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Resolution 3:

The Council advise that the students should receive medical advice and attend- ance in one of the hospitals at the expense of the Colony, provided the disease of the student has not been brought about by his own fault. Resolutions 4 and 5:

Approved.

His Honour the Officer Administering the Government concurs.

WM. C. RAE,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

My despatch of the 14th November, 1898,* referred to a proposal that the allowance should be somewhat, reduced, and the amount of the scholarships tenable in passage England be "correspondingly" increased.

In view of the much more liberal arrangements now proposed, which I willingly support, I am inclined to think that the return passage allowance may fairly be reduced to £50.

I return herewith the enclosures to your letter.

I am, &c.,

CHAS. BRUCE.

January 4, 1901.

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SIR,

No. 11. MAURITIUS.

COLONIAL OFFICE to SIR C. BRUCE.

[Answered by No. 12.]

Downing Street, March 29, 1901.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to transmit to you a copy of a despatch* from the Officer Administering the Government of Mauritius, respecting the report of the Committee on Colonial Government scholarships.

2. The proposals put forward by the Executive Council, and approved by Sir G. Bower, are under Mr. Chamberian's consideration.

3. A question, not included in the Committee's report, has since been raised in the case of Mauritius, viz., whether it is desirable to continue the present practice, whereby a Laureate is entitled to a sum of £75 before returning to Mauritius.

4. I am to enclose for convenience of reference your despatch of the 14th November, 1898,† in which you deprecated any change in the existing rule. Mr. Chamberlain is, however, inclined to think that the increase in the value of the Laureateships to £250 a year will, if approved, obviate the necessity of making any special payments to Laureates at the end of their course.

5. I am to add that a case has recently occurred which further illustrates the difficulty of ensuring that the sum of £75, at present granted, shall only be applied to such special expenses as are contemplated in the minute by the College Committee enclosed in your despatch of the 14th November, 1898. Crown Agents for Mr. P. Galéa, a Mauritius Government scholar, by the Messageries A passage was taken by the Maritimes steamer of the 25th July last, and the difference between, the cost of that passage and £75, viz., £40 4s. Od., was paid to Mr. Galéa. He has not, however, yet returned to the Colony, and Mr. Chamberlain cannot regard his explanations as satis- factory.

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Mr. Chamberlain would be glad to know whether you think that it might fairly be laid down that candidates receiving the increased scholarship allowance will only be provided, on the termination of their stay in this country, with free passages, either to Mauritius or to some other Colony.

I am, &c.,

11525

H. BERTRAM COX.

No. 13.

MAURITIUS.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN to ACTING-GOVERNOR SIR GRAHAM BOWER. [Answered by No. 26.]

(No. 111.)

SIR,

Downing Street, April 12, 1901.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 12, of the 9th of January, on the subject of the position of students from Mauritius holding scholarships in the United Kingdom.

2. I am glad to find that the proposals of the Committee, whose report accom- panied my despatch, No. 29, of the 30th January, 1900, as to raising the value of the scholarship and furnishing free medical attendance to the scholars, have been adopted by the Colonial Government, and I approve of an Ordinance being introduced to give effect to them, and it would be desirable that all the provisions as to scholarships should be contained in one Ordinance.

3. If a Director is appointed he should. I consider, "receive an honorarium of £3 per annum in respect of each scholar. I do not think it is desirable to lay down that the Director should have no disciplinary control or supervision over the candidates. I do not know exactly what danger it is desired to guard against by these words, but if they were strictly carried out it seems to me that the position of Director would be reduced to a nullity.

I should be glad to know whether or not your Government desire the appointment of a Director, on the terms modified as above, to fulfil the duties indicated by the Com- mitter.

4. In view of the increase in the value of the scholarships. I thought that the opportunity might be taken to modify the present conditions under which a grant is made for a return passage, and which have in some cases been abused, and the corres- pondence, of which copies are enclosed has passed between this Department and Sir C. Bruce on the subject. I would suggest that no money grant should be made in respect of return passage, but that it should be laid down that a scholar may obtain a free passage to Mauritius or to another Colony through the Crown Agents, provided that he applies within 2 years of the expiration of his scholarship.

5. I have no objection to the increase in the value of the scholarship being made retrospective in the manner suggested in the last paragraph of your despatch.

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SIR,

No. 12.

MAURITIUS.

SIR C. BRUCE to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received April 1, 1901.)

Buckingham Palace Hotel, March 30, 1901. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th instant,‡ 5269/01, on the subject of Colonial Government Scholarships.

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I have, &c..

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

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