Letters from various offices (government departments and other organisations) and...

Letters from various offices (government departments and other organisations) and individuals on matters related to Trinidad. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

Offices:

• Admiralty (passages of various colonial officials, J Samuel's pension claim, John Fuller to act as registrar of the Vice Admiralty Court, shipbuilding capability of Mora Wood);
• Crown Agents (guaranteed loan, tram road debentures, postmaster's complaint of bad stationery, Admiralty Registrar Fuller's fees, shipments of: fracture beds, stationery, surgical instruments, postage stamps, police clothing, medicines, and geological reports);
• Privy Council Office (resignation of Edward Calvert former Headmaster of the Collegiate School);
• Foreign Office (United States Consul R Newbold, ammunition for Bolivar, seizure of Manuel Jose Oriarch by the Venezuelan authorities, disturbances in Venezuela, appointment of F English as Roman Catholic Bishop, enquiry respecting P A Godineau);
• Law Officers (disputed criminal jurisdiction, approval of draft bill 'Injuries to the Person');
• Civil Service Commission (naturalisation of J E Andre);
• Geological Survey (report of Mr Wall and Mr Lawkins, cost of printing report);
• General Post Office (claim for postage);
• India Office (Clements Markham's pamphlet on Cinchona plants) [pamphlet not included in volume];
• Treasury (Mr Dawkin's guaranteed policy, Mr Hart's passage, Estimates and Appropriation Ordinance, increase of salary to the registrar general's porter, Governor Keate's passage, stipendiary magistrates' official duties, proposed vote for the Lunatic Asylum, proposed vote for the Police Force, salary of head gardener, additional salaries for hospital surgeons, ports of entry, interest of guaranteed loan, stipend and horse allowance of the Roman Catholic Curate, messengers for Petty Debt Court, additional salary for assistant cure, postage on West Indian newspapers, purchase of a sailing cutter, new harbour light, C Cuyler's bond as Receiver General, information concerning weights and measures);
• War Office (site for proposed barracks, short rifles for Police Force, value of stores for Police, on company of European troops to be stationed, withdrawal of European troops suspended, recruiting for European troops, topographical survey);

Individuals:

• John James Berr (thanks for response to enquiry);
• Brundrett Randall & Martin (Mr Dawkins assurance policy);
• William Courthope (J T Bowen's claim to promotion);
• Sir Charles Cuyler (security for his son C H J Cuyler as Receiver General);
• H Deighton (passage);
• Charles Elliot (code of private signals);
• Reverend Ferdinand English, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain (passage allowance);
• James Fagan, former 'Coolie' Stipendiary Magistrate and Superintendent of Immigrants (claim for loss of office);
• Dr Kirkman Finlay (requests additional leave of absence, return passage);
• Robert Green (claim against H G Bushe);
• Thomas Goodsir, former Customs Collector (appointment for his son);
• Lachlan Galbraith (enquiry for John Galbraith) [letter not included in volume];
• Henry Harrison (claim against Mr Johnston);
• Richard Ireland (Thomas Hindes letter on affairs of the colony);
• Thomas F Johnston (code of signals, reply to charges of neglect);
• Mrs Elizabeth Johnston (letters to her husband, her husband's case and claims);
• Robert W Keate, Governor (state of the judicial establishment, code of signals, money petitions, poll tax debates, certain officials' claims to judicial promotion, proposed reduction of European troops, application for a further three months leave of absence);
• William George Knox (passage);
• Matthew Leahy (appointment as Inspector of Public Works, passage);
• John Laurie (claim against T F Johnston);
• Marryat & Sons (recommends J F Knox as Auditor General);
• Dr R T MacCowan (requests a colonial appointment, testimonials);
• James W O'Brien (passage);
• John Robertson (money owed to him for the education of three unnamed 'coloured youths');
• Lewis W Samuel (public works account, his case, sick leave, additional leave of absence request, resigns his office of Public Works Inspector);
• H Vernhes (property of Jean Joseph H Rival de Ladeveze);
• Wilson Bristows and Co (account for the proposed contract with the Trinidad Railway Company).

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