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

CO 137/696

1912

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

Miscellaneous Offices:

• Board of Education (assistance for Shortwood Training College; supernumerary inspector of schools);
• General Post Office (parcels post agreement with Costa Rica; complaint of M Bormann);
• Colonial Office (assistance to Miss Johnson; riots in connection with Tramway Company; defence scheme; chief justice);
• Local Government Board (vomiting sickness; Infective Diseases Notification Law; plague infection in rats);
• President Tramways Company ('disturbances' at Kingston);
• West Indian Electric Company ('disturbances' at Kingston);
• Colonial Bank (Bill regarding unclaimed balances; docking accommodation);
• Customs Office (errors in reports of cargoes);
• Ottoman Consul General (recovery of daughters of Mr Louiz);
• Leyland Line (quarantine on the Asian);
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (vomiting sickness);
• London School of Tropical Medicine (tuition for R Turton; free courses);
• Universal Radio Syndicate (high power wireless station);
• Colonial Nursing Association (matron of Maternity Hospital);
• British Museum (sponge cultivation);
• Marine Biological Association, USA (sponge cultivation);

• W P Adam (course in weights and measures);
• Mrs Allison (unclaimed monies);
• W Burness (claim of Mrs Rampini);
• C Benjamin (grievance against Panama authorities);
• H B Cox (re-employment);
• Sir F Clarke (pension);
• E F H Cox (extension of leave; charges against him; retirement; appointment as 1st class clerk in Supreme Court; his position);
• Madame A Celento (hurricane; assistance);
• T A Dowse (appointment in Nigerian or West African medical service; appointment of district commissioner and medical officer);
• Elders & Fyffes (complaint of United Fruit Company);
• J Geoghegan (passage);
• Sir W Grey Wilson (labour conditions, Caicos Islands);
• A G Jones (appointment as inspector of schools);
• Dr J E Ker (facilities for Dr Mosely);
• A Lawrence (royal signatures);
• J L Llewellyn (refund of Police Fund contributions);
• S Leech (free port at Kingston);
• A Marsden (emigration fees for Indians; recruiting fees);
• J Malcolm (hurricane);
• J D Millar (powers of justices of peace);
• Sir Sydney Olivier (original notes of evidence; leave; Cayman offices; retirement of Reece);
• Captain J Potter (vomiting sickness);
• Sir O Philipps (quarantine restrictions);
• C Russell & Company (protection of tramway service; West India Electric Company; West India Electric Company v Attorney General);
• A Robinson (Caymans, post of commissioner; application for post of solicitor general, British Guiana; appointed commissioner);
• J Reece (enforced retirement);
• A D Smith (general manager of Gold Coast Railway; re-employment);
• A Stewart (contributions to Police Force pension fund);
• Dr Seidelintt (vomiting sickness);
• C Taylor (re-employment);
• F Tremlett (appointment as inspector of police, Mauritius);
• Mrs Treleaven (pecuniary assistance);
• W Thorne (death of Sapper Ward);
• Major F Watkins (non-delivery of letters).

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