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are being effected daily. The Cantonment Proclamation (lately revised) gives him large powers, and it is only with his sanction that any native can reside in canton- ments. By this means, only those who are in Government employ, or necessary for the supply of local provisions, or for other reasons, are allowed to reside in canton- ments, and the native bazaar is prevented from becoming a large native town, while Other natives, who desire to live in the vicinity, strict sanitation can be enforced.
must go to the native town at some distance. Non-officials, native or other, pay small cantonment rates to aid the sanitation funds. A scheme of brick barracks, with corrugated iron roofs, for soldiers is gradually being carried out, and this, when completed, will greatly add to their sanitary condition and diminish the mosquitos, &c., which congregate in thatched huts. Brick-buildings as servants-quarters and stables are now superseding all the dirty and insanitary grass-huts, which other- wise must surround the European quarters for the accommodation of servants and horses, and I hope before long to improve the quality even of the huts of the natives in the bazaar.
(d.) Native Towns. Instructions have been issued to residents on the subject of the improvement of the sanitation of native towns, with a view to decreasing infant mortality. The Medical Officer in each province has instructions to open a dispen- sary for the treatment of natives. These matters are gradually developing.
4. With reference to your desire that native women should be trained as nurses, I have recently addressed you in a separate despatch. In a word, I look upon it as a hopeless project. There are no women that I have seen who are fit to become nurses, and they show no desire to engage as such, or to remain, if they begin. The Princi- pal Medical Officer, after some 12 years' experience in West Africa, is of the same opinion.
5. Only one Malarial Mission has visited Northern Nigeria, and the two doctors who came did so without any prior intimation to me, and left, after a very brief stay, before I had heard of their arrival.
6. I would in conclusion desire to express my most cordial agreement with the suggestion of Sir M. Foster, that a permanent Board on a large scale should be formed, for the investigation of the diseases of animals as well as of men, and I should be glad to place upon the Estimates of this Protectorate any sum which the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury may concur in allotting to that most important object. I am in hopes that the fact that one Veterinary Surgeon is attached to the Mounted Infantry, and another to the Civil Transport, may result in some good research work into the diseases of animals on the part of these officers. I under- stand that Captain Carr, A.V.D., has already devoted much time to work with the microscope, with good results, which, however, have not as yet been fully reported
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2. The question was again brought before the Council on the 27th ultimo, when the following resolution was agreed to:-
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That in view of the importance of the work in connection with the investiga- tion of malaria, and the training of medical officers in the treatment and prevention of tropical diseases, as set forth in the Secretary of State's despatch of 28th May, 1903 (printed as Council Paper No. 45 of 1904), this Council approves of an annual grant of £100 per annum for five years in aid of medical and sanitary training and research." I annex an extract* from the local “Hansard" containing a report of the debate which took place on the occasion.
3. I take this opportunity or informing you, with reference to your despatch "General" of the 1st of March last,† that although further enquiries have been made in the matter, no trace of Mr. Chamberlain's circular despatch of the 28th of May, 1903, can be found, beyond the four copies transmitted under-cover of the despatch marked "Library" of the 12th of June, 1903.
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GENTLEMEN,
No. 129.
I am, &c.,
HUGH CLIFFORD,
Acting Governor.
COLONIAL OFFICE to CROWN AGENTS.
Downing Street, July 26, 1904. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to inform you that, in addition to the contributions received by you up to the end of June last, the following contributions have been promised to the Tropical Medicine Fund, and to request that you will transfer the amounts to the credit of the fund from the accounts of the several Colonies and Protectorates concerned:
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Gold Coast
Lagos
Ceylon
Federated Malay States
Gambia
Straits Settlements
Sierra Leone
Grenada
£200
150
100
100
100
100
100
50
(The above contributions will be repeated annually for five years.)
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No. 128.
TRINIDAD.
I have, &c.,
F. D. LUGARD,
High Commissioner.
ACTING GOVERNOR CLIFFORD to MR. LYTTELTON.
(Received July 23, 1904.)
[Answered by No. 143.]
Government House, July 4, 1904. REFERRING to the correspondence,* noted in the margin, on the subject of
(No. 269.) SIR,
Secretary of State to Governor.
Circular of May 28, 1903.
No. 35 of February 2, 1904.
the investigation of malaria and the training of medical officers in the treatment and pre- vention of tropical diseases, I have the honour to inform you that in order to give effect to the instruction in the 4th paragraph of your despatch, No. 35, of the 2nd of February last,† a copy of the correspondence was laid before the Legislative Council on the 2nd of May.
Circular of February 29, 1904,
* [Cd. 1598], No. 9, in this book and 5675/04: not printed.
† No. 9.
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SIR,
Bermuda
Basutoland
Orange River Colony
Seychelles
Dominica
St. Kitts
No. 130.
MALTA.
£250‡
100 50
Rs. 750 £25 25
I am, &c.,
H. BERTRAM COX.
GOVERNOR SIR C. M. CLARKE to MR. LYTTELTON. (Received July 28, 1904.)
The Palace, Valletta, July 23, 1904.
WITH reference to your despatch, No. 79, of the 13th ultimo, § and former correspondence on the subject of the investigation of Mediterranean fever, I have
• Not reprinted.
† 6770: not printed. NOTE. Since this letter was written it has been ascertained that the Bermuda contribution will be £100 and not £250.
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