Letter from Sir David Gill, to the Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, London In reply to the Under Secretary of State's letter, notes that he has received a letter from the Royal Society, which explains that £150 from the Donation Fund can be put towards the costs of the great African Arc of Meridian work. Thinks that a similar letter from the Royal Geographical Society will follow. Asks for assurance that the work will be satisfactorily completed. 13 January 1909