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Annexure 2 to No. 64.

COLONIAL OFFICE to SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.

SIR,

Downing Street, 3rd June, 1920. I AM directed by Viscount Milner to inform you that the Managing Com- mittee of the Tropical Diseases Bureau have had under consideration the question of the future relations of the Library of the Bureau with that of the London School of Tropical Medicine.

2. His Lordship is advised by the Committee that under present conditions there is an unnecessary duplication of literature collected by these two libraries, and that difficulty may soon arise in finding adequate space for the volumes of both collections; and he understands that these views are shared by the School of Tropical Medicine.

3. The Committee have accordingly suggested that the Seamen's Hospital Society might be prepared to consider a proposal for the formation of a joint library from the existing libraries of the School of Tropical Medicine and the Bureau, to which the Bureau would contribute on permanent loan its present collec- tion and future volumes of periodicals and other literature received by the Bureau, the volumes thus handed over being marked as the property of the Bureau.

4. Such an arrangement would appear to be both convenient and economical, provided that the Society would undertake to continue, to provide adequate office accommodation for the Bureau at Endsleigh Gardens, or elsewhere, in the event of the School of Tropical Medicine being removed to other quarters, in close proximity to the joint library, so that the library should always be readily accessible to the staff of the Bureau.

5. His Lordship would be glad to learn whether the Society would be prepared to entertain this proposal. If so, he would suggest that in the unlikely event of there being any matter of importance on which the authorities of the School and the Bureau could not arrive at a satisfactory agreement after the amalgamation of the libraries, the Secretary of State for the Colonies might be asked to arbitrate.

I am, &c.,

G. Grindle.

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SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, S.E.10, 16th June, 1920.

I HAVE the honour to inform you that your letter of the 3rd inst., in refer- ence to the question of the future relations of the Library of the Tropical Diseases Bureau with that of the London School of Tropical Medicine, has been duly con- sidered by my Board.

On the recommendation of the Standing Committee of the London School of Tropical Medicine the Board of Management have resolved to adopt the proposals contained in your letter for the amalgamation of these two Libraries. Furthermore, my Committee concur in the proposal that should there be any matter of importance on which the authorities of the School and the Bureau cannot arrive at a satis factory agreement after the amalgamation of the Libraries, the Secretary of State for the Colonies be asked to arbitrate.

I am to say that it is a pleasure to this Society to be able to arrange this matter. which appears to be of great advantage both to the London School of Tropical Medicine and the Tropical Diseases Bureau.

I am, &c.,

P. MICHELLI,

Secretary.

DEAR DR. Bagshawe,

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Seamen's Hospital,

Greenwich, S.E. 10, 25th October, 1920. IN reply to your letter of the 20th instant, there have been difficulties in regard to equipping the Library on the ground floor. However, it appears to me now that all is in order for the fusion of the Libraries in accordance with the terms set forth in the correspondence with the Colonial Office, of which you inform me you have seen a copy.

The work is now in hand, and a portion of the Library will be equipped in about ten days' time.

It seems to me that the process of fusion, which I presume must be gradual, would be best accomplished by the creation of a Library Committee consisting of an equal number of members of the Bureau, of the Board of Management of the Seamen's Hospital Society, and of the School Committee. Perhaps you will men- tion the matter to your Committee on Wednesday. If they see fit to make any suggestions, I shall be pleased to lay them before my Board, which will meet on the 8th prox.

may suggest for your consideration that a Committee of six would be ample for a purpose of this kind, and if your Committee concur perhaps you would nomi- nate two members of the Bureau.

This Sub-Committee should report periodically to this Society, and such reports would be available for the information of your Committee.

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Yours sincerely,

P. MICHELLI,

Secretary.

MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU, HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON THURSDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY, 1921.

Present:

SIR J. WEST RIDGEWAY (Chairman).

DR. ANDREW BALFOUR.

SIR HAVELOCK CHARLES.

SIR JOHN MCFADYEAN.

SIR PATRICK MANSON,

SIR HERBERT READ.

MR. W. C. HANKINSON (Secretary).

Dr. A. G. Bagshawe, Director of the Bureau, also attended.

