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3. (Mauritius. No. 94.)

5. (Trinidad. No. 121.)

SIR,

WITH reference to your despatch, No.

(3) 168, of the 9th of May,§

Downing Street, April 12, 1902. (1) 417, of the 8th of July,t

(2) 253, of the 3rd of June,‡

(4) 408, of the 25th of October,|| (5) 436, of the 5th of October,"

on the subject of the conditions of Colonial scholarships tenable in this country, I have the honour to inform you that I have offered the post of Director of Colonial Scholars to Mr. W. H. Mercer, one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and that he has accepted the appointment.

2. I enclose a copy of the letter* which I caused to be addressed to Mr. Mercer, explaining the nature of the duties I propose he should undertake, and his relations to the students, and I should be glad if you would introduce such amendments (if any) in the laws and regulations governing the scholarships, and would take such other action as may be necessary in order to enable the proposed arrangement to become operative on the election of those students who will begin their courses of study at the close of this summer. You will observe that I have not thought it feasible to give the Director the supervision of any students already enjoying scholarships.

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[This paragraph to Mauritius only.] In the letter to Mr. Mercer I have called his attention to the fact that the consent of the Mauritius Government to the appoint- ment of a Director was limited by the condition that such an officer should have no disciplinary or financial control over the students. I trust that the duties of the Director, as set forth in the letter, will not be found repugnant to the views of the Committee of Superior Education on this point, and, if so, I should be glad if your Government would signify its assent to the terms of that letter, as it will obviously be much more convenient if the relations of the Director with the scholars from the several Colonies are the same in all cases.

3. In conclusion, I desire to express a hope that the revised conditions of the tenure of these scholarships may render them even more beneficial to the holders, and to the Colony generally than they have been in the past.

I have, &c.,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

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