Correspondence received from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations)...

Correspondence received from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and individuals on subjects concerning the Leeward Islands. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• Admiralty (Leewards: appointment of Chief Officer of the steamer Union, Captain Hudson and the Union, employment of the Sub Lieutenant Egerton on the Union);
• Crown Agents (Antigua: proposed lighthouse on Sandy Island, Leewards: payment to the West Indian Encumbered Estates Court, proposed lighthouse on Sandy Island);
• Council Office (Montserrat: The Burial Ground Ordnance);
• Board of Trade (Antigua: proposed lighthouse on Sandy Island, grounding of the Union, Act 19 of 1873, chart of Barbuda, levy of lighthouse toll before exhibition of light, Act 2 of 1874 to exempt government vessels from tonnage dues, Leewards: medical attendance for the crew of the Union);
• Law Officers (Nevis: double election to the Legislative Assembly);
• Treasury (Montserrat/Nevis: mail contract; Leewards: expenses in the case of the Telegrafo, copyright returns, postal remittance forwarded through Assistant Controller at Barbados; Virgin Islands: replacement on Liberated African Relief List of a man previously struck off, application of New Sombrero Phosphate Company for reduction of rent; Montserrat: mail service route and the inclusion of Montserrat; Dominica: remittance to hurricane loan instalments; St Kitts: pension case of Mr Berridge, imperial allowance to Reverend Mr Yeo);
• Foreign Office (Leewards: payment by Mr Johnson on account of Venezuelan labourers, grievances of Free Labourers at Viegues);
• War Office (St Kitts: Act 12 of 1873, Dominica: sale of house to Roman Catholic Bishop of Roseau, Nevis: Sub Inspector of Police);
• Emigration Commission (rent due from New Sombrero Phosphate Company).

Miscellaneous:

• General Post Office (Leewards: mail communication with Nevis and Montserrat, postal remittances through the Treasury chest; Nevis: discrepancy in postal account, postal remittances forwarded through Crown Agents);
• New Sombrero Phosphate Company (reduction of rent of Sombrero Island);
• Colonial Office (Leewards: appointment of Governor W F Robinson);
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Dominica: coffee cultivation);
• Local Government Board (Antigua: Vaccination Act).

Individuals:

• T Berkeley (Leewards: federation);
• J Berkeley (Leewards: appointment as Governor);
• W S Browning (Leewards: appointment as Chief Justice, resignation);
• H Campbell (Nevis: passage expenses from Turks Island);
• Sir J Elphinstone (Dominica: coffee cultivation);
• Colonel Fuller (St Kitts: Inspectorship of Police and the application of Mr New);
• W M Gow (Dominica: coffee cultivation);
• H Huggins (Nevis: accounts of loan commission);
• Dr Hooker (Dominica: coffee cultivation);
• W Johnstone (Dominica: suspension from office);
• R M New (St Kitts: appointment as Inspector of Police);
• J Pauncefote (Leewards: appointment as Chief Justice);
• H M Rumsey (Leewards: pension of Mr R M Rumsey);
• Dr I Reed (Montserrat: appointment as Medical Officer);
• V Schalch (Dominica: coffee cultivation);
• E Sturge (Montserrat: need of mail communication, mail service and the inclusion of Montserrat);
• H Semper (Antigua: Mercantile Law Amendment Act, reports on certain acts; Dominica: Roads Act and Registration Act);
• C H Sturgeon (Antigua: treatment of poor in charitable institutions);
• R Torrens (Leewards: Land Titles Act);
• V E Tomlius (Leewards: appointment as Chief Officer of the Union).

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