1. THE Minutes of the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Committee were approved.

Dr. Bagshawe reported that the Stationery Office had sent in an account for printing for a period ended March, 1920. He also stated that a meeting had been held of the Library Committee which had been formed of members of the Bureau, of the Board of Management of the Seamen's Hospital Society, and of the Tropical School Committee.

2. The Committee then proceeded to consider an estimate of Receipts and Expenditure for the Financial Year 1921-22 with proposals for increased expendi- ture (copy of memoranda annexed).

(i) Director. (Dr. Bagshawe retired during the discussion of the Director's salary-Sir Herbert Read said that Dr. Bagshawe was now receiving £800 a year, and that this salary was inadequate in view of the importance of the work which he was doing and the high cost of living at the present time. He quoted the case of the Director of the Bureau of Entomology who now received salary at the rate of £850 a year, together with a bonus, which brought the total emoluments up to about £1,400. Sir Herbert Read called attention to the financial position of the Bureau, and stated that, as regards making the appointment of Director a pensionable one,

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it might be difficult to induce the Colonies to contribute to a pension for Dr. Bagshawe on his retirement. He thought that it would be more satisfactory to give him a salary from which he might save something. The financial position of the Bureau unfortunately made it impossible to grant an adequate increase in salary at the moment, but he proposed that the Director's salary should be raised to £1,000 a year now and that the question of the possibility of securing a pension should be explored later. The Committee agreed, and Dr. Bagshawe was recalled and informed that his salary would be increased to £1,000 a year with effect from the 1st of January last, and that the question of pension would be gone into, and that if this was found impracticable the Committee would consider the possibility of a further increase. Dr. Bagshawe expressed his thanks to the Committee for their consideration of his position.

(ii) Assistant Director Dr. Bagshawe stated that this appointment had lapsed during the War, and that he felt that it was now time to suggest to the Committee that an Assistant Director be appointed. He proposed that whoever was appointed should give two whole days a week, or their equivalent, to the work, and act for the Director for a month in the summer, and that the salary of the post should be £300 a year.

The Committee agreed subject to ways and means.

(iii) (a) Sectional Editors and Editor of the "Tropical Veterinary Bulletin." The Director stated that the present scales were fixed in 1912, and proposed an increase of 20 per cent. This change would involve an additional expenditure of £170 a year.

It was agreed that if this could be done it should, with effect from 1st April, 1921. (b) Dr. Bagshawe proposed the introduction of a section on Eye Diseases in the Tropics, and stated that Colonel Elliott, I.M.S. (retired) was willing to undertake the work. The extra expenditure would be £25 a year, or £30 if it

The Committee agreed. were found possible to grant the 20 per cent, increase.

(iv) Reviewers.-Dr. Bagshawe recommended an addition of 50 per cent. to the present rates, which would involve about £25 a year.

(v) Storekeeper and Despatch Clerk.-The Director reported that since the Bureau took over the sales of the Bulletins the work of despatch had proved too hard for the boy, and that it was essential that a man be engaged to do this work. He stated that it sometimes took three weeks to despatch one issue of the Bulletin, Dr. Bagshawe stated that the addressing of the envelopes was done at present by the Stationery Office, but that the system did not work well, and he suggested the The Committee purchase of an Addressograph, which would cost about £30. agreed to the engagement of a man for despatch work at a salary not exceeding £200 per annum.

(vi) The Director finally proposed that the salary of the staff, with the exception of the boy, should be placed on an incremental scale, as follows:-

(1) Secretary and Librarian (Mr. R. L. Sheppard)

(2) Assistant Secretary (Miss F. Harrison)

Present

Annual Salary. Increment

£450 £25 £600 £200 £15 £300 £15

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£275

(3) Second Assistant Secretary (Miss W. A. Keeves, B.A.) £175

The Committee agreed to this, (1) to take effect from 1st April, 1921, and (2) and (3) from 1st October, 1921-but felt that it was necessary to go carefully owing to the financial position of the Bureau.

