Correspondence between C.W.W. Greenidge and Rita Hinden, 17 Dec 1947-12 Oct 1948
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2C, fols. 32-43
Held at the Weston Library
Letters from Greenidge on tour with the Settlement Commission, to Rita Hinden about British Guiana (Guyana)'s affairs, with a related note by Rita Hinden. Topics include:
- mining concessions, in particular bauxite
- the need for surveys, and for drainage and irrigation and the development of communications
- sugar and rice production
- forestry
- education
- the Settlement Commission, general development and settlement policy, the Colonial Development
- corporation and British Honduras (Belize)
- Trinidad's oil industry
- colonial mining policy.
Those mentioned include the Governor, members of the Settlement Commission, Critchlow, Jacob, A.M. Edun, John Carter, Creech Jones, Wilfrid Benson, Phyllis Leroy, and Arthur Lewis.
(See also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2A, fols. 101-112).
Dates
- Creation: 17 Dec 1947-12 Oct 1948
Extent
12 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/138, folder 2C, fols. 32-43
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