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It may be of interest to those concerned in this matter to know that the number of deaths annually per 100,000 of the mean population of Victoria from malarial diseases was as follows, viz. :-

Average of 10 years, 1871 to 1880, 2-67; average of 10 years, 1881 to 1890, 0·72; and for the year 1893, 0·43.

I have, &c.,

BRASSEY.

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they meet next year the matter of the School of Tropical Medicine and the investigation of tropical malaria by a Commission.

I trust members may then be induced to vote a contribution from this Colony towards the cost of the scheme.

I have, &c.,

AUGUSTUS W. L. HEMMING,

Governor.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

TITTIC.O.885

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No. 234.

MESSES. STEPHENS AND CHRISTOPHERS to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received July 18, 1899.)

[Copy to Royal Society, July 19, 1899, L.F.]

TELEGRAM.

[See No. 232.]

Reaffirm strongly our opinion that we see too few malaria cases, and are anxious to make many observations which at present we are quite unable to do. We must emphati- cally repeat that we are seriously hindered in our work by the lack of suitable material here. We therefore wish to leave as soon as immediate work is finished, probably during September.

19581,

No. 235.

CHRISTOPHERS STEPHENS.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received July 26, 1899.)

The Royal Society,

No. 237.

SIERRA LEONE.

LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL DISEASES to COLONIAL OFFICE.

SIR,

(Received August 5, 1899.)

The Liverpool School of Tropical Discases,

B 10, Exchange Buildings. Liverpool, EXPEDITION TO WEST AFRICA.

August 4, 1899.

I HAVE to inform you that the Malaria Commission organised by the Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases, to which your attention was called in my letter of June 15th, left for Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Saturday last, July 29th.

The Expedition is composed of Major Ronald Ross, D.Ph.. etc.. late I.M.S., Lecturer to the School, Dr. H. E. Annett, D.Ph., etc., and Mr. E. E. Austen. Dipterologist to the British Museum.

Dr. Van Neck, Official Delegate of the Belgian Government to the School, will sail from Antwerp next week to join the Expedition.

I have, &c.,

A. H. MILNE,

Hon. Secretary.

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ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

DEAR MR. Lucas,

rence

Burlington House, London, W.,

ALL the members of the Malaria Committee having now expressed their concur.

July 25, 1899. the despatch of a telegram to Drs. Stephens and Christophers in the sense of Sir Michael Foster's memorandum of the 20th, I am to ask if you will be so good as to arrange for the despatch of the subjoined message by wire to Dr. Stephens at Blantyre, It is probably better to address it to him as the others may be away.

Believe me, &c.,

ROBT. HARRISON.

Enclosure in No. 235.

Telegram to Dr. Stephens.

Committee sanctions return yourself, Christophers. Letter follows.

20384.

No. 236.- JAMAICA.

GOVERNOR SIR A. W. L. HEMMING to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

(No. 361.)

(Received August 3, 1899.)

SIR,

King's House, Jamaica, July 8, 1899. WITH reference to your despatch, No. 198, dated the 12th ultimo,f I have the honour to inform you that I propose to again bring before the Legislative Council when

• Note. The telegram was sent on July 27, 1899.

↑ No. 210.

22171.

SIR,

No. 238.

SOUTHERN RHODESIA.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received August 21, 1899.) [Answered by No. 246.]

15, St. Swithin's Lane, E.C.,

London, August 19, 1899.

Wrra reference to your letter, No. 27747/98, of the 20th December last,† asking me to convey to my Directors the thanks of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain for their having consented to messages of the Commission which was about to proceed to British Central Africa for the purpose of investigating the question of malarial fever being sent over the African Trans-continental Telegraph Line free of charge, I am instructed to ask whether arrangements could be made for the Commission to visit Southern Rhodesia, where during the fever season-which usually extends from January to July-great oppor tunities exist, especially at Salisbury and Bulawayo, for the study of malarial fever. I am to point out that at both of the last named centres excellent hospitals have been established, and that the conditions are more favourable for the scientific study of disease than at Blantyre and the less civilized centres in the north. I am to state that the Company would be prepared to give all possible facilities, and that it is believed that if arrangements could be made for the Commission to visit Southern Rhodesia, valuable results might be obtained.

As showing the desire of the Administration of Rhodesia to assist towards the study of the origin of malarial fever, I am to add that in connection with the two cir-

• No. 212.

† No. 137.

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