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Letters from 'offices' (Government departments) on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents...
Catalogue reference: CO 137/695
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This record is about the Letters from 'offices' (Government departments) on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents... dating from 1912 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 137/695
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters from 'offices' (Government departments) on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows:
- Admiralty (floating dock);
- Crown Agents (Indian immigrants; compensation for Miss Johnson; unissued stock railway transfer);
- Emigration Agent (despatch of Indian emigrants);
- Foreign Office (Nicaraguan turtle fisheries; visit of governor to Costa Rica; US Navy torpedo practice; imprisonment of J Simpson; riot at Tres Hermanos mine; R V Diaz; sovereignty of San Adres; development of Kingston harbour; detention of Turbal Cain; pauper 'lunatics' Costa Rica; S A Cox; punishment of Mrs F Tate; Kingston as a free port; British consul Central America; sentence on L G Espent; conspiracy against Haitian government; Jamaican labourers in Central America; Venezuelan consul at Kingston; claim of F Nugent; J Miller; complaint of Mr Benjamin; Turks fishery; fishing rights on Xagna Bank; British consul at Colon; alleged wrecking by inhabitants of Caymans; theft from Omega; petition of A Elworthy; quarantine at Argentine ports);
- Home Office (nationality of L G Delahaye; alleged deposits of borate of lime; Young Criminals (Transfer from) Prison Law; letters of naturalisation);
- Medical Officer (report of government bacteriologist; J Geoghegan; Miss E Thompson; Marc Anthony);
- House of Commons (docking and facilities at Kingston; new docks & harbour; construction of docks at Kingston by USA);
- Board of Trade (failure of Zillah to report and clear; reduction of import duties);
- Treasury (repayment of loan; repayment of £50,000);
- War Office (transfer of land; report of overseas forces; staff officer, local forces; contribution to Port Royal rates; military report; militia artillery).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C979227/
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CO 137
Colonial Office and predecessors: Jamaica, Original Correspondence
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Within the series: CO 137
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