THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

Secretary of State, The Rt. Hon. Lord Knutsford, G.C.M.G.
The Rt. Hon. Baron Henry de Worms, M.P.
Sir Robert Geo. Wyndham Herbert, D.C.L.,
LL.D., K.C.B.

Under-Secretaries

Assistant Under-
Secretaries

Hon. Robert H. Meade, C.B.
John Bramston, D.C.L., C.B.
Edward Wingfield, B.C.L., C.B.

Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, W. A. Baillie

Hamilton, C.M.G.

Assistant Private J H. W. Just

Secretaries

Name.

{

C. Orlando Bridgeman

Date of first
appointment
as Clerks.

14 Jan.,

1887.

20 Feb., 1888.

21 May, 1871. 21 May, 1871. 30 June, 1876.

19 July, 1878.

14 Jan., 1887. 14 Jan., 1887. Oct., 1889.

>30 Sept. 72

30 April, 77
3 May, 77
3 June, 78

30 June, 79

1 July, 79 25 Mar. 81

28 Mar. 81

17 April, 82

1 Jan., 89

* Private Secretary to Baron de Worms.
§ Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State.

1 Jan. 81

1 Dec. 81

9 Dec. 87

† Private Secretary to Sir R. G. W. Herbert. Financial Clerk.

Clerk for Legal Instruments, F. O. Adrian.

Assistant to the Financial Clerk, A. H. H. Engelbach.
Superintendent of the Registry, J. C. Braddon.
Superintendent of the Printing Branch, W. J. Macgee
Superintendent of the Library, C. Atchley.

Superintendent of the Copying Branch, E. J. Jennings.

First Class Clerk transferred from the late Emigration Board, J. B. Gill.
First Class Assistant Clerk, W. Baines.

DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS IN THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

Secretary of State :-RT. HON. LORD KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,

Private Secretaries:-Mr. W. A. Baillie Hamilton, C.M.G., Mr. H. W. Just, and Mr. Orlando Bridgeman.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary:-RT. HON. BARON DE WORMS.
Private Secretaries:-Mr. G. V. Fiddes and Mr. W. T. Lawrence.

Permanent Under-Secretary:-SIR ROBERT G. W. HERBERT, K.C.B.
Private Secretary:-Mr. C. P. Lucas.

Political and Constitutional Questions, General Supervision, Papers on all subjects before submission to the Secretary of State.

Assistant Under-Secretaries:

THE HON. R. H. MEADE, C.B.:-Colonial Estimates, Finance, Currency, Public Works, Pensions,
Military Questions, Requisitions for Supplies, and other business with Crown Agents, Accounts,
miscellaneous Business of General Department, and Office Arrangements, Business connected with
Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, Straits Settlements, West Africa, St. Helena, and Cyprus.
MR. JOHN BRAMSTON, C.B.:-General Legal Business, Settlement of Commissions, Warrants, Charters,
Orders in Council, &c., Postal and Telegraphic Business, Naturalization, Education, and Ecclesiastical
Questions, Business connected with North American, Australasian and South African Colonies,
Fiji, and Western Pacific High Commission.

MR. EDWARD WINGFIELD:-Colonial Laws and Ordinances, and other Legal Business, Land and
Immigration, Correspondence on Merchant Shipping and Mercantile Marine Questions, Quarantine,
Prisons, Hospitals, and Lunatic Asylums, Circulars, Business connected with West Indian Colonies,
Mauritius, Malta, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, and Heligoland.
Chief Clerk:-MR. R. P. EBDEN (Head of General Department).
Departments:-
No. 1.

Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Manitoba, North-West Terri-

Mr. C. A. Harris.

E. H. Wedgwood.

F. W. Fuller.

W. H. Mercer.

tories, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Mr. E. B. Pennell, C.M.G. Mr. J. Anderson.
Island), Newfoundland, New South Wales,
Victoria, South Australia, Queensland,
Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand,
Fiji, British New Guinea, Western Pacific
High Commission, and Gibraltar

No. 3.

General and Miscellaneous Correspondence,

Mr. A W. L. Hemming,
C.M.G.

A. A. Pearson.

Clerk)
F. O. Adrian.

including Replies to Circulars, Governors' Mr. R. P. Ebden (Chief Mr. W. F. Westbrook.
Pensions, Naval Cadetships, Precedence,
and Civil Service Uniform, Correspondence
respecting Colonial Defence, and the
Passing of Charters, Letters Patent, Com-
missions, Warrants, &c.

Registry:-Mr. J. C. Braddon (Superintendent), Mr. C. H. Niblett, Mr. T. Wilson, Mr. W. A.
Harding, Mr. G. Attrill, and Mr. R. M. C. Esdale.

Printing Branch:-Mr. W. J. MacGee (Superintendent) and Mr. W. Baines; Mr. E. D. Rockett. Library:-Mr. C. Atchley (Superintendent) and Mr. J. Russell; Mr. II. Watts, and Mr. W. Scott. Copying Branch :