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cular despatches of the 19th August and 6th December last,* addressed by the Secre tary of State to the Governors of various Colonies and the High Commissioner for South Africa on the subject of the establishment of a School of Tropical Medicine in London and the collection of pathological specimens for use in the School, instructions will be issued to Medical Officers throughout Southern Rhodesia for the collection and pre- paration of mosquitoes and allied insects for the Institution in question, the necessary materials for such collection and preparation having been already despatched to Rhodesia from this office.

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Leone of the particular species of mosquito which recent research has proved to be the medium for carrying malarial infection.

A further communication on the subject will be addressed to you.

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I have, &c.,

A. H. MILNE,

Hon. Secretary.

I am, &c.,

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E..C. CLEGG,

Assistant Secretary.

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No. 242.

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No. 239.

MR. A. L, JONES to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received August 21, 1899.) TELEGRAM.

Delighted tell you Major Ross, head Liverpool Tropical School Expedition, cabled this morning malarial mosquito discovered ask Government send men.

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No. 240.

SIR,

MR. C. W. DANIELS to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received August 23, 1899.)

Fort Johnston, British Central Africa, June 27, 1899.

I BEG to acknowledge the receipt of the instructions* of the Malaria Committee telegraphed to me by Dr. Stephens.

2. I think it advisable to stop, as there is no doubt that there is a great deal of malaria here, and material outside the hospital is readily available. More extended reasons were given in my last report.

3. Some confusion was probably caused by my absence from Blantyre in part, but mainly because I was not informed by Drs. Stephens and Christophers of the telegram they sent on June 16th* till June 22nd. The statement that I dissented from their view, though not authorized, was quite correct.

The reply telegram of June 17,* asking for my reasons, was forwarded to me by post, and was not received till June 22, on which date I was also informed by telegram of the decision arrived at by the Committee.

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MR. A. L. JONES to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received August 22, 1899.)

African House, Water Street, Liverpool,

August 21, 1899.

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I BEG to confirm telegramf despatched to you this morning, as follows:-

Delighted tell you Major Ross, head Liverpool Tropical School Expedi- tion, cables malarial mosquito discovered. Ask Government send men,' and feel sure you would be extremely proud on hearing this information. It is now necessary to ascertain what is the best course to adopt, and we consider that at present the Major's advice to send Government medical representatives out to assist will be the best plan.

I leave here for London to-morrow, and shall call upon you on Wednesday.

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I am, &c., ALFRED L. JONES,

ELDER, DEMPSTER & CO.

No. 241.

THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL DISEASES to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received August 22, 1899.)

SIR,

[Answered by No. 244.]

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The Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases,

B 10, Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, August 21, 1899. REFERRING to the correspondence that has passed between us on the subject of the Malaria Commission of the Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases, under the charge of Major Ronald Ross, I have the honour to inform you that a cablegram has been received to-day from Major Ross, announcing the discovery by the expedition at Sierra

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I have, &c.,

C. W. DANIELS.

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COLONIAL OFFICE to ROYAL SOCIETY.

[Answered by No, 249.]

Downing Street, August 25, 1899. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S attention has been called by the representatives of the Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases to the telegram received from Major Ross, in which he reports the discovery at Sierra Leone of a malaria-bearing species of mos- quito, and a deputation from that School has urged upon the Secretary of State that a Government officer or officers should be sent out at once to the colony to co-operate with Major Ross and to carry on his work.

2. Mr. Chamberlain is not at present in a position to sanction the application of Government funds to any investigation other than that which is being carried out under the instructions of the Joint Committee appointed by the Royal Society and himself, but before replying definitely to the request which has been made he would be glad to know what scientific value is attached by the Malaria Committee to the dis- covery in question, i.e., whether there is supposed to be one species only of malaria- bearing insect, and whether, therefore, Major Ross's discovery is one of cardinal im- portance. He would also invite the Committee to consider whether it would be worth while to hasten as far as possible the movements of the two investigators who, it is understood, are shortly returning from British Central Africa to this country, en route for West Africa.

I am, &c.,

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C. P. LUCAS.

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