The Committee recorded that they did not consider that any of these advances were excessive, the only question being how to cover the increased expenditure. Dr. Bagshawe stated that he estimated that the balance at the end of the present financial year would be about £500. He also stated that the Bureau had about £1,750 invested in War Loan which had been put aside to meet an emergency of this sort. He placed his proposals in the following order: Increments, Storekeeper and Despatch Clerk, Assistant Director, Section on Eye Diseases, Sectional Editors, Reviewers. The Chairman remarked that the whole increases which the Committee were agreed were necessary would involve increased expenditure of about £1,000. He favoured the use of a portion of the invested funds, but reminded the Committee that unless the contributions from the Colonies were increased it would be necessary to retrench again next year. Dr. Bagshawe suggested that the increases to Sectional Editors and Reviewers might be postponed, thus decreasing the amount by £200. Sir John McFadyean asked whether it would not be possible to postpone the increases until a The later date when the finances of the Bureau might be in a better position. Chairman, however, suggested that the Director should be authorized to spend the

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£500 estimated balance at the end of the present financial year, together with a portion, not exceeding £600, of the invested funds, to meet the increased expenditure under headings (i) Director, (ii) Assistant Director, (iii) Sectional Editors and Editor of the Tropical Veterinary Bulletin, (iv) Reviewers, (v) Storekeeper and Despatch Clerk, (vi) Increments, above. The Committee agreed to this proposal. The extra expenditure on an Addressograph was not sanctioned, but the Committee agreed that if Dr. Bagshawe could effect a saving on the amount already authorized he was at liberty to use £30 in the purchase of one.

The question as to whether the Colonies might be asked to increase their con- tributions was considered, and Sir Herbert Read stated that he felt that the present was a most inopportune time in view of the heavy calls that were being made on the Colonies. He hoped that the position might be easier in six months, and that if the Bureau could carry on for the present by utilizing some of the invested funds it would be more satisfactory than appealing to the Colonies now. however, that Mauritius might be asked to make a contribution.

He suggested, wealthy, and the work of the Bureau should be of great use to them. Dr. Balfour They were suggested that Egypt might be asked to contribute something, and that Trinidad, which at present was benefiting from the state of the sugar market, might be asked to increase the present contribution.

The Chairman recommended that the Colonies should be asked to increase their contributions.

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The Committee then considered the filling of the appointment of Assistant Director, and Dr. Bagshawe suggested that Colonel A. Alcock, C.I.E., F.R.S., I.M.S. (retired), of the London School of Tropical Medicine, would be a suitable man. Committee approved this nomination, the appointment to take effect from 1st April, 1921.

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4. The Committee then proceeded to discuss the future arrangements for translations from foreign languages other than French or German. (Copy of memorandum annexed.*)

The Director reported that Dr. F. S. Arnold, who had been Sectional Editor for the summarizing of papers in the less known European languages, had been compelled to give up the work owing to lack of time. The Committee felt that in view of the proposals already approved, which would involve increased expenditure, they were not justified in sanctioning any further increase, and it was decided that the matter should be left to Dr. Bagshawe on the understanding that no further expenditure should be incurred beyond that which had already been sanctioned.

Sir Havelock Charles suggested that use might be made of Japanese medical students for this work, and Dr. Bagshawe stated that Dr. Sadac Yashida, Professor of Parasitology at Osaka, who was now in England, had undertaken to summarize Japanese papers on his return to Japan, in place of Dr. Orshima.

Dr. Balfour observed that as some Dutch East Indies medical papers which used to print their articles in Dutch and German were now printing in Dutch and English, journals in other countries might be invited to do the same.

Annexure.

TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU.

ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1921-22, WITH PROPOSALS FOR INCREASED EXPENDITURE,

I SUBMIT herewith an Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of the Tropical Diseases Bureau for the financial year 1921-22 on the present basis and on a revised basis, together with tables illustrating the Bureau's financial history. The Tropical Diseases Bureau came into existence on 1st July, 1912, with an annual income from contributions by Governments of £3,000, supplemented by what could be made from the sale of its publications. Two years later the War broke out and the staff was reduced, and in 1917-18 the contributions were halved. The sum thus received was inadequate, the Bureau had to draw on its savings, and early in 1920 the Colonial Office asked the contributing Governments to renew on the old scale, failing which the Bureau's resources would soon be exhausted. The * Not printed.

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