PUBLIC RECORD
OFFICE
Reference :-
885
30762
22
No. 34.
THE ROYAL SOCIETY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received August 26, 1905.)
SIR,
Burlington House, London, W., August 25, 1905. I HAVE to acknowledge Mr. Lucas's letter of yesterday (No. 30262/1905)* enclosing a copy of a telegram from the Commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate, and expressing Mr. Lyttelton's desire for an early answer from the Royal Society to the Colonial Office letter of the 9th instant.t
(1) At the last meeting of the Tropical Diseases Committee of the Royal Society, the question of the proposed removal of the laboratory from Entebbe was fully con- sidered. The Committee was of opinion that there is practically no risk of infection from the monkeys kept for experiment; that to move the laboratory to one of the islands in the lake would be disastrous to the progress of the Society's investigation; and that if any change of site were to be at any time necessary it would be better to shift the laboratory inland to higher ground at some little distance from Entebbe. But the Committee agreed that a much simpler plan of procedure would be to enclose the monkeys in fly-proof cages, which would completely isolate them and remove any possible source of infection from them. I was requested to ascertain from Professor Minchin how many square feet of netting would be needed to ensure the complete enclosure of the animals, and I wrote to him on 29th July. Yesterday, on my return to town, I saw Mr. Read at the Colonial Office and arranged with him that a telegram should be sent to the Commissioner of Uganda asking him to request Professor Minchin to telegraph his reply to my letter as soon as possible. When his telegram comes it will be easy to estimate the cost of the proposed fly-proof cages.
(2) At present the Royal Society is in vacation, and the members of the Tropical Diseases Committee are nearly all absent. Under these circumstances it will not be possible to hold a meeting for the consideration of the Colonial Office letter of the 9th instant for some weeks to come. But unless some much more convincing evidence can be brought before the Committee for the necessity of removing the laboratory, I feel sure that they will strongly recommend its retention where it is. The complete enclosure of the monkeys within fly-proof cages would, in their opinion, be entirely efficacious and would only involve a trifling expense. Under these circum- stances I see no reason why the steamer "Mackinnon should not be employed to carry mails as the general manager of the railway requests.
I am, &c.,
30556
No. 35.
"
ARCH. GEIKIE,
Secretary, Royal Society.
COLONIAL OFFICE to INDIA OFFICE.
30556
SIR,
23
No. 36.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE ROYAL SOCIETY.
Downing Street, August 25, 1905. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th of August,* and to inform you that he has had great pleasure in bringing to the notice of the Secretary of State for India the valuable services rendered by Captain E. D. W. Greig, I.M.S., in connexion with the investigation of sleeping sickness.
I am, &c.,
32626
SIR,
No. 37.
INDIA OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received September 11, 1905.)
C. P. LUCAS.
India Office, Whitehall, London, S.W., September 11, 1905. I AM directed by the Secretary of State for India to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th August, No. 30556/05,† transmitting copy of a letter from the Royal Society, and suggesting that Captain E. D. W. Greig's services in con- nexion with the investigation of sleeping sickness should receive some recognition, and, in reply, to inform you that a copy of your letter and its enclosure has been sent to the Government of India.
33719
No. 38.
UGANDA.
I have, &c.,
HORACE WALPOLE.
COMMISSIONER SADLER to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received 12.57 p.m., September 19, 1905.) TELEGRAM.
[Answered by Nos. 39 and 43.]
No. 34. Referring to your telegram of 24th August † Minchin recommends removal laboratory from present site, which is inconvenient to Society's commission, but is against the island scheme. Another site has been selected outside township within convenient distance jail, to which he agrees and our medical officers concur. New laboratory, houses, buildings will be required, costing in all £2,905, approved by Minchin. I agree that, failing island scheme, this offers best solution. Despatch by mail.
33719
[Answered by No. 37.]
SIR,
Downing Street, August 25, 1905. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Brodrick with reference to your letter of the 14th of June, and previous correspondence, the accompanying copy of a letter§ from the Royal Society, and to state that Mr. Lyttelton would be glad if it could be found possible to recognise in some way the valuable services which Captain E. D. W. Greig, 1.M.S., has rendered in connexion with the investigation of sleeping sickness.
I am,
&c.,
C. P. LUCAS.
• No. 32.
↑ No, 25.
‡ Not printed.
§ No. 30.
1
No. 39.
UGANDA.
MR. LYTTELTON to COMMISSIONER SADLER.
(Sent 6.25 p.m., September 27, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 40.]
Why is it that Minchin advises removal laboratory; and what is reason of
additional cost?
• No. 30.
↑ No. 35.
‡ No. 31.
9 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.