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Beria! No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No, ka

Date,

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Pago.

States that there is no cause for serious complaint, and that any delay's or mistakes that have occurred are such as must occur in the best managed business,

1901.

22

Governor Sir F. W.

Grenfell.

Malta. 165.

October 28 (Rec, Nov. 2.)

Expresses satisfaction

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23

Transunits report by the Acting Resident Commissioner, Bechuanaland Pro- tectorate, expressing entire Batis- faction.

8

L. Hemming.

Governor Sir A. W. | Jamaica November 18

(Cayman (Rec. Dec. 10.) Islanda),

660.

Forwarda copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the Cayman Islands stating that he has no complaint to make.

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24

Governor Major

Nathan.

Gold

Forwards reports from the Adminis

trators of St. Lucia and St. Vincent, who make no specific charges, al- though the former indicates that delays have taken place: remarks that this observation" applies also to Grenada.

Expresses satisfaction, but considers that the Crown Agents should not incur expenditure on behalf of a Colonial Government without the previous sanction of the Colonial Government or the Secretary of State.

9

Count, 544.

November 21 (Rec. Dec. 18.)

25

Governor Sir A. W.

L. Hemming.

Jamaica, 686.

December 3 (Rec. Dec. 20.)

10

26

Governor Sir F. A.

Swettenham.

Straits

Settle.

ments, 510.

November 28 | (Rec. Dec. 23.)

States that there have been very few real causes for complaint; furnishes instances of delay.

Calls attention to delay by the Crown Agents in furnishing certain docu- ments indicated; considers that such supplies as books and publications should be ordered direct from book- sellers or publishers.

Reportsgeneral satisfaction with the work of the Crown Agents, but gives specific instances of great delays having oc- curred; forwards correspondence with the Crown Agents relative thereto.

Reports satisfaction generally; trane. mits documents supporting statements with regard to delay in the execution of requisitions; expresses his own views.

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58

46.

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13

Governor Sir R. B.

Llewelyn.

Wind- wards. 110.

August 23 (Rec. Sept. 13.)

14

Administrator E. B.

Sweet Escott.

Sey- chelles, 189.

August 29 (Ren. Sept. 25.)

15

G. Melville.

Acting-Governor Sir Leewards.

500.

September 6 (Rec. Sept. 26.)

Reports entire satisfaction

10.

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27

High Commissioner Southern November 10 Sir R. Moor. Nigeria, (Rec. Dec. 26.)

16

Acting - Governor

Ashmore.

British September 11 Guiana, (Rec. Sept. 26.)

317.

Expresses satisfaction generally; cites cases where there has been a delay in meeting requisitions.

11

398.

17

Administrator W. L.

Fiji,

Allardyce.

98.

August 13 (Rec. Sept. 30.)

Reports cases in which there has been mistake or neglect on the part of the Crown Agents.

12

1902.

28

Governor Sir C. A. Trinidad,

Moloney.

576.

18

Deputy Administra-

Orange

for Goold-Adams

River

to High Commia-

Colony,

Bioner.

(2415.)

September 3 (Rec. Oct. 5.)

Can express no opinion on behalf of the Orange River Colony as the Adminis- tration has not yet employed the Crown Agents; submits his own views based on his experience in Bechuanaland.

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December 16,❘ States that the only fault to find in delay

1901.

in fulfilling indents, which has at (Rec. Jan. 4, times occasioned loss to the Colony.

1902.)

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29

High Commissioner Federated Sir F. A. Swetten- Malay ham.

States, 415.

December 31, 1901. (Rec. Feb. 3, 1902.)

19

Governor Sir H. A.

Blake.

Hong-

September 12

Kong, 361.

(Rec, Oct. 14.)

Transmits list of complaints, the fault 24

in most cases being due to careless packing.

30

High Commissioner Sir W. F. Haynes Smith.

Cyprus, 33.

20

Governor Sir A. W.

Turks

October 1

.L., Hemming.

and

(Rec. Oct. 17.)

Caicos

Islands,

Transmits copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands expressing entire satis- faction.

25

February 4 (Roc. Feb. 21.)

Forwards correspondence with the Resi- dent-General respecting complaints of the state in which three locomotives were received from the Crown Ager.18.

Transmits memorandum giving par

ticulars of cases in which, during the last three years, the Island Govern- ment has had difficulty through transacting business with the. Crown Agents.

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582.

31

High Commissioner Bir F. A. Swetten- ham.

21

Ditto

Jamaica, 502.

October 8

(Rec. Oct. 25.)

Furnishes instances in which the com- 26

mercial interests of the Colony have not been adequately protected by the Crown Agents.

Federated February 20

Malay (Rec. Mar. 17.) Staten, 57.

Forwards letter from the Resident- General, Selangor, relative to serious defects in rails supplied to the Perak State Railways in"1896.

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32 To Crown Agents... Federated

States.

March 21

Malay

Enquires what answer is being returned to Mr. Trencher's letter of complaint in No. 31.

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1902.

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Governor

Wilson.

Sir D.

British March 12

Hon- (Rec. April 1.) duras, 39.

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Crown Agents

April 7

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HOLL,

Governor Grey-Wil- | Falkland

Islands, BJ.

April 2 (Rec. May 7.)

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