Catalogue description Offices: Admiralty (governor's complaints about irregularity of packet service, passage...

Offices:

• Admiralty (governor's complaints about irregularity of packet service, passage of Dr F Anderson from Barbados to St Vincent, further on packet service, appointment of Francis Hincks as governor, passages of Dr Cooper and Dr Parkin, suggested appointment of a naval officer as assistant harbour master at Bridgetown, forwards response of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to complaints about its service);
• Council Office (confirmation that Acts 1100, 1109, 1110 to 1115 and 1117 to 1137 have been approved;
• Board of Trade (no objection to Act No 1125 to provide for the appointment of an assistant harbour master, forwards letter from the Customs Office relating to the supply of forms and 'an apparatus for measuring vessels');
• Home Office (reports of inspector of prisons on amended prison rules);
• Treasury (refusal of local customs officer to provide ships registers and trade and navigation returns, claim from Messrs Cavan for advances made to distressed British seamen from the wrecked Bolivia, possible appointment of Mr H C Judge as comptroller of customs in place of Mr Pettijohn, further on distressed seamen with copies of correspondence with Admiralty, bishop's passage, Mrs Lewis's claim against the late Dr Laidlaw for articles supplied to him as medical inspector, no objection to an Act 'supplemental to the Post Office Acts 1851-1854', approval of passage allowance due to Governor Hincks, stationery requisitions for private secretary's office, approval of costs of passages of Dr Cooper and Dr Parkin in connection with their cholera investigation);
• War Office (suggestions concerning the armament of forts and batteries for the defence of Carlisle Bay, granting of commissions in the army to 'members of colonial families' on the recommendation of governors, further comments concerning defensive works at Carlisle Bay, further on grant of commissions, rejection of application from Mr Forte for a commission for his son on the grounds that he is under age);
• General Board of Health (forwards detailed observations of Dr Milroy on Dr Gavin's report on cholera, acknowledges receipt of report of yellow fever cases);
• Society of Arts (acknowledges receipt of sample of banana fibre);

Individuals:

• Bishop of Barbados (reports his arrival in England with reasons for trip, assistant curacies);
• Charles Begbie (enquiry about property of the late Mr James Webster and Mrs Elizabeth Webster);
• Cox & Company (governor's salary);
• Mr M J Chapman (application in favour of Mr James Thomas Rogers for the post of colonial secretary);
• Mr T Downey (enquiry for name of governor, enquiry respecting property of Bryan and Patrick Corcoran);
• Mr G Denman (application on behalf of Mr Holligan for the post of colonial secretary);
• Captain H D Dodgin (reports his arrival in England on leave);
• Thomas Daniel & Company (memorial on subject of government loans);
• Mr N Foderingham (application for money in the hands of the receiver and due to the Crown to be given to the public library);
• Dr Hector Gavin (report on the sanitary condition of the island);
• Francis Hincks, governor (application for passage allowance);
• Reverend Thomas Rowe, chaplain to gaol in Barbados (seeks permission to visit prisons in UK);
• Lieutenant William St Aubyn (application for appointment as inspector of police [subject as given in contents list; significant part of letter is not in volume]);
• Joseph Trotman, police magistrate (extension of leave).