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2nd. That on the termination of the campaign by the International Health Commission, that I have the power to revert to my substantive appoint- ment at a salary not less than I receive at present.

3rd. That as agreed to by Mr. Rose, that owing to the fact that I have not had "long leave of absence" for thirteen years, that when the campaign had been in thorough working order, say for a year or two, that I should be granted six months' leave of absence on full pay, and that the Inter- national Health Commission would find the salary of a Medical Officer to carry on the campaign during my absence.

On the lines I have suggested, I am of opinion that an ankylostomiasis campaign could be effectually carried out and at comparatively small cost.

I append a budget for the requirements of St. Vincent. To some of the prin- cipal items in the budget reference has already been made, but I should like to refer to the contingency_vote, which has been put down at £200 primarily on the recom- mendation of Mr. Rose that this head should purposely be made a large one to cover any unforeseen expenditure that might arise, in preference to overdrawing any of the other sub-heads. It is, therefore, probable that there might be a large saving on this vote.

Budget.

Requirements for an ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent!—

Salary of Director (Medical Officer)

Travelling allowance

Head microscopist

Travelling allowance

Assistant microscopist.

(at headquarters)

Laboratory attendant

Rent of office

Complete examinations (microscopic) by dis-

trict Medical Officers, at 2s. each, say...

Field assistant, including travelling expenses

This man will travel to places inacces- sible by horse or conveyance.

2 microscopes (small)

1 Watson's with 1 in., 1/6th, and 1/12th

lenses

Centrifuge to carry 4 specimens and fillings 1 typewriter

Specimen containers-50

gross

Cost of drugs (Thymol and beta-naphthol) Lanterns (2 acetylene)

Contingences, including literature for distri-

bution, stationery, ledgers, books, post- age, printing, Press advertisements, office furniture, &c.

£500 per annum.

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This officer to be in charge of the campaign.

Personal emoluments

£400 rising to £450 by £10 a year

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35

Travelling allowance

Cost of passage from England

3. A qualified Medical Officer at £250

rising to £300 by £10 a year

Travelling allowance

50

4. Four microscopists (to be trained by the above officers) at £70 each.

Horse allowance

5. Office staff:-

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30 19

Rent of quarters

15 *

75

Clerk

35

Copyist

60

6.

Porterage

7.

Equipment.

Microscopes, 2 with high-power lenses, 1/12th, say. Microscopes 4

25 each.

say

Lanterns, 2 (acetylene, American)

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10

100

-Microscopic sundries (slides, cover glasses, &c.)

8. Contingencies

N.B. Forms for records, etc., may be had from Washington, so that there may

be some uniformity in the method of keeping the statistics.

A firm in Washington supplies lantern slides at 27 cents each.

Estimated expenditure for the first year :-

Officer in charge of the campaign (a bacteriologist) £400

Travelling allowance

50

Passage from England

35

Assistant Medical Officer

250

Travelling allowance

Four microscopists at £70 each

50 280

Horse allowance (4 at £30 each)

120

Allowance for rent

Office staff

Porterage

Equipment

Contingencies

60 110

60 145

100

£1,660

200

Remuneration to treasury and audit clerks

for special account

30

Cost of passage of Medical Officer to replace

Dr. Durrant

25

Total

£1,696

Microscopists will perform all necessary clerical work.

To His Honour

The Administrator, St. Vincent.

I have, &c.,

CYRIL H. DURRANT, M.O.K.D.

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ANKYLOSTOMIASIS CAMPAIGN IN Grenada.

Enclosure 7. in No. 6.

1.

A local Advisory Committee, on which the medical profession should be ade- quately represented.

2.

A young Medical Officer from one of the Schools of Tropical Medicine in

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SIR,

(Saint Lucia. No. 138.)

Enclosure 8 in No. 6.

Government House, Saint Lucia, 30th December, 1913.

REFERRING to my minute of 21st ultimo to Your Excellency, copy of which is attached, and subsequent minutes, I have the honour to report that I laid the papers on the subject of Mr. Wickliffe Rose's mission before the Executive Council yesterday, and that the Council gladly accepted on behalf of St. Lucia the generous offer of the Rockefeller International Health Committee [Commission.]

2. The enclosed budget estimate which I had prepared was also approved. 3. The figures differ somewhat from those estimated for Grenada, but they are made to suit the conditions of St. Lucia, so far as it is possible to estimate without actual experience of the working of the scheme.

I have, &c.,

EDWARD J. CAMERON,

Administrator.

His Excellency

Lieut-Col. Sir J. Hayes Sadler, K.C.M.G., C.B., &c., &c., &c.,

Grenada.