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

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

Offices:

• Crown Agents (recommends appointment of Mr M K North as assistant colonial civil engineer, suggests that British Guiana and Jamaica should adopt the system used elsewhere in regard to deductions on account of the Widows and Orphans Fund, extension of Mr J C Smellie's scholarship, agreement with Mr Edward Phillips Wood commissioner of mines);
• Privy Council Office (states that petition of Messrs Willems and Farnum to the Queen in Council should have been forwarded to a London solicitor who would approach the Judicial Committee);
• Board of Trade (no objection to proposed amendment of Shipping Casualties Ordinance);
• Foreign Office (protest against occupation of Upper Cuyuni by British Guiana authorities, memorandum relating to the boundary for presentation to the Venezuelan Government by the German Government, instructions to governor relating to Venezuelan proposal for cutting a path marking the Schomburgk line, parcel post convention with United States, request of Portuguese Government for commutation of capital sentence on Manoel Gomes, states that German Government will instruct their representative at Caracas to present memorandum on boundary question, submits draft despatch relating to boundary between Brazil and British Guiana, commercial arrangement with United States, Venezuelan boundary, Venezuelan aggression on the Cuyuni River, money order convention with the United States, forwards copies of despatches from Caracas, reports resignation of the Venezuelan president who has embarked for Martinique, suggested appointment of British vice-consul in Uruari District, diplomatic relations with Venezuela, alleged ill-treatment of British subjects in Yuari mining districts, draws attention to incorrect information in chapter 1 and map in 'Venezuela' - bulletin no 34 of the Bureau of the American Republics, claims of heirs of Joseph Bourda, visit of United States squadron to La Guayra, reports that the president of the Swiss Confederation is to act as arbitrator with respect to differences between France and Venezuela, forwards correspondence with C G Hastings as to receiving a properly accredited envoy from the Venezuelan government);
• War Office (Treasury has sanctioned supply of rifles etc for the police on condition of colony paying freight charge, appointment of Captain G C de Rinzy as inspector of police, transfer of War Office property to the colonial government);
• General Post Office (money order convention with the United States, parcel post with Canada, money order agreement with Canada [with printed copy of draft rules]);
• Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom (tonnage dues, increase of tonnage dues);
• Registrar of Friendly Societies (comments on draft friendly societies ordinance);
• West India Committee (diversion of acreage tax to general revenue and increase of tonnage dues, sea defences);
• Liverpool Steam Ship Owners Association (increase of tonnage dues);
• Clyde Steam Ship Owners Association (tonnage dues);
• Glasgow Shipowners Association (tonnage dues);
• West India Association (sea defences);
• Incorporated Law Society (use by Mr F G B Crawley of title 'commissioner for affidavits');
• Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (tonnage dues on mail steamers);
• Colonial Office (jubilee of Bishop Austin);
• Local Government Board (states that there is no cholera in England or Wales [with minute noting that secretary for Scotland has confirmed that there is no cholera there]).

Individuals:

• Reverend P B Austin (application for appointment as sub-inspector of schools, his appointment as assistant master at Queen's College);
• E F B Bourne (payment of leave salary);
• Dr C G Brown (health of Mr C C Perry, retirement of Dr J D'Aguiar, transfer of Dr J D'Aguiar);
• W F Bridges (application for post of receiver general, application for appointment as acting magistrate, application for post as magistrate, application for appointment as gold commissioner);
• Arthur Baumann MP (claims of the heirs of Joseph Bourda);
• Sir Charles Bruce (acreage tax and tonnage dues);
• J W Carrington (printed copy of indictable offences procedure bill with memorandum thereon, extension of leave, printed copy of standing rules and orders of the Court of Policy, draft bills with printed copies and memoranda [printed copies of the cattle stealing prevention bill, the sale of food and drugs bill, bill to consolidate the law relating to licences for the sale of liquors, statutory declarations ordinance] drafting of the criminal code, draft pilotage bill, application for transfer, bills respecting prisons and villages, summary convictions bill, indictable offences bill, friendly societies bill, Supreme Court bill, drafting of bills, summary conviction procedure bill);
• H H Cunningham (application for transfer and promotion, application for post of Queen's advocate at Cyprus, petition of Mr D Dougall respecting trust estate, reports his departure for British Guiana);
• F G B Crawley (position as administrator of oaths);
• P Dargan and J S Hargreaves (request meeting with regard to gold mining industry);
• J G D'Aguiar (resignation of his appointment, his services);
• P Dargan (gold mining regulations);
• T Garnett (mining regulations);
• J D Goodman (Mr Bridges' application for post of receiver general);
• G Horner (termination of his appointment as bandmaster);
• Percy Hernery (application for appointment as deputy receiver general);
• Sutton Hooton (application for transfer to West Africa);
• T S Hargreaves (mining regulations);
• A L Layton (application for post of receiver general);
• Mrs E Lawson (urges clemency in case of Mr F A Viret);
• W Mather MP (trust estate of James Stuart);
• W Nicoll (extension of leave, application for a judgeship at Straits Settlements);
• H J Perkins (inspection of records relating to boundary question, employment on boundary work);
• C C Penny (appointment as assistant inspector of schools, application for employment elsewhere);
• W F B Pollard (application for permission to retire);
• G D Swain (application for employment in West Africa);
• O E Swain (application for re-employment);
• M W Suart (application for transfer);
• S Vyle (overdrawn travelling allowance);
• Hugh Watt MP (withdrawal of his scheme);
• A D Williams (transfer to Buxton medical district).

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