* Not printed.

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