Official Invitations, etc., 15 Feb 1931-11 Nov 1933
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 396/1, folder 1, fols. 1-265
Held at the Weston Library
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, chiefly about social events, including invitations from Government House and from HMS Rodney, Dauntless, Hood, and Repulse; frequent correspondence between Thacker and the Administrator; monthly receipts from the Treasury for the rent of Judge's Lodge, and correspondence about upkeep of house and grounds. Other correspondents include the following:
- M. Byron Cox, Solicitor (fol. 205)
- George McIntosh, President, St Vincent Representative Government Association (fol. 204)
- Sir John Risley (fol. 192)
- F. Jackson, Agricultural Superintendent (fol. 186)
- W.E. Dolly, Hon. Secretary, Board of Control (fols. 181-183)
- R.M. Anderson, Kingstown Town Board (fols. 129-131)
- S.H. Evelyn, Empire Cotton Growing Corporation (fols. 129-131)
- J.H. Otway, Colonial Treasurer (fol. 85).
The following papers are included in the file:
- 'Legal Appointments in the Colonies', Colonial Office paper, Mar 1929, annotated (fols. 348-355)
- Notice of the Opening of the Legislative Council on 20 May 1951 (fols. 217-218)
- list in Thacker's hand of Chief Justices of St Vincent, 1898-1951, with details of their subsequent careers (fol. 208)
- Thacker's lecture notes on 'America': Government Gazette Extraordinary, Vol. 64, No. 59, giving information about hurricanes (fols. 151-152)
- map of St Vincent (fol. 144)
- Minutes of the Opening of the Legislative Council on 20 May 1931 and of the First Meeting on 18 Jun 1931 (fols. 131-143)
- correspondence with the Governor (T.A.V. Best) about the lack of suitable educational facilities for Thacker's children, and about the remuneration of the Chief Justice (fols. 44-52)
- Thacker's application for transfer to a colony with better educational facilities, and papers relating to his appointment to Fiji (fols. 1-24).
Dates
- Creation: 15 Feb 1931-11 Nov 1933
Extent
265 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 396/1, folder 1, fols. 1-265
Repository Details
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