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Correspondence with W.R. Williams, MP, 15 Oct 1945-27 Jan 1948

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/16, folder 5, fols. 172-198
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Correspondence with W.R. Williams, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:

Trinidad:

  1. social insurances: fols. 174-176, 182, 185, 190
  2. wages of workers in the oil industry, and the industry's contribution to the revenue: fols. 174v, 177-178, 180, 190
  3. leprosy survey: fol. 184
  4. abolition of Excess Profits Tax: fol. 184
  5. the employment in government services of South Africans of European descent: fol. 184
  6. the proposal to appoint an Economic Adviser to the Government: fol. 192
  7. dollar earnings and expenditure: fols. 196-197.

Kenya:

  1. education policy of the Kenya Government: fol. 179.

Mauritius:

  1. claim for extension to government pensioners of cost of living increases: fol. 180v
  2. sugar prices: fol. 196v.

St Kitts:

  1. government control of salt ponds in the island of Anguilla: fol. 181.

East Africa:

  1. food supplies: fol. 187.

Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):

  1. Land Commission on Native Trustlands: fol. 187.

British Honduras (Belize):

  1. production of food crops: fol. 187v
  2. expenditure on the Haulover Bridge under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act: fol. 193
  3. expenditure of the Trust Fund established under the Will of the late Baron Henry Bliss: fol. 193v.

West Indies:

  1. Report on Nutrition: fol. 188.

British Guiana (Guyana):

  1. numbers and functioning of hospitals maintained by public authorities: fol. 188.

Bermuda:

  1. salaries of schoolteachers: fol. 189
  2. the existence of a colour bar in schools, and the adequacy of teachers and school buildings: fol. 191
  3. methods of appointment to the Civil Service: fol. 191
  4. housing shortage: fol. 198.

Falkland Islands:

  1. local comment on the Development Plan: fol. 192
  2. progress towards elective representation: fol. 192.

Tobago:

  1. wages and pensions of employees of the Public Works Department: fol. 194
  2. land distribution: fol. 194.

Jamaica:

  1. sugar prices: fols. 196-197.

Dates

  • Creation: 15 Oct 1945-27 Jan 1948

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/16, folder 5, fols. 172-198

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