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No. 29.

UGANDA.

COMMISSIONER SADLER to MR. LYTTELTON.

(Received 12.25 p.m., August 22, 1905.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 31.]

No. 27. Referring to my despatch, No. 65,* are my proposals regarding moving laboratory to island likely to be approved? I ask because General Manager of Railway urgently wants steamer "MacKinnon" carry mails during October, and I shall require authority to make arrangements for island.

30556

SIR,

No. 30.

ROYAL SOCIETY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received August 24, 1905.)

[Answered by No. 36.]

Burlington House, London, W., August 24, 1905. At the last meeting of the Tropical Diseases Committee of the Royal Society a resolution was unanimously passed expressive of the thanks of the Society to Captain E. D. W. Greig, I,M.S., for his valuable services in the investigation of sleeping sickness, and for the excellent memoir recently submitted by him for publi- cation in the Society's series of reports. It would be very gratifying to the Committee if means could be found to procure from the Indian Government some promotion to Captain Greig in the service to which he belongs, as a recognition of the capacity, energy and enthusiasm which he has shown in the delicate and laborious work entrusted to him by the Royal Society. I have, therefore, ventured to bring this matter before the Colonial Office as the Government Department more specially concerned in the sleeping sickness enquiry.

I am, &c.,

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ARCH. GEIKIE,

Secretary, Royal Society.

No. 31.

UGANDA.

MR. LYTTELTON to COMMISSIONER SADLER.

(Sent 4.40 p.m., August 24, 1905.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 38.]

August 24. Referring to your telegram, No. 27,† should be glad to know your views after consulting Minchin, to whom Royal Society wrote fully on subject July 28.

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the Royal Society, with reference to the letter from this Department of the 9th instant,* the accompanying copy of a telegramt from the Commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate regarding the suggested removal of the Government laboratory from Entebbe.

Mr. Lyttelton will be glad if the Royal Society can give an early answer to the above-mentioned letter.

I am, &c.,

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SIR,

No. 33.

TREASURY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received August 26, 1905.)

C. P. LUCAS.

Treasury Chambers, August 25, 1905. THE Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have carefully considered Mr. Lucas's letter of the 18th instant (29125/1905), with its enclosures, relative to the investigation of sleeping sickness in Uganda. They note that it now appears that similar investigations have already been instituted in Egypt; and they have no doubt that Mr. Secretary Lyttelton will arrange for the co-ordination of the two enquiries.

While recognising that a case exists for the grant of some allowance for super- vision to Dr. Moffat, their Lordships could hardly consent to its being fixed at so high a figure as £250 per annum, and they would suggest its reduction by £100 per annum, ie., to £150 per annum.

The financial position will then be as follows:-

Estimated charge during 1905-6—

(Assuming that the laboratory remains at Entebbe and exclud-

ing the entomologist, otherwise provided for)—

Recurrent

Partly recurrent

Less Egyptian contribution

£

2,680

1,020

3,700

1,000

£2,700

Less Possible margin on provision in Estimates for epidemics...

This expenditure will be met by savings on the gross authorised expenditure of the Uganda Protectorate 1905-6.

Estimated annual expenditure after 1905-6 :—

£

Recurrent expenditure as given by Colonel Hayes Sadler Add Salaries and travelling allowances for four additional months

Portion of partly recurrent expenditure-say one-half......

3,630

1,040

510

Less Probable contribution from Egypt

5,180

1,000

£4,180

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SIR,

No. 32.

COLONIAL OFFICE to THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

[Answered by Nos. 34 and 45.]

Downing Street, August 24, 1905. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, to be laid before

* No. 21.

† No. 29.

While regretting that the occasion for this expenditure should have arisen, my Lords recognise it as inevitable in the circumstances, and readily assent to the recom- mendations of the Secretary of State as regards the year 1905-6.

I

am, &c.,

G. H. MURRAY.

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† No. 29.

‡ No. 28.

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