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Correspondence from individuals on matters relating to Trinidad. Correspondents and...

Catalogue reference: CO 295/533

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Reference

CO 295/533

Date

1920

Description

Correspondence from individuals on matters relating to Trinidad. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

  • J C Alleyne (repatriation);
  • J H Bates (estate of the late Dr H L Clare);
  • Mrs E Birch (funeral expenses of her late brother);
  • Brigadier General H E J Brake (application for reappointment to the colonial service);
  • H E Bowles (dismissal from constabulary);
  • T Burrows (death of Mr A Burrows, locomotive engineer);
  • Miss M Baird (appointment as attendant at St Ann's Lunatic Asylum);
  • P Carmody, former director of agriculture (increase of pension, new pension regulations, pension from imperial funds, pension computation);
  • Mrs L Clare (death of her husband Dr H L Clare, former surgeon general);
  • Reverend J H Clark (claims to legacies in Chancery);
  • W E D Cole (seeks copies of reports of E H Cunningham-Craig on the oil industry);
  • Sir John Cadman (head of Mines & Lands Department, departure of Mr R R Thompson from Persia to take up appointment in Trinidad);
  • M Cox, Church Army (requests return of birth certificate of Mr S W Harvey);
  • Cox & Company (Captain G H Latham's pay);
  • V R de Freitas, former soldier with British West Indies Regiment (seeks assistance in obtaining release from US Navy);
  • G J H Down (accepts appointment as inspector of ways and works);
  • E A De Pass & Company (certificates of origin);
  • P Eckel (application for transfer);
  • Mrs M Flanagin (seeks pension or annuity in respect of late husband's service);
  • Captain George Frecheville and Lieutenant E Curzon Villa (their scheme for development of Crown Lands [with details of their respective RAF and Army service]);
  • Sir H S Foster (Charuma Oilfields Limited);
  • Lady A F N Goldney (enquires whether her late husband contributed to the Widows and Orphans Fund);
  • Daniel F Glenville (claim for money due to him);
  • Dr P E Giuseppi (increase of pension);
  • G E Lechmere-Guppy (cost of return passage);
  • Holt & Company (overpayment to Captain F S Waldegrave);
  • Arthur Henderson, Labour Party (petition of Mr George Won Sam);
  • P W Harvey (forwards his birth certificate for insertion of name omitted by authorities in Trinidad, asks for enquiries to be made into his non-receipt of birth certificate);
  • H C Huggard (accepts appointment as solicitor general);
  • L C Inniss (applies for colonial appointment, application for post as magistrate or district commissioner, return passage);
  • A I J Knights (accepts appointment as sub-inspector of police, his course of instruction with Royal Irish Constabulary);
  • Dr C F Lassalle (reports arrival on leave, possibility of transfer; seeks permission to apply for post with Ministry of Health, seeks permission to accept appointment on Inter-Allied Housing and Town Planning Congress, requests copies of Ceylon and East Africa legislation dealing with housing, requests particulars of vacancies in colonial medical services);
  • A W Laverack (increase of pension, assistance in finding employment);
  • Captain G H Latham (his appointment as officer in charge of the Topographical Survey of Trinidad, his departure for Trinidad);
  • G E Laughlin (applies for colonial appointment);
  • F R Lambert (application for post of sub-inspector of police);
  • J A Lyon (asks if his appointment as honorary vice-consul of Greece in Trinidad will be acceptable to British Government);
  • R Malthus (his return passage, extension of leave);
  • R H McCarthy (pension);
  • J R Mason (mortgage held by German subject on property in Trinidad);
  • L M Murray (his resignation);
  • James McGhee (his appointment as inspector of ways and works, requests decision about appointment, delay in appointment);
  • Victor G Mardon (enquiry about cost of living in Trinidad);
  • Lieutenant Commander W Oldersham (is prepared to return to Trinidad earlier than anticipated, has booked passage, delay in departure);
  • S Pearson & Son (wish to be considered for work on Port of Spain reclamation scheme);
  • T Phillips (application for post as sub-inspector of constabulary, accepts appointment, his RIC [Royal Irish Constabulary] course, loss of suitcase, travelling allowance between London and Dublin);
  • Rehder & Higgs (claim of Mr Louis Wesssels against the estate of Wessels Brothers and Von Gontard, seeks meeting concerning claim);
  • R Rutherford (expenses of Mr W Nowell in connection with froghopper investigations, proposed meeting between sugar proprietors and Messrs Williams and Urich);
  • W Roxburgh (estate of the late Mr W Mackenzie, seeks statement of legal position);
  • J C Roy (claim against colonial government);
  • W W Reid (extension of leave);
  • H G Stode (requests naturalisation certificate of his father G Stode);
  • G M Stuart (application of Ste Madeleine Sugar Company Limited for license to prospect for oil);
  • W E Smith (increase in pension);
  • J Sampson (petition for re-instatement following dismissal from office of deputy marshal and bailiff at Tobago);
  • Scholefield Goodman & Sons (naturalisation of Mrs Henderson, returns certificate);
  • R S Shuel (subsistance allowance in respect of course of instruction at Royal Irish Constabulary depot, advance of uniform allowance);
  • R R Thompson (accepts appointment as director of mines and lands);
  • L Thomas (departure of Mrs O L Williams);
  • F W Urich, government entomologist (visit to cacao plantations at San Thomé, extension of leave);
  • E B Wright (resignation);
  • Mrs O L Williams (accepts appointment as charge nurse, medical examination and travelling expenses, rail fare to post of embarkation);
  • E Blackwood Wright, former puisne judge (pension, directorship of General Petroleum Company);
  • Captain E H Wainwright (accepts appointment as assistant locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent, his vaccination certificate and passage);
  • M Watson (seeks details of death of W P Watson);
  • S G Warner (seeks meeting regarding Widows and Orphans Scheme).

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Subjects
Topics
Clothing
Conveyancing
International
Mental illness
Army
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Air Force
Inflation
Oil and gas
Pay and pensions
Population
Ireland
Children
Crown lands and estates
Food and drink
Housing
Nationality
Navy
Planning (Land and Property)
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