Correspondence from 'Offices' (Government departments and other organisations) on...

Correspondence from 'Offices' (Government departments and other organisations) on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• House of Commons (Spirit Licence Law);
• Admiralty (Port Royal, defence scheme);
• Crown Agents (Kingston improvement scheme, Bill of £20,000, advances to constables, Colonial Government accounts, case of Miss A S Marvin, Mr Cradwick's mission, official stamps, Bill for £5,000, railway, funds of the colony, case of G P Aubyn and J Tillman, Geological and Mineral Expert, claims of British subjects against Santo Domingo, subsidy to Direct West India Cable Company, expenses of Mr Cradwick, cable subsidy, case of C E Philippo, undress clothing and company, case of L C Ballinger, defective girder, requisition of nickel coins);
• Emigration Agent at Calcutta (Indian Immigrants, accounts of the Agency 1897-1898, premises and Agency);
• Board of Trade (rum, distressed seamen, lighthouse on Sand Bay, expenses for the Udsire, the late W T Dryder, stranding of the SS Ely, Marine Board Law 1898);
• India Office (cinchona seed for Madras);
• Law Officers (war between United States of America and Spain, Marine Board Bill);
• Treasury (Customs facilities, telegraph rate, cable rights, teachers training expenses, SS Bermuda, Antigua services of Mr F Watts, cable landing rights, case of C A Bicknell, case of J G Peet, colonial subscriptions in 1798);
• Foreign Office (claims against the Nicaraguan Am Taylor, complaints by the fishermen of the Cayman Islands, mail service with the United States of America, case of L Henriquez, case of the Nonpareil, Etmurris, Lottie May, case of R R Baker, Dominica Republic, case of Miss J C Chamberlaine, case of N R Snyder, labourers for Vera Cruz, Am Taylor's claim, case of M A P Collman, claims of British subjects against the Nicaraguan Government, labourers for Mexico, Panama Canal, case of Mr Collins, case of Sarah Walter, case of J Campbell, war between the United States of America and Spain, sugar properties in Cuba, claims against Haiti and Santo Domingo, Mosquito [Moskito] Chief, compensation for the Bluefield Incident, Haitian war indemnity to France, carob, indigent foreigners in Cuba, case of A Culbert);
• Home Office (pension to Miss Walter, fugitive offender H Attride, pension for Mr W R Walker).

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Labour

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Trade and commerce

Migration

Caribbean

Europe and Russia

Conflict

Pay and pensions

Food and drink

Nationality

Navy

Fishing

Americas

Communications

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Operations, battles and campaigns