Correspondence, Original-Secretary of State: Despatches from Governor Sir William...

Correspondence, Original-Secretary of State: Despatches from Governor Sir William Lamond Allardyce (1918 July-Dec), together with letters from various government offices (departments) and individuals (1918), most of which relate to the despatches sent from the governor in this volume and CO 23/282. Despatches are described at item level; correspondence from Offices and Individuals is not. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows: Offices (Government Departments):

• Admiralty (Nassau Wireless Station, wireless service between Nassau and Jamaica, lighting restrictions in New Providence, explosion on Coraline, wireless operator for Nassau station);
• Crown Agents (Miss M Jacombs);
• Foreign Office (food supplies from United States, facilities for philanthropic work in Bahamas, shipment of hides and skins to the United States, Dr A B Cavendish, stations for refuelling seaplanes);
• Board of Trade (buoy at Diamond Point, Captain F J Lobb RN, control of food supply, requisitioning of ships, war bonus for lighthouse employees);
• Treasury (H E W Grant, re-employment);
• War Office (sponges from the Bahamas);
• Colonial Office (appointment of Colonial Secretary);
• British Consul General New York (food supplies for United States);
• Imperial Institute (Braziletto wood, logwood);
• General Post Office (increase of postal rates);
• Direct West India Cable Company Ltd (commercial wireless traffic);
• Halifax & Bermuda Cable Co (wireless operator for Nassau);
• Department of Overseas Trade (sponge industry);
• Overseas Nursing Association (appointment of charge nurse);
• British Museum (sponge industry)

• C K Ackrill (hides and skins for the United States, complaint against local traders and government);
• Mrs E. Connors (husband Lieutenant G J Connors, separation allowance);
• Dr J G Long (food shortage);
• J Rippon (wireless operator, Nassau station);
• A C Roessler (sales of stamps by postmasters for self profit);
• Lady Jane Williams-Taylor (development of the colony)

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