Correspondence from the Admiralty, Crown Agents, Privy Council Office and Foreign...

Correspondence from the Admiralty, Crown Agents, Privy Council Office and Foreign Office on matters concerning Trinidad:

Admiralty:

• Oil lease of Messrs Pearson & Sons;
• Local defence of Trinidad and identification of approaching vessels;
• Services rendered to the Navy by United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate;
• Difficulty of obtaining oil fuel of quality required;
• Crown Agents proposal concerning lease of oilfields to Messrs Pearson & Sons;
• Renewal of pipe line agreement with United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate;
• Development of oil industry;
• Oil concession to Messrs Pearson and employment of United States citizen as general manager;

Crown Agents:

• Oil prospecting licences;
• Financing of Savings Bank;
• Application of British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate for extension of the period of their pipeline agreement;
• Difficulty experienced by Ortoire Syndicate in securing the services of a competent geologist to undertake necessary work under their exploration licence;
• Amalgamation of oil companies;
• Harbour improvement;
• Form of pipeline agreement;
• Sir William Ingram's application for oil prospecting licence over an area of 2180 acres in Central Range;
• Lease of land to Thomas Nelson & Sons;
• Note issue security of the Royal Bank of Canada;
• Proposal of the United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate to form two subsidiary companies to perform producing work on their oil lands in Trinidad;
• Application of Mr A W Roberts for lease of 2000 acres of forest land;
• Agreement arrived at with Mr Duckham on the subject of proposed amalgamation of oil companies [with printed copy of draft oil prospecting licence and mining lease];
• United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate's agreement to conditions of extending period of pipeline agreement;
• Further correspondence concerning lease of land to Thomas Nelson & Sons;
• Investment of enemy assets;
• Issue of shares of United British Producing Company Limited;
• Approval of United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate pipeline agreement;
• Reports views of Messrs Pearson & Son concerning lease of oilfields;
• Reports that Mrs Elsie Warner Baker has produced a certificate sealed by the Masters in Lunacy stating that she is the Receiver of Mr A H Baker's estate;
• Further correspondence concerning proposal of the United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate to form two subsidiary companies to perform the producing work on their oil lands;
• States result of further negotiations with Lord Murray concerning oil concession for Messrs Pearson & Son;
• Request from United British West Indies Petroleum Syndicate for support of their application to the Treasury for the issue of shares of the United British Producing Company Limited;
• Printed copy of agreement for lease of land to Messrs Nelson including list of tenants of the St Augustine Estate, with acreage held and date of occupation;
• Security deposited by New Trinidad Lake Asphalte Company;
• Forwards copy of letter sent to Lord Murray respecting the application of Messrs Pearson & Son for oil mining rights and requests instructions on various points;
• Further copy of agreement for lease of land to Messrs Nelson with plan of Aricagua and St Joseph Wards;
• Printed copy of model oil prospecting licence and mining lease;
• Agreement with Trinidad Central Oilfields Limited.

Privy Council Office:

• Petitions from 'certain Indians' concerning their grievances.

Foreign Office:

• Liquidation of Messrs Scheerer;
• Claim of Mr W S Kernaham against the Venezuelan Government;
• Copy of note from the French Ambassador concerning the publication of details regarding cargos and destinations which are made use of by German spies [in French];
• Detention in Trinidad of an alleged Brazilain subject, Horta, or Hertz, suspected of being a German reservist;
• Law Officers' report on remaining question concerning liquidation of Messrs P H Scheerer and Company;
• Requests enquiry into precise national status and sympathies of Mr C Boos, consul for Italy, stated to be of German origin;
• Prisoner of war Boris Savof: forwards copy of note received from the Russian Ambassador [in French];
• Release of certain Austrian prisoners of war;
• Possible use of asphalt in Holland as a basis for synthetic rubber;
• Case of Sabato Grisolino and his detention in Guiana;
• Tobacco consignments [not in volume];
• Visit of United States Secretary of Treasury and alleged discourtesy of Governor;
• Opinion of War Office that Norberto Horta and Norbert Hertz are the same person and should not be released from internment;
• Supposed Bulgarian Boris Savof: letter from Russian Ambassador [in French] stating that there is no objection to his being sent to London;
• Opinion of Foreign Secretary that Mr Scheerer's proposals concerning the liquidation of his company should be rejected and that any further application should be addressed to the Court;
• Detained goods of a United States company bound for Venezuela;
• Report of the United States Consul on the Prisoners of War Camp;
• Acceptance of explanation regarding alleged discourtesy of the Governor to the United States Secretary to the Treasury;
• Copy of note of Governor's interview with the President of the United States;
• Suggests that Home Office should be consulted about proposal for sending Boris Savof to London;
• Forwards copy of note from the Italian Ambassador stating that Mr C Boos has been removed from post of Consul of Italy and requesting that Mr C Vincentini should be asked if he will accept the post;
• Detained goods for Venezuela: forwards communication from United States Ambassador;
• Wrongful imprisonment in Venezuela of Mr W Scott Kernaham: states that Venezuelan Government continue to refuse to pay damages;
• Oil for the Brazilian Lloyd steamer Purus;
• Forwards draft of note addressed to the United States Charge d'Affaires in London relating to the case of Mr Paul Scheerer agreeing that Mr Scheerer should be ordered to leave Trinidad [with several more letters on subject];
• Bunkers for steamers owned by neutral powers;
• Transmission of telegrams on behalf of French Naval Squadron in the Antilles;
• Enquiry from Caracas asking if claim of Mr W Scott Kernaham should again be pressed;
• Forwards despatch from Caracas reporting on political situation in Venezuela;
• Claim of Mr J de Dieu Bellow against the Government of Venezuela;
• Further report on internment camp at Port of Spain;
• Further correspondence on the case of Mr Scheerer;
• Enquiry from the German Government as to whether orders have been given for the liquidation of the Trinidad Property's Company Limited in Trinidad;
• Case of Mr Oluf Mayland;
• Gold shipments via Trinidad;
• Considers that no further shipments of cedar to Holland should be authorised without reference to the Foreign Office;
• Attitude of Venezuela towards 30% surtax

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