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

Correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and individuals on matters relating to British Guiana. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• Crown Agents (issue of 4% loan of £250,000);
• Board of Trade (difficulties arising from engagement of seamen without a definite form of agreement);
• Law Officers (comments on draft ordinance relating to the extradition of criminals escaped from French Guiana);
• Treasury (employment of jurist in connection with the Venezuelan boundary question: suggestion that the task could be undertaken by legal officials of Foreign Office and Colonial Office);
• Foreign Office (Venezuelan boundary, jurisdiction of the police magistrate at Georgetown over Swedish seamen, extradition of criminals escaped from Cayenne, issue of gold licences for prospecting on the banks of the Essequibo, Massaruni and Cuyune rivers, extradition ordinance, ill-treatment of Indians in Venezuelan Guiana, Venezuelan boundary question, alleged intention of French Government to establish a penal settlement on borders of Dutch Guiana, rumour respecting purchase of disputed territory by Great Britain, land grants by Venezuela in disputed territory, proposed survey of Venezuelan boundary, Mr Hertslet's opinion that Mr Stanford's 1875 map of Venezuelan boundary is incorrect, stationing of British naval force at mouth of Orinoco river, Venezuelan denunciations of conduct of colonial authorities in Trinidad and British Guiana, map of British Guiana required by British minister at Caracas, preparation of official map of British Guiana, ordinance authorising removal of dangerous aliens, pending questions relating to Venezuela [with map of British Guiana], negotiations with General Guzman Blanco of Venezuela, Essequibo concession granted by Venezuela to Don Heriberto Gordon, blockade of the Orinoco, issue of gold mining licence to area west of Essequibo river, denunciation by Venezuela of existing treaty with Great Britain, negotiations with Venezuela, suggested reference of Venezuela question to some eminent jurist, cost of reference to jurist, extradition of French fugitive criminals, ill-treatment of British subjects by Venezuelan soldiers, Venezuelan decree opening all the mouths of the Orinoco to navigation, land concession by Venezuela to French speculators, erection by Venezuela of lighthouse at Barima Point);
• Home Office (acceptance of baptismal certificate of H Hopkingson as evidence of British nationality);
• War Office (disturbance between troops and police, issue of arms and accoutrements to British Guiana volunteers, proposed withdrawal of garrison, charge of War Department buildings at Demerara, cost of removal of 2nd West India Regiment, inconvenience caused by retention of 1st West India Regiment at Demerara, institution of local defence force);
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (appointment of Robert Ward as gardener);
• The Manoa Company (Venezuelan land grants);
• General Post Office (loan of an officer to advise on telegraph and telephone system);
• West India Committee (medical ordinance 1886, retrenchment of colonial civil service).

Individuals:

• Dr G Brown (recommends retirement of Dr H Dalton, appointment of Dr G C Hawkins, appointment of Dr J Balfe);
• A J Bowen (application for transfer to Sierra Leone);
• Dr J Balfe (medical appointment, passage agreement);
• C Bruce (his position with regards to immigration matters, leave granted to him, his action regarding governor's financial policy, his relations with the governor and return to the colony);
• H Coker (Skeldon Estates at Berbice);
• C F Castor (medical appointment);
• W M Calder (promotion to post of stipendiary magistrate);
• Nicholas Cox (Mr Loveluck's application for increase of pay);
• H Coke (complaint against Dr Croskery);
• Dr H Dalton (retirement);
• P H Delamere (medical appointment);
• R Derry (his transfer to Malacca);
• Dr P Doyle (resignation);
• C A Francis (application for transfer);
• J H Forte (application for transfer);
• C W Honiball (his promotion prospects);
• Reverend J Huskie (retirement);
• W H Hutchens (appointment as acting commanding Royal Engineer);
• G C A Hawkins (application for appointment);
• S Horton (application for transfer);
• G H Hawtayne (application for transfer);
• W F Law (medical appointment);
• C Macnamara (application for appointment as medical officer in the Immigration Department, extensions of leave to officers to enable them to return by direct line steamers);
• A McArthur MP (supports Dr G C Bezbaroa's application for medical appointment);
• G W Melville (claims to promotion);
• E A Northcote (application for post of puisne judge at Straits Settlements, application for post of procurator general at Mauritius);
• H de M Pentland (claim to resident surgeonship of colonial hospital);
• E H Stanley (land grant by Venezuela to mining company in disputed territory);
• Scrutton Sons & Company (remission of dues on vessels running between Hamburg and Demerara);
• G Wilson (land grants on Venezuela boundary to the Manoa Company);
• J F A Williams (application for transfer).

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