Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Letters from various government offices...

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Letters from various government offices (departments), other organisations and individuals most of which relate to the despatches sent from the governor in CO 123/143, CO 123/144, and CO 123/145. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows: Offices:

• Admiralty (sailing orders given by the Commodore at Jamaica to HMS Sphinx; ordinance regarding assets of persons defecting from navy);
• Agent (loans raised by government under Immigration Loan Act; immigration certificates; census forms; packet service between Belize and Kingston);
• Privy Council Office (order in council);
• Board of Trade (health of crews - mud used to ballast vessels; act relating to import and export duties, dues and taxes; ordinance relating to re-admission of goods that have already paid duty in the colony);
• India Office (seeds of mahogany and logwood);
• Treasury (tender for service between Belize and New Orleans; contracts for the conveyance of mails between British Honduras and New Orleans; act relating to import and export duties, dues and taxes; contribution towards expense of a packet service);
• Foreign Office (petition from group of planters regarding port of New Orleans; asks for fate of Italian subject called Macario Morandini Batacchi; request of British Consular Agent at Truxillo regarding shipment of arms; request of Vice Consul at Omoa for vessel of war to protect British interests; palm oil; banishment ordinance and proposed deportation ordinance - British Honduras and St Lucia; Guatemalan Consul at Belize appointed; information from Minister at Brussels respecting E Bertrand; project of union between Honduras and Salvador; leave of absence to Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras; transfer of parts of St George's Cay from government of British Honduras to the War Department; military debt; ordinance for contribution towards maintenance of additional company of foot soldiers; medical resignation and appointment);
• Land Board (need for qualified assistant with Crown Surveyor; petition of Crown Surveyor; proposed introduction of immigrants from New Orleans to Honduras; management of Crown lands; reconstruction of the Crown Surveyor's Department; concession to a company of an exclusive right to collect and export cohoun nuts from Crown lands);
• General Post Office (payment for the British Honduras mail service);

• James Bristowe (change in political situation and loss of appointment);
• H W Cairns (reports arrival; asks for purchase of steamer);
• Richard Dowson (extension of leave);
• Charles Henry Day (requests re-employment or assistance to enable him to leave St Giles & Bloomsbury workhouse);
• William Guild & Company (value of cahoun palm nut);
• John Laird (employment of Captain John Carmichael as an Inspector of Police, Magistrate, or Colonial Secretary);
• Messrs Leach, Harrison, and Fouword (postal service);
• S S Plues (extension of leave; chief justice appointment; reports embarking vessel for Belize).

Topics

Shipping

International

Labour

Taxation

Trade and commerce

Migration

Caribbean

Oil and gas

Crown lands and estates

Debt

Nationality

Navy

Poverty

Americas

Census

Communications

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Operations, battles and campaigns