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the 2nd ultimo,* on the subject of the investigation of malaria and the training of medical officers in the treatment and prevention of tropical diseases.

2. In accordance with the request contained in the 4th paragraph of your despatch, I placed before the Combined Court, on the 1st March, for consideration, a resolution that the Court undertakes to contribute annually for five years a sum of $480 (£100), to the Secretary of State's Fund for promoting the investigation of tropical diseases. The resolution was passed by the Court with the amendment that the contributions should be made until the dissolution of the Court three years hence, members considering that as the time for which they were elected will expire within that period, they would be acting improperly in endeavouring to bind the Court for any longer space.

3. I enclose copies of the resolution.

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instructions from the Colonial Office, who might find it convenient to make Sydney the base for his operations in countries near New South Wales.

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I have, &c.,

HARRY H. RAWSON,

Governor.

Enclosure in No. 61.

COMBINED COURT.

I have, &c.,

J. A. SWETTENHAM.

Annual Session, 1904.

Resolution No. III.

Be it Resolved, That this Court undertakes to provide annually for three years

a sum of Four hundred and eighty dollars for the Secretary of State's Fund for promoting the investigation of Tropical Diseases.

Passed in Combined Court, this 1st day of March, 1904.

SIR,

SOUTHERN NIGERIA.

ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOSBERY to MR. LYTTELTON.

(No. 108.)

(Received April 11, 1904.)

[Answered, May 3, 1904, No. 158: 12833: not printed.]

Government House, Old Calabar, March 18, 1904. REPLYING to your despatch, No. 49, of the 5th ultimo,* on the subject of the investigation of malaria and the training of medical officers in the treatment and prevention of tropical diseases, I have the honour to express my complete con- currence with your proposal that this Protectorate should contribute annually the sum of two hundred pounds to the common fund for a term of five years.

2. In my despatch, No. 77, of the 1st instant, I replied to Mr. Chamberlain's circular despatch of the 28th of May last.

I am, &c.,

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W. FOSBERY,

Acting High Commissioner.

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SIR,

(No. 19.)

No. 62.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

J. HAMPDEN KING,

Clerk of the Court.

SIR,

GOVERNOR SIR H. RAWSON to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received April 9, 1904.)

State Government House) Sydney, March 5, 1904. WITH reference to your predecessor's circular despatch of the 28th May, 1903, † and your reminder of the 1st January, 1904, on the subject of Malaria Investiga- tion, and the training of medical officers in the treatment and prevention of tropical diseases, I have the honour to acquaint you that my Ministers advise me that Mr. Chamberlain's despatch of the 28th May last was referred to the Department of Public Health of this State, and was duly perused and noted; but it was not perceived that the despatch, which appears to have been framed for transmission to the Governors of tropical Crown Colonies, either invited or required a reply from the Government of New South Wales.

2. I desire to state, however, that while my Government is deeply impressed with the importance of the scheme described in the despatch, it has, fortunately, but little direct concern with the more important of the tropical diseases adverted to on the one hand, and on the other maintains an elaborate Public Health Estab- lishment, which has long been provided with fully equipped laboratories in charge of a competent director. The laboratories have from time to time been placed at dis- posal of accredited visitors as far as the current needs of the Service permitted, and this hospitality would be extended with pleasure to any investigator acting under

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No. 64.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received April 13, 1904.)

University of Aberdeen, April 12, 1904. YOUR communication relative to the establishment of an examination and diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene at the University of Cambridge was sub- mitted to the medical faculty of this University at its last meeting, when the subject was remitted to a Special Committee for consideration and report. In the mean- time I may point out that since 1899 tropical medicine has formed the subject of a lectureship at this University and that certificates signed by the Professor of Path- ology and the Lecturer on Tropical Medicine are granted to such students as show by special examination that they possess an adequate acquaintance with the subject. I am, &c.,

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SIR,

DONALDSON ROSE THOM,

No 65.

Secretary, Medical Faculty.

LEEWARD ISLANDS.

CROWN AGENTS to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received April 14, 1904.)

[Answered by No. 103.]

Whitehall Gardens, London, S.W., April 13, 1904.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 8678/1904, dated 23rd March, 1904,|| enclosing a 'copy of a despatch from the Governor of the Leeward Islands on the subject of the prevention of malaria.

• No. 14.

† No. 57. ‡ [Cd. 1598.]

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