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with individual members of the various universities'

The Bureau charges no fee for their

staffs.

work in recruitment, but recovery out-of-pocket ex-

penses for advertising, expenses of selection committees

it- etc., from the university on whose behalf they are.

functioning.

Mr. Wood told me that he thought of writing

himself to Sir William Hornell, asking him to send no

more applications direct to the Board of Education,

and recommending him to apply to the Universities'

Bu re au.

I told him that the Colonial Office was now

considering what attitude it should adopt in the event

of any applications for recruitment being made thugh the government to the 9.

-s.ufs.

I suggested that it would be better if he were to

defer any definite recommendation regarding mode of

recruitment until he knew what the attitude of the

Colonial Office was likely to be towards applications

for assistance in this matter.

I did not, of course,

give his way deny that he had a perfect right to berseopend direct

with Sir William Hornell, irrespective of any decision

that might be arrived at here. But I suggested that it

would be better if he first ascertained what the views

of this Office were. He agreed to wait.

Al Magh

15.10.31.

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