Despatches from Henry A Blake, Governor of Jamaica (December 1891) together with...

Despatches from Henry A Blake, Governor of Jamaica (December 1891) together with correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and from individuals sent during the year. Despatches are described at item level; other correspondence is not, and correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• House of Commons (question re sale of Railway to an American syndicate);
• Admiralty (extracts of report of visit of HMS Buzzard to Grand Cayman and Belize, Colonial Court of Admiralty rules [2 items], extracts of reports of proceedings of HMS Canada and HMS Buzzard);
• Crown Agents (agreement with Mr O F Monier Williams engineer, agreement with Mr Thomas Logan foreman of works, selection of six superintendents of roads, agreement with Miss Jessy Davis matron at Maternity Hospital);
• Privy Council Office (petition of Mr Henry Frederick Gibbons, quarantine papers of the Atrato [2 items]);
• Board of Trade (medals awarded for services to United States vessels, Pilotage Law, Patent Law);
• Law Officers (sale of West Street property to Atlas Steamship Company);
• Treasury (conveyance of John Taylor from Martinique to Kingston, petition of Mr H F Gibbons [2 items], seignorship on silver coin sent to West Indies, Mr H F Gibbon's claim to pension);
• Foreign Office (claim of Madame Delahay for estate of her great uncle, seizure of houses at Colon belonging to Jamaicans [2 items], cable to Port-au-Prince, distress caused by fire at Colon, restrictions on importation of cattle from Colombia, repatriation of three Jamaican 'lunatics', alleged conspiracy against Haitian Government, proceedings of Haitian exiles [2 items], case of Miss Chamberlaine a Jamaican 'lunatic' destitute at Cairo [2 items], Mr Thomas Bernard's petition);
• Home Office (candidate for post of Principal Warder, rules for execution of capital sentences [2 items], Mr H F Gibbon's petition);
• War Office (construction of new piers at Kingston, ownership of land at Port Royal, construction of pier by Atlas Steamship Company, application of Mr W H Brammer for post of Armourer to Demerara Volunteers, damage to War Office stores at Port Royal during disturbances);
• Committee of Jamaica Industrial and Manufacturing Exhibition (assistance given by Windwards Government to exhibition);
• Colonial Office (opening of exhibition);
• General Post Office (time of departure of homeward packet, Parcel Post Convention with Canada);
• Official Receiver in Bankruptcy (Mr W Ernst's pension);
• Atlas Steamship Company (need for light on South Negril Point, purchase of West Street wharf at Kingston (9 items);
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (cacao cultivation);

Individuals:

• Dr A R Andrews (his resignation);
• Thomas Alexander (application for post of Inspector General of Police);
• Alexander Barrett and Martha Brown (seizure of their houses at Colon);
• Sir Henry Blake (extension of leave, reorganisation of the Militia, appointment of his aide-de-camp);
• V G Bell (cancellation of Mr James Richmond's appointment in British Guiana);
• Thomas S Bernard, Honduras (his grievances);
• Reverend Henry Clarke (stoppage of his pension);
• W B Espent (reciprocity with the United States);
• C S Farquharson (reciprocity with the United States);
• H F Gibbons (his claim to pension);
• Mrs Mabel Hamilton (riot at Kingston);
• H Higgins (his position as Commissioner);
• James Knott (case of the Eastern Prince);
• Alfred G Nash (application for post of District Engineer);
• Nathaniel Nathan (application for post of Attorney General);
• Captain George Price (case of Mr Bravo);
• Henry P Spottiswoode (case of Mr H F Gibbons);
• William Taylor (application for transfer and promotion)

Topics

Shipping

International

Manufacturing

Litigation

Mental illness

Public disorder

Railways

Army

Trade and commerce

Medals

Caribbean

Pay and pensions

Debt

Navy

Communications

Hospitals

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Operations, battles and campaigns