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Despatches from George Ruthven LeHunte, Governor of Trinidad, dated December 1914,...
Catalogue reference: CO 295/494
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This record is about the Despatches from George Ruthven LeHunte, Governor of Trinidad, dated December 1914,... dating from 1914 in the series Colonial Office and Predecessors: Trinidad Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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CO 295/494
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1914
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Despatches from George Ruthven LeHunte, Governor of Trinidad, dated December 1914, together with correspondence from the Admiralty and the Crown Agents sent during the year. Despatches are described at item level; other correspondence is not, and correspondents and subjects are as follows:
Admiralty:
- oil shipping facilities at La Carriere,
- protection of the asphalt industry,
- Trinidad Leasehold Limited,
- testing of oil shipments,
- United British Oilfields of Trinidad Limited,
- visit of Professor Cadman to Trinidad,
- United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate,
- case of the SS Prudentia,
- export of petrol and crude oil,
- supply of oil,
- gift of cocoa to His Majesty’s Government,
- oil refineries,
- closing of telegraph stations);
Crown Agents:
- oil licence and mining lease,
- loan,
- lease to United British Oilfields of Trinidad Limited,
- note issue of Royal Bank of Canada,
- pipe line agreement with Trinidad Leasehold Limited,
- United British West Indies Syndicate,
- Trinidad Leasehold Limited,
- Ortoire Syndicate,
- supply of stamps to Mr Forbin,
- model of oil prospecting licence,
- selection of an Assistant General Manager for the Railway Department,
- mental condition of Dr R C Bennett,
- Trinidad Patriotic Fund,
- contribution to British Red Cross Society,
- royalty on bituminous minerals
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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CO 295
Colonial Office and Predecessors: Trinidad Original Correspondence
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