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Official Invitations, etc., 15 Feb 1931-11 Nov 1933

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 396/1, folder 1, fols. 1-265
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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:

  1. M. Byron Cox, Solicitor (fol. 205)
  2. George McIntosh, President, St Vincent Representative Government Association (fol. 204)
  3. Sir John Risley (fol. 192)
  4. F. Jackson, Agricultural Superintendent (fol. 186)
  5. W.E. Dolly, Hon. Secretary, Board of Control (fols. 181-183)
  6. R.M. Anderson, Kingstown Town Board (fols. 129-131)
  7. S.H. Evelyn, Empire Cotton Growing Corporation (fols. 129-131)
  8. J.H. Otway, Colonial Treasurer (fol. 85).

The following papers are included in the file:

  1. 'Legal Appointments in the Colonies', Colonial Office paper, Mar 1929, annotated (fols. 348-355)
  2. Notice of the Opening of the Legislative Council on 20 May 1951 (fols. 217-218)
  3. list in Thacker's hand of Chief Justices of St Vincent, 1898-1951, with details of their subsequent careers (fol. 208)
  4. Thacker's lecture notes on 'America': Government Gazette Extraordinary, Vol. 64, No. 59, giving information about hurricanes (fols. 151-152)
  5. map of St Vincent (fol. 144)
  6. Minutes of the Opening of the Legislative Council on 20 May 1931 and of the First Meeting on 18 Jun 1931 (fols. 131-143)
  7. 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)
  8. 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

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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