Correspondence, 1951-1959

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(fols. 1-4) letter from P.G. Harris, Chief Inland Revenue Officer, to Dr Selwyn-Clarke about subsidies, cost of living, and price controls, with cuttings from the Seychelles Clarion, 28 Oct 1950, reporting a speech by the Administrator, 9 Mar 1951
(fols. 5-6) letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Collet about a proposal to reintroduce corporal punishment and the removal of food subsidies, and one from Collet to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about the invitation to J.B.B. Benoiton, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), to attend the Festival of Britain, 20 Mar-9 May 1951
(fols. 7-24) five letters from Sylvia Green to Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke [KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire), cr. 1951] (with copies of correspondence between her husband Christopher Green, Head Teacher, Modern School, Praelin, and the Seychelles Education Department), about the proposed closure of the school and details of educational work, the visit of Sir Rex Surridge, reforms carried out by Selwyn-Clarke during his term of office, the Roman Catholic Manager of Schools, and the general situation in the colony, 2 Apr 1954-10 Jan 1959
(fols. 25-28) three letters from Stephen Swingler, MP, to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke, and one from John Profumo, U-S/S Col., to him, about the teachers' position in Seychelles schools, and the management of Catholic Schools, 3 Mar-23 Jul 1958.

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/173, folder 3

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