Correspondence and related papers, 1948-1951
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/171, folder 2, fols. 346-366 and items 2-7
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fol. 346) letter from A.F. Courtois, Secretary, and Mauritius Government Pensioners' Association, covering documents relative to the restoration of full pension to certain government pensioners, n.d.
- (item 2) 'The Lump Sum Question - A Brief' (pp. 4), n.d.
- (item 3) Secretary of State's Reply to a Memorial (pp. 2), 30 Apr 1948
- (item 4) memorandum by the Association (pp. 6), 4 Jun 1949
- (fol. 347) letter from K. Hazareesingh to Rita Hinden introducing his friend, G. Ramgoolam, 25 Jul 1949
- (fol. 348) letter from A. Beejadhur to Rita Hinden about a proposal for Sorensen to visit Mauritius, 11 Aug 1949
- (fols. 349-356) correspondence between L.R. Thevenau and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about the Legislative Council's first year's work, and the lack of organisation and understanding of the trade union movement. Hilda Selwyn-Clarke's letter (fol. 356) giving comments by H.W. Wallace, MP, Secretary of the trade union group in the House of Commons, on teachers' appointments, was sent by mistake to Thevenau instead of to the Teachers' Union, 17 Oct 1949-14 Jul 1950
- (items 5-7) Union, monthly journal of the Mauritius Government Servants and Employees Association, Nos 26-28, Oct-Dec 1949
- (fols. 357-366) correspondence between J.N. Roy, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), and Rita Hinden about the treatment of the Indian population regarding the teaching of their languages and aid for churches; workers' conditions and cost of living; trade unions; educational problems; misuse of Development and Welfare Fund; and constitutional matters, 24 Dec 1949-19 Feb 1951.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1951
Extent
21 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/171, folder 2, fols. 346-366 and items 2-7
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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