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No. 32.

MALTA.

MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR SIR C. M. CLARKE.

Downing Street, February 29, 1904.

SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 21, of the 12th of February, and to inform you that I much appreciate the action of the Government of Malta in making a contribution of £50 to the fund mentioned in the last paragraph of Mr. Chamberlain's despatch of the 28th of May last. †

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(No. 5.) SIR,

No. 33.

I have, &c.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

GOVERNOR SIR C. BOYLE to MR. LYTTELTON.

(Received March 2, 1904.)

Government House, St. John's, February 16, 1904. WITH reference to your predecessor's circular despatch of the 28th May, 1903,† on the subject of malaria investigation, my Responsible Advisers have requested me to inform you that as this is a matter in which the Colony is not interested, the Government do not desire to take any action therein, or to make any observations thereon.

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SIR,

before the

No. 35.

MALTA.

COLONIAL OFFICE to WAR OFFICE and ADMIRALTY.

[Answered by Nos. 56 and 60.]

Downing Street, March 2, 1904. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, to be laid

Army Council, Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,

with reference to the letter from this Department of the 8th of February,* the accompanying copy of a letter,t which has been received from the Royal Society, and to enquire whether their Lordships

the Army Council concur in the arrangements which the Royal Society suggest in regard to the inves- tigation of Mediterranean fever.

2.

Lords Commissioners of the Army Council,

A similar letter is being addressed to the- Admiralty, and, if the answers to both letters are in the affirmative, Mr. Lyttelton proposes to thank the Royal Society on behalf of both Departments and of the Malta Govern- ment for their action in the matter.

3. I am to add, with regard to the suggestion that all expenses incurred in connexion with the investigation should be defrayed by His Majesty's Government, that it is, of course, to be understood that the Colonial Government would bear its share.

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I am, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

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No. 34.

I have, &c.,

CAVENDISH BOYLE.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

MR. LYTTELTON to ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER TAYLOR.

Downing Street, March 2, 1904.

(No. 59.) SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 37, of the 28th of January, on the subject of the Kwala Lumpur Institute for Medical Research, and to inform you that I concur in your view that instead of appointing a permanent assistant at present, it would be better to extend Mr. Milne's engage- ment for one year.

2. In view of Dr. Daniels's observations I am willing to approve the proposal that if at any future time one of the assistants is sent by the Government to study in any other tropical laboratories the time so spent should count as service, and that the cost of passages should be paid in such cases.

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3. I concur in your view that all records of work done in the Institute should be the property of the Institute, and not of the Director, and also in the opinion that it is desirable that the important subject of beri-beri should be thoroughly investi- gated.

I have, &c.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

(No. 30.)

SIR,

No. 36.

MALTA.

MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR SIR C. M. CLARKE.

Downing Street, March 2, 1904.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to you, for your information, with reference to my despatch, No. 14 of the 9th of February,‡ the accompanying copy of further correspon-

Royal Society (undated).

To War Office and Admiralty, March 2. dence § on the subject of the proposed investiga-

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tion of Mediterranean fever.

I have, &c.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

No. 37.

ST. HELENA.

GOVERNOR GALLWEY to MR. LYTTELTON.

(Received March 3, 1904.)

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch, General, of the

The Castle, St. Helena, February 9, 1904.

Ist ultimo, in which you call my attention to the fact that no reply has yet been

sent to your predecessor's circular despatch of the 28th May, 1903.]||

2. I regret the delay which has occurred in furnishing the report called for.

(No. 15.)

SIR,

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