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for those children who, on examination, show that they have best appreciated the object of the lectures.

5. I may add that, under the operation of the new Lunacy Law-Ordinance No. 3 of 1906-Dr. Denman becomes Chairman of the Central Board and loses the fees attaching to the issue of certificates to the Court in the case of insane persons. The value of such fees may be reckoned at Rs. 50 per annum. The grant of a fee for the preparation and delivery of lectures on hygiene would thus compensate Dr. Denman for the loss of fees of which he has to be deprived for no fault of his own.

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(No. 77.)

No. 39.

SEYCHELLES.

I have, &c.,

W. E. DAVIDSON,

Governor.

THE EARL OF ELGIN to GOVERNOR DAVIDSON.

Downing Street, November 1, 1906.

SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 128, of September 28th,* with regard to the proposal to give instruction in hygiene in the schools of Seychelles.

2. The question whether the proposed expenditure can be applied must be considered with the estimates for 1907.

I have, &c.,

ELGIN.

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No. 41.

LEEWARD ISLANDS.

GOVERNOR SIR E. B. SWEET-ESCOTT to THE EARL OF ELGIN.

(No. 424.)

MY LORD,

Enclosure No. II.—

(Received November 12, 1906.)

Colonial Secretary, Circular, Feb. 13, 1906.

Enclosure No. III.—

Government House, Antigua, October 23, 1906. WITH reference to your Lordship's despatch, marked "General," of the 4th August last, calling attention to Mr. Lyttelton's circular despatch of the 26th August, 1905, on the subject of the teaching of elementary hygiene in the schools of tropical Colonies, I have the honour to enclose a copy of a memorandum by Mr. C. M. Martin, Inspector of Schools.

Inspector of Schools, April 7, 1906. Enclosure No. IV.—

Colonial Secretary, No. 718, April 17, 1906. Enclosure No. V.—

Circular to Administrator and Commis-

sioner, April 17, 1906.

Enclosure No. VI.

Administrator, St. Kitts, 28, April 20, 1906. Enclosure No. VII.-

Governor, No. 37, April 27, 1906.

Enclosure No. VIII.—

2. I enclose copies of the correspond- ence noted in the margin, showing the action taken so far by this Government in furtherance of the wishes of Mr. Lyttelton.

Commissioner, Virgin Islands, No. 38, I am submitting to your Lordship by this

May 4, 1906.

Enclosure No. IX.-

Administrator, Dominica, No. 56, May 11,

1906.

Enclosure No. X.—

mail proposals for the reorganization of the Educational system of the Colony, and, if these proposals meet with your approval, I suggest that the very important question dealt with in Mr. Lyttelton's circular des- patch of the 26th August, 1905,† should be referred, for consideration, to the Education Committees of each Presidency which I hope to see constituted under the new Education Act.

Commissioner, Montserrat, No. 82, May 15,

1906.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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

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No. 40.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

GOVERNOR SIR J. ANDERSON to THE EARL OF ELGIN.

(No. 393.)

MY LORD,

(Received November 10, 1906.)

Government House, Singapore, October 15, 1906. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's despatch, General, of the 4th August last, and to state that Dr. Brooke, the Port Health Officer of Singapore, has delivered a course of 12 lectures on hygiene, which extended over six weeks, to teachers in the English schools of the Settlement. The average attendance at the lectures was 40-41, the total number being 57, of whom eight attended less than half the lectures.

2. At the end of the course, on the 29th ultimo, Dr. Brooke held an examina- tion in the subject, at which 34 presented themselves. A copy of each paper set is enclosed. Ten of the candidates obtained 75 per cent. or more of the maximum and 18 others passed with half marks or more; six failed.

3. Of the teachers who obtained more than threequarters of the possible marks, four were women, all mistresses at the Raffles Girls' School, and of the 18 passes, four also were women, while of the 15 who attended six lectures or more, but did not present themselves for examination, six attended every lecture and nine were senior women teachers at the various girls' schools of the Settlement.

I have, &c.,

JOHN ANDERSON.

• No. 38. † Not printed: reminder of No. 4. Printed as Appendix III. to Enclosure in No. 51.

I have, &c.,

BICKHAM

SWEET-ESCOTT,

Governor.

Enclosure 1 in No. 41.

MEMORANDUM.

Antigua.

The work in tropical hygiene has been as follows

1904. Six lectures to elementary teachers on malaria, filariasis, yellow fever, ankylostomiasis, typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery. Before these were dealt with a description of the circulatory and alimentary systems of the body was given. Each disease was dealt with according to the following plan: (a) its geographical distribu- tion; (b) the life-history of the germ or parasite, if any, producing it; (c) the harmful effects on the body; and (d) the preventive measures to be taken, with the reasons for them.

Special attention was given to (d). Average attendance at the lectures, 10. 1905. The above course was repeated for the students of the Female Training College, Spring Gardens. Eight lessons were given. Average attendance, 11.

1906. Three lectures have been given using as a guide the syllabus of tropical hygiene (M.P. 718/1906) drawn up for inclusion in the Education Code. Three more will complete the course. Average attendance, so far, 12.

St. Kitts.

No lectures have been given. Dr. Fretz, who has now concluded his ambulance lectures, will, no doubt, give the course of lectures on tropical hygiene according to the syllabus referred to above.

2:999

• Not printed.

† No. 4.

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