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to lecturers in any one year will be £3000.

There will thus be a

balance of £500 to cover the cost of occasional extensions of lectureships in specially-recommended cases, or other unforeseen

expenditure.

The reason why we mention £750 as the "maximum" remuneration is that there may be cases in which a smaller amount would be sufficient for the purpose. For example, a Chinese

scholar visiting Europe at his own expense or at the expense of the Chinese Government or some academic body might be invited when in

England to deliver a course of lectures there under the auspices

of the Universities China Committee. His remuneration would natu-

rally be on a lower scale than that of one who came to England at

the Committee's invitation and perhaps had to sacrifice part of his

regular income in doing so. The case would be similar with a

British scholar visiting China in analogous circumstances.

The Chinese academic authorities whom we consulted

were unanimous in their approval of the proposed scheme of visiting

lectureships. They regarded it as one of the best methods that

could bedevised of promoting cultural relationships and understanding

between the British and Chinese peoples. From conversations with

educational leaders it was gathered that in the general opinion of

the Chinese the best results would be attained by bringing out from

Great Britain eminent scholars who would devote themselves to inten-

sive work for perhaps six months at particular academic centres

such as Peiping (the seat of several universities) or the Nanking-

Shanghai region or Canton, where each lecturer would not only give

courses of lectures but would also familiarise himself with, and

perhaps take an active part in the academic life of his chosen

centre. The alternative is that each lecturer should spend his

time in visiting various parts of the country giving a few lectures

at each University. This procedure might be adopted with advantage

in some cases, for sometimes as in the case of Professor John

Q

Dewey it has been followed with good results; but it is the former

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alternative that seems to be regarded with most favour.

With regard to the subjects which "should be