Letters from individuals on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects...

Letters from individuals on matters relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows:

• Dr F Auden (war time employment in Jamaica; medical appointment, East Africa);
• C Andrews (pensionable service);
• C O Anderson (ill-treatment by local authorities in Honduras);
• W B Baggaly (enquiry regarding agent in Kingston; complaint against colonial secretary);
• Lieutenant Binns (transfer application);
• H Bowken (vacancies in Colonial Surveys Department);
• Viscount Buxton (superintendent medical officer);
• A Burton (exclusion from Naval wharves and warships);
• S Burke (Army child allowance);
• A Bury (application further colonial employment);
• J Brown (claim to war bonus);
• S Burke (transfer; allotment of salary to family);
• W Beresford (appointment as sub-inspector of police);
• Captain Cox (appointment in Ceylon Survey Department);
• Sir A Coll (extension of leave);
• W Connolly (Grand Cayman; employment or repatriation);
• A Curphy (appointment to West African Medical Service);
• W Calthrop (appointment as harbour master; leave on discharge from Navy);
• E Cox (dismissal from service);
• R Cocking (assistance);
• E Cocking (assistance);
• J Gardener (assistance);
• J Copeland (post of surveyor general);
• P Cooper (superintendent of public works);
• H Davis (Jamaica Handbook);
• E Doorly (extension of leave);
• R Dewhurst (return to colony);
• F Farah (naturalisation);
• C Forde (complaint regarding treatment on Suropa);
• M Grant (director of Jamaica Government Railway; visit to India; passage to Jamaica);
• C S Gideon (promotion);
• J Geohegan (medical appointment);
• Gossage & Sons (import duty on carbolic soap; package tax);
• H G Gauntlett (claim against colonial government);
• J Hart (appointment in colonial service);
• Harding & Stubbs (remission of death duties late B Cahusac);
• Captain Jolsen (appointment senior medical officer, Public General Hospital);
• Dr Johnson (resignation);
• F Lee (assistant bishop of Jamaica);
• J E Mowinckel (cigars to Norway);
• C Macfarlane (claim for cash and goods seized in Tripoli);
• Major Macdonald (Royal Commission looking into condition of Jamaica);
• L McCormack (appointment clerk of courts; return to Jamaica);
• C Martin (pension);
• A Millar (leave on demobilisation);
• Dr Neish (future service);
• Mrs Neish (death of Dr Neish; salary of late husband);
• J Nixon (pay of Customs guard officers);
• W Orrett (transfer to East Africa Police);
• Sir Sydney Olivier (Income Tax Bill);
• S Ogilvie (claims against Honduras government);
• M Patterson (profiteering by ship owners);
• Sir L Probyn (Dutton Road Rail System; banana industry; posts of puisine judge and judges of Kingston Courts, W Brown, registrar; Doorely, increase of salary; post of resident magistrate; leave; oil concessions; Ogilvie, appointment in Jamaica Police force);
• D Robbs (D Russell);
• Mrs Rock (repatriation);
• C Renwick (Income Tax Bill; pension);
• F Roper (permit to import dogs; appointment in German former colony);
• Sir J Randles (industrial position);
• J Sparks (post of principle warder);
• Mrs Solomon (assistance);
• R Southgate (appointment as prison warder);
• R Simpson (oil exploration);
• Captain Sharp (medical appointment);
• H Scott (post of government bacteriologist);
• Captain Thomas (appointment staff officer, British Honduras);
• Major Thomas (colonial appointment);
• W Taylor (re-employment);
• M Tennant (arrival on leave; promotion);
• Mrs Treleanen (pension);
• G Thomas (increase in salary);
• Sir E Wild (allowances to colonial civil servants serving as officers).

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