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Dr. Bagahawe also drew attention to the additional expenditure of £40 under the heading "Miscellaneous Expenditure" and stated that this was for the purchase of an addressograph, which the Committee had previously approved "subject to funds permitting." He pointed out that the addressing of envelopes for the Bulletins was now done by His Majesty's Stationery Office and cost about £9 a year, and that with an addressograph the Bureau could take over this work without additional staff and so eventually effect. a saving.

5. The Committee then proceeded to discuss the proposals for the Director's pension, and Dr. Bagshawe withdrew while this was being done.

Sir Herbert Read pointed out that it was extremely difficult, in view of the fact that the Bureau was supported by contributions from a great many Dominions and Colonies who might at any time cease to contribute, for the Bureau to make any definite promise to Dr. Bagshawe that a stated pension would be paid to him on his retirement. On the other hand, he agreed that it was very desirable that, if possible, some provision should be made for the Director's future and that, so far as possible, it would be desirable to give Dr. Bagshawe a pension on the lines of those granted to Home Civil Servants. Some discussion then took place and it was decided to recall Dr. Bagshawe and to explain to him the position, i.e., that it was not possible for the Committee in the circumstances to make any definite promise with regard to his pension, that the matter must ultimately come before higher authority in the Colonial Office, but that he could rest assured that the Committee would do their best to secure generous treatment for him. The question was raised as to what steps could best be taken to make provision for the pension and, as a first step, Dr. Bagshawe was asked, to ascertain from some good insurance company what premium would be necessary to produce the annuities set down in the Memorandum circulated, which annuities were on the lines of those granted to Home Civil Servants.

6. Dr. Bagshawe reported that Professor R. T. Leiper, who for many years had been Sectional Editor for Worms, had had as his Assistant Dr. H. H. Scott, and that he now proposed, if the Committee agreed, that Professor Leiper and Dr. Scott should be Co-Sectional Editors for this section. He recommended that Dr. Scott, as Sectional Editor for translations, should receive an honorarium of £90 instead of the arrangement now in force. The Committee approved.

The Director then reported that Dr. J. D. Thomson had resigned his post as Sectional Editor for Laboratory Methods and that it was proposed to fill this vacancy by the appointment of Dr. Edward-Hindle. This was approved.

7. Dr. Bagshawe then raised the question of the distribution of free copies of the Bulletins to new grant-giving Governments. The Committee felt that it was very difficult to lay down any hard and fast rule for the distribution of the Bulletin, as certain Governments might not require all the copies to which they would be entitled under any such rule, but they agreed that, as a general arrangement, ten copies of the Tropical Diseases Bulletin and three of the Tropical Veterinary Bulletin should be sent for every £100 contributed.

8. The question of the representation of the Medical Research Council on the Managing Committee was then considered. Sir Herbert Read pointed out that Sir William Leishman had resigned his membership of the Medical Research Council on his appointment as Director-General, Army Medical Service. He proposed that the Council should be invited to nominate a representative to serve on the Committee. This was agreed to.

9. Dr. Bagshawe reported that he had been asked that the Tropical Diseases Bureau should be represented on the "Zoological Record" Committee, and that, subject to the approval of the Committee, he had selected the Assistant Director, Colonel Alcock. The Committee agreed that this was the best selection and approved Colonel Alcock's appointment.

10. The Director then reported that he had received from Sir Leonard Rogers a request that the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association should be allowed to The have 500 reprints of all portions of the Bulletins dealing with leprosy. reprinting would be done at the expense of the Association, and would not involve any expenditure by the Bureau. The Committee agreed that this should be done, and also that the questionnaire issued by the Leprosy Relief Association should be. printed in the Bulletin. It was felt that this co-operation would benefit both the Tropical Diseases Bulletin and the object of the Leprosy Relief Association.

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In connexion with this item, Sir Havelock Charles called attention to certain recent reports on leprosy work in the Colonies, which he thought might with advan- tage be sent to Dr. Bagshawe, in order that summaries might appear in the Bulletin. The Secretary was directed to arrange that in future all such reports should be sent to Dr. Bagshawe for this purpose.

11. Arising out of the fast item, Sir Herbert Read suggested that Dr. A. E. Horn, C.M.G., should be invited to become a member of the Managing Committee. Dr. Horn is the Medical Secretary to the Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee and has a wide experience not only of East and West Africa, but also of Malaya. The Committee welcomed this suggestion.

Annexure 1 to No. 29.

TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1923.

Government Grants

Tropical Diseases Bulletins and Sanitation

Supplements

Tropical Veterinary Bulletins

King's Vaccination in the Tropics Interest on Deposit

Superannuation Fund (retrospective) Superannuation Fund (current) Salaries

General Office expenses Library Stationery

Postage (excluding Bulletin postage) Reviews

Translations

Indexing

Refund to Crown Agents of receipts from sales of King's Vaccination in the Tropics

68 8 8

Received. £

8. d. 1,502 11 3

Expended. £ s. d.

278 2 9

222 16

8

41 10 4

17

6

7 4

252 0 Q*

18 17 6

369 0 0 114 7 1,725 2 4 44 2 9

в

8 14

9

15 3

23 14

6

35 2 0

6 15 0 29 8 0

6 0 10

£2,094 6 8

£2,654 8

3

Transferred from Provident Fund Account. The further £117 to complete

the amount for retrospective payments on account of the Secretary and Librarian was transferred after 30th September, 1923, and is therefore not shown under the beading Received,

Annexure 2 to No. 29.

ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1924-25. Estimated Receipts.

Sudan contribution

d0000

$80000

£

d.

£

8. d.

Parliamentary grant-in-aid

1,000 0 0

India contribution

250

Egyptian Government contribution Colonial contributions--

300 0 100

300 0 0

400

0

200

0

150 50

0

0

400 0

0

South Africa Australia Queensland

New Zealand Fiji Nigeria

0.0000