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 (Antigua/St Kitts/Guadeloupe: health reports, Naval Dockyard and the service of Mr H Berkeley, Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court, allowance to the Colonial Treasurer of Antigua);
• Crown Agents (Antigua: employment of Mr Siccama, treadmill for Antigua; Montserrat: water pipes, debentures, sale of the steamer Union);
• Council Office (Montserrat: appeal case of Sturge v Field, appeals from the Supreme Court);
• Board of Trade (Dominica: Coasting Trade Act 1880, Tariff of Dominica);
• Law Officers (Dominica: powers of the Attorney General while acting as Chief Justice);
• Treasury (lease of Sombrero Island, repairs to the Union; Dominica: Import and Export Tax Act 1880, hurricane loan, petition of right of Rose Coralie Gaspard, travelling expenses of federal officers, sale of the Union);
• Foreign Office (repatriation of Harriet Belgrave, repatriation of certain 'coolies');
• War Office (Dominica/St Kitts: advisory office for engineering works);
• General Post Office (Dominica: postal rates to Puerto Rico).

Miscellaneous:

• Elective Members of Legislative Assembly (Dominica: Constitution Amendment Bill, medical legislation);
• Montserrat Company (Montserrat/Antigua: loan from Antigua Savings Bank to the Montserrat Gates Works, irregular delivery of letters, postal irregularity);
• Deputies of the British Jews (Nevis: desecration of Jewish burial ground);
• West India and Panama Telegraph Company (Nevis: cable subsidies);
• Colonial Office (Dominica: case of Falconer v Doyle and claims of Mr P Palmer);
• Proprietors of St Kitts (St Kitts: the administration, the Governor and the Jury List Bill).

Individuals:

• Bishop of Antigua (Antigua: Reverend E Elliott and his state of health);
• J Berkeley (Antigua: immigration of Chinese, General Council and annual sessions; St Kitts: the Jury List Bill, his seat in the Legislative Council, export duty on sugar);
• Richard A P Bibby (Dominica: district magistracy);
• J Goldney (appointment of Attorney General);
• J L Lewes (Virgin Islands: remission of Land Tax);
• R F McLeod (government houses in the West Indian presidencies);
• G E Pierez (Dominica: appointment of District Medical Officer);
• C S Salmon (Nevis: leave of absence, appointment as President, available half-salary of President);
• E Sturge (Nevis: appointment of Mr Porter to the General Legislative Council).

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