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Retirement of Mr W D Maxwell and Mr A R Best, Customs Officers. Reports that both...

Catalogue reference: CO 28/255/19

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This record is about the Retirement of Mr W D Maxwell and Mr A R Best, Customs Officers. Reports that both... dating from 1901 Aug 1 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Barbados, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 28/255/19
Date
1901 Aug 1
Description

Retirement of Mr W D Maxwell and Mr A R Best, Customs Officers. Reports that both Mr Maxwell and Mr Best have reached retirement age and are entitled to receive pensions under the Pensions Act no 38 of 1890. States that the two officers will not be replaced, bringing the staff count in line with the arrangements of the Retrenchment Act no 19 of 1896. Hopes that with this staff reduction the Customs Department can carry out its duties properly and confirms he will watch the progress of events very carefully.

No. 144, folios 103-104

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
28663/1901
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9504086/

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