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Correspondence and related papers III, 1947-1948

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  1. (fol. 1) letter from the FCB to M. Telvave, Mauritius Labour Party, about the death of Anquetil (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/186, fols. 32-35 for photographs of funeral), and about Baudot's memorial to the Secretary of State, 1 Jan 1947
  2. (fols. 2-65) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Rozemont. Subjects include the following: (fols. 2-5, 11) death of Anquetil; (fol. 5) Rozemont's appointment as President of the Mauritius Labour Party and Trades Union Congress (TUC); (fols. 6-8, 11) appointment of Colonel Yaldam as Civil Commissioner; (fols. 9-11) trade union issues; (fols. 11, 15-21, 24-26, 64-65) revision of the Constitution; (fols. 11, 19, 27-32) transfer of Ken Baker to Hong Kong; (fols. 12-13, 20) Baudot's memorial; (fols. 14, 20) Russia's memorial; (fols. 22-23) issues facing the Railways; (fols. 33-41) J.G. Rose's memorial; and (fols. 42-63) C.S.M. Saydrouten's memorial, 2 Jan-14 Aug 1947
  3. (fols. 66-72) letter from G.A. Oliva (two copies) about his grievance against the Mauritian Government in connection with his post in the Railway Department, and the FCB's reply, 18 Jan-28 Feb 1947
  4. (fols. 73-74) correspondence with D. Bhuwanee, Co-operative Inspector, about FCB publications and Co-operative staff grievances, 21 Jan-27 May 1947
  5. (fols. 75-99) correspondence between J. Le Guen and Rita Hinden about milk supplies, with copies of his correspondence with the Colonial Secretary and others, cuttings from local newspapers and copies of food control regulations; the final letter, from Rita Hinden, gives Creech Jones's reply to a Parliamentary Question by Skinnard (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/171, folder 2, fols. 1-8, 344-345), 1 Feb-7 Aug 1947
  6. (fols. 100-102) correspondence between Rita Hinden and F.X.M. Bussier, Sanitary Inspector, about his petition representing that he had been unfairly passed over for promotion (see fols. 151-158), 1 Feb, 5 Mar 1947
  7. (fols. 103-105) correspondence between Rita Hinden and D. Luckee Naraim, General Secretary, Mauritius Planters Association, about sugar prices, with a press cutting of a speech by him, 4 Feb, 14 Mar 1947
  8. (fols. 106-139) correspondence between Rita Hinden and S. Collendavelloo, General Secretary, Mauritius Government Servants and Employees Association, about trade union matters and negotiating machinery; increase in the War Bonus; house allowances for hospital workers; Leave and Passage Regulations, 5 Feb-8 Aug 1947
  9. (fols. 140-145) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Russie about his memorial (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/170, folder 2, fols. 45-62, and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/171, folder 2, fols. 167-9A), 10 Feb-5 Mar 1947
  10. (item 1) minutes of a meeting of the Constitution Consultative Committee (pp. 43), 12 Feb 1947
  11. (fol. 146) written Reply by Creech Jones to a question by H.D. Hughes, MP, about the qualifications of the recently appointed Civil Commissioner, 26 Feb 1947
  12. (fol. 147) letter from L.R. Thevenau to Miss Davies, proposing for FCB membership the Mauritius Building Trade Operative Union (President, Lucien L'Aimable), 27 Feb 1947
  13. (fols. 148-150) correspondence between Paul Ravilland, Manufacturers' Distributing Station, Port Louis, and the FCB, about an import licence for alcohol, 27 Feb-12 Mar 1947
  14. (fols. 151-158) letter from Bussier with two copies of his memorandum to the Secretary of State (see fols. 100-102), 12 May 1957
  15. (fol. 159) reply by Creech Jones to Question by Rankin about public control of electricity, 14 May 1947
  16. (fols. 160-172) correspondence between Millien and Marjorie Nicholson about the new Constitution, with excerpts from minutes of the Constitutional Consultative Committee, 25 May-23 Sep 1947
  17. (fol. 173) reply by Creech Jones to Question by Geoffrey Cooper, MP, about leave and passage regulations for Government Servants, 25 Jun 1947
  18. (fols. 174-238) correspondence between L. Ramnauth, General Secretary, Mauritius Government Railway Workers Union, and the FCB (Rita Hinden and Marjorie Nicholson), about Ramnauth's proposal for affiliation with the FCB, problems of the Union and complaints of Railway workers, with two copies of a memorandum to the Secretary of State and reports of individual grievances, 30 Jun-30 Oct 1947
  19. (fols. 239-240) two letters from Baudot to Marjorie Nicholson about his case, 15 Jul, 27 Sep 1947
  20. (fols. 241-243) Colonial Office releases about (1) the Working Party on Mauritius Sugar, and (2) Constitutional changes (Cmd. 7228), 26 Aug 1947
  21. (fols. 244-246) 'Revision of Mauritius Constitution': Central Office of Information, No. R.1513, 28 Oct 1947
  22. (fols. 247-251) letter from Collendavelloo, with copies of correspondence about workers' grievances about cost of living bonus, and a reply from Rita Hinden, 31 Oct-18 Nov 1947
  23. (fol. 252) cyclostyled note about a fishery survey in the Indian Ocean, 10 Nov 1947
  24. (fol. 253) note about an unnamed Union, n.d.
  25. (fols. 254-258) letter from G. Ducray with a copy of a memorial to the Secretary of State, and Rita Hinden's reply saying that the Bureau could not handle individual petitions, 19 Nov-11 Dec 1947
  26. (fols. 259-261) letter from André Bazerque, General Secretary, Mauritius Government Teachers' Union, to the FCB, with a memorandum to the Secretary of State concerning the new Constitution, and a reply from Rita Hinden, 24 Nov 1947-3 Feb 1948
  27. (fols. 262-269) petition by the Mauritius Government Railways Pensioners to Creech Jones, about redress for pensions wrongly computed, 1 Dec 1947.

(fols. 270-271 and items 2-9)letter from the FCB to Emile Belcourt, Land Surveyor, covering a reply received from the Secretary of State about the extension of irrigation in Mauritius, 9 Dec 1947. Attached are eight items:

  1. (item 2) report by Belcourt on Sir Bede Clifford's Schemes on the irrigation and hydro-electric resources of Mauritius, 27 Oct 1944
  2. (item 3) correspondence between Belcourt and the Governor about the above Report, 10 and 28 Jun 1946
  3. (items 4-7) copies of Mauritian newspapers containing letters from Belcourt, 16 Apr-3 May 1947
  4. (item 8) memorandum on Irrigation Scheme I, 9 Jun 1947
  5. (item 9) printed letter from Belcourt to Lord Faringdon, asking that the irrigation schemes should be re-examined (items 2-7 are annexures to this letter), 1 Aug 1947.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1948

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/171, folder 1

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