Letters from 'miscellaneous offices' (Government departments and other organisations)...

Letters from 'miscellaneous offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and from individuals on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• Colonial and Continental Church Society (educational reports);
• Stationery Office (Jamaica Militia Act, printing of Jamaican geology report);
• General Post Office (report on Post Office Savings Bank, Government Savings Bank, money orders between Imperial and Colonial Post Offices, grounding of Royal Steam Packet Ship Elbe);
• Geological Society (geological report on Jamaica);
• Registrar General's Office (census of 1871);
• United Presbyterian Mission House (foreign mission directory);
• West Indian Incumbered Estates Commission (payments);
• Metropolitan Police (Jamaica Detective Force, Sergeant Foley);
• Inland Revenue (transfer of employees to Jamaica);
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (skilled gardener, superintendent for the Castleton Botanic Gardens);

Individuals:

• Aire and Calder Glass Bottle Company Office (will in Jamaica);
• W M Anderson (leave of absence);
• Dr Thomas Allen (leave of absence, condition of lunatic asylum);
• Sir F Holoqus (employment for Mr Williams);
• Wellesley Bourke (fees of island estates);
• James John Bowrey (geological survey report of Jamaica, laboratory apparatus, appointment as Analytical Chemist);
• A Macgregor (telegraphic communication between Europe and Jamaica);
• Sir Charles Bright (telegraphic communication between Jamaica and London);
• Rector D H Campbell (leave of absence, return of clergy);
• Mr Herbech (address of Governor);
• Philip E Chapman (additional leave of absence);
• Richard Chamberlaine (extension of leave);
• A Dussere (duties as an analytical chemist);
• Harry Davidson (leave of absence);
• Edward John Eyre (legal proceedings against him whilst Governor);
• Daniel Powes French (salary while on leave, Enfield rifles, extension of leave);
• Sir John Grant, Governor of Jamaica [sent from UK] (copies of address from Anti-Slavery deputation, pension, Colonel Henderson's position, Imperial Revenue Department, Kingston District Court, return of Messrs Pierre and Bart to colony, substitute Archdeacon, establishment of a central college, appointments to Jamaican church, case of I I Bowney, appointment of additional Court Judge, appointment of a gardener, Mr Bruce's travel expenses);
• Abraham Hyams (attendance at House of Lords debate);
• George A Hague (extension of leave);
• William Jackson (death of his brother-in-law);
• Lord Bishop of Jamaica (vacant post of Archdeacon);
• Colonel Jackson (relative position in commanding the forces);
• Henry S King (claim of House of Assembly Library);
• Reginald Kingston (post of Bishop of Jamaica, extension of leave to Archdeacon Rowe, payment of Clergy);
• Charles E Kennedy (application for loan);
• Henry Lowe (property claim);
• Emanuel Elkin Lewin (leave of absence);
• E Mount (testimonials);
• Philip May (transfer to Inland Revenue Office in Kingston);
• Reverend C Morris (disapproves of synod);
• Edmund Newman (colonial appointments);
• Edward Pierce (further leave of absence);
• Reverend William Rowe (leave of absence, synod);
• Reverend David Rowe (extension of leave);
• William Robertson (Leyden estate);
• Charles J H Smith (appointment as Government Medical Officer);
• Horace Scotland (leave of absence);
• F J Smeeton (colonial appointment, leave of absence);
• J C Stines (appointment as Attorney General, communications);
• General Salomon (deportation);
• John W Straton (extension of leave, arrival in England, change of address);
• Philip Stern (law regulations);
• Pedro and Singe (condition of Government);
• J Scholfield and Sons (shipment of Enfield rifles);
• Ernest Alexander C Schalch (appointment as Attorney General);
• Joseph Williams (constitution of Jamaica, position of Attorney General);
• H Rees-Webbe (issue of pay and stipend, extension of leave);
• William Walker (property claim);
• E Gladstone (extended colonisation for Jamaica);
• R S Wright (colonial criminal code);
• W F Wibonshurst (death of H Davis, Customs Department);
• J Whiteton (post of District Engineer).

Topics

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Litigation

Labour

Mental illness

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Europe and Russia

Pay and pensions

Slavery

Official publications

Census

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