CO129-381 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [11-12] — Page 65

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As regards the Professorship, it she noted that the wat in future years with noth $9000 hub $65.00 (san $600), as the

& college of Medicine. wie of $2500

will dopant. For 1912, it is proposed of pay

to cover passagest) the whole #9000 ($

part of the $25.00

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the unofficials

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Mr. Fiddes

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As to the Professorship, 1 adhere to the

views expressed on 36242. It would, ever, perhaps

be politic to defer to the Gov. and the Unofficials

salary

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to the extent of allowing some contribution to the

especially as Lord Crewe encouraged the idea,

according to the Gov. 's desp., 36242. I would therefore

agree to 6,000 dollars a year, having regard to the

saving of 2,500 dollars a year on the vote for the

College of Medicine.

But, the S. of S. may prefer to avoid friction and

whole

let the Vote pass as Mr. Stubbs proposes. After all,

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it is no great matter.

The fact that the Imperial Grant as compensation

for loss of opium revenue exceeds half the direct loss

is a little awkward, as it affords some logical basis

(according to the present absurd system of computation )

for the demand of Mail. Cont. on the Grant. It is clear,

however, that as the three Grants given or promised

were fixed sums, and as we made no reservation in a0-

nouncing these sums to the Colony, we cannot ask for

Mil. Contr. except in connexion with possible future

grants this is the line we have taken in replying to

the Treas. Let us hope that they won't find out that

at present the Grant exceeds one half the loss.

The immediate outlook in H.K. is more favourable