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Miscellaneous papers, 1945-1950

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  1. (fol. 1) note referring to Trade Union File for rules for Trinidad Federated Workers' Trade Union, n.d.
  2. (fols. 2-11) 'Trinidad: A Short Essay' (author not known), [c. 1945]
  3. (fols. 12-13) copy of letter from Burrows to John Lewis forwarded to Rita Hinden by Lewis. Topics include Burrows's work as Labour Adviser, the recent sugar agreement, and forthcoming oil negotiations (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 16-23), 7-23 Jan 1945
  4. (fols. 14-17 and item 1) Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance (12 pp.): with attached copies of a related Federated Workers' Trade Union Victory Bulletin and of the Union's programme, 22 May 1945
  5. (fols. 18-19) notes on Wage Rates in the Trinidad Oil Industry, Jun 1945
  6. (fols. 20-34) letter from John Rojas, President-General of the Oilfield Workers' Trade Union, to Rita Hinden thanking the Bureau for help in placing the Union's problems before British MPs; commenting on a statement by Hall about the progress of negotiations between the Union and the Oilfield Employers Association; and enclosing a memorandum, 'The Oil Workers Struggle in Trinidad' (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 133-134; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 3, fols. 199-203), 18 Nov 1945
  7. (fols. 35-41) letters from the Private Secretaries to George Hall, S/S Col., and his successor, Creech Jones, to Captain Charles Smith, MP, arising out of Questions asked by him on 22 Nov 1945 about wage rates and conditions of public service; with related memoranda, a newspaper cutting, and a covering letter from Smith to Marjorie Nicholson, 20 Mar-28 Oct 1946
  8. (item 2) Annual Report of the Board of Directors of Trinidad and Tobago Welfare (6 pp.), 26 Mar 1946
  9. (fols. 42-47) replies by Hall to Questions by Arthur Skeffington and George Brown about housing and unemployment in Trinidad; a letter from Hall to Brown and related extracts of telegrams from the Governor, 10 Apr-29 May 1946
  10. (fols. 48-153) Colonial Office Releases and Information Sheets, mainly about constitutional reform. Other topics include the Report of the Soulbury Commission into the sugar industry; industrial development; the retirement of the Governor, Sir John Shaw, and the appointment of Sir Hubert Rance as his successor, 17 Jul 1946-3 Apr 1950
  11. (fols. 154-160) letter from Members of the Clerical Establishment of the Trinidad Government Railway to John Parker enclosing a copy of a Memorial to the Secretary of State about conditions of service, with copies of related correspondence of an earlier date, passed on by Parker to the Bureau. Also, a copy of an Answer to a related Question by Cyril Dumpleton, MP (see fols. 170-178), 12 Oct 1946
  12. (fols. 161-169 and item 3) copy of cable from the Trinidad Seaman and Waterfront Workers Union to Rita Hinden about a strike by members of the Union, with related cuttings from local newspapers; a printed booklet giving the text of the 1941 agreement between the Union and the Shipping Association of Trinidad (25 pp.); a copy of a letter from Creech Jones's Secretary to the International Transport Workers' Federation; and a letter to Marjorie Nicholson from the General Secretary, Edward Hartley, with a copy of a cable from the Union to the Secretary of State (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 168-172), 12 Nov-13 Dec 1946
  13. (fols. 170-178) copies of Questions and Answers about Trinidad's affairs, and related letters from Creech Jones to H.D. Hughes, MP. Topics include conditions of service for clerical workers on the Railways; the sale of the Trinidad Paper Pulp Company; the detention of trade union members after the riots of Jan 1947; and the causes of the riots and the measures taken to restore order, 22 Nov 1946-12 Feb 1947
  14. (fols. 179-196) further copy of Report on Trinidad by Trevor Williams (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 220-257), Apr 1947
  15. (fol. 197) cutting from Central Office of Information Sheet about Peasant Agriculture in Trinidad, 27 May 1947
  16. (fol. 198) cuttings from Port-of-Spain Gazette about population increases in 1945, 5 Jun 1947
  17. (fols. 199-203) confidential note by F.W. Dalley on the following personalities in the Trade Union and Labour World of Trinidad: Ralph Mentor, J.F.F. Rojas, McDonald Moses, Ralph St Lewis, Quinton O'Connor, Albert Gomes, Dudley Mahon, C.P. Alexander, Edward Hartley, P.H. Crick, M.M. Mitchell, Uriah Butler, J.A. Thomas, Lionel Gross, McDonald Stanley, R. Hulder, C.C. Abidh, - Warner, Ranjit Kumar, Chanka Maharaj, Patrick V.J. Solomon, and Victor Bryan, Nov 1947
  18. (fols. 204-210) notes on Trinidad compiled from a variety of sources including the Orde Browne Report (1939) and the West India Royal Commission Report (1945), 1947
  19. (fols. 211-217) Labour Party Advisory Committee on Imperial Questions: Memorandum No. 317, 'Trinidad Today', by Dr David Pitt (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 138-158), Jan 1948
  20. (fols. 218-255) copies of the Report of the Committee on Constitutional Reform, and of the Minority Report submitted by Solomon, 19 Feb 1948
  21. (fols. 256-261) memorandum by an unidentified author on the facts relating to constitutional reform for Trinidad, with manuscript notes [by Marjorie Nicholson?], May 1948
  22. (fols. 262-264) copies of Questions and Answers relating to proposals for constitutional reform in Trinidad, May 1948-8 Apr 1949
  23. (fol. 265) extract from the Crown Colonist about the findings of the 1946 census, Dec 1948
  24. (fols. 266-268) extract from the Trinidad Guardian about a conference of Labour organisations on the proposals for constitutional reform, 8 Mar 1949
  25. (fols. 269-270) copy of a letter from an Anonymous Reader to the Editor of Venture about Editorial Comment on the Trinidad Constitution in the Mar issue, 2 May 1949
  26. (item 4) Civil Service Association of Trinidad and Tobago: Printed record of Tenth Annual Meeting of the Council of Delegates (44 pp.), 1949
  27. (item 5) complete issue of Vanguard, annotated by Hilda Selwyn-Clarke (6 pp.), 21 Jan 1950.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-1950

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 3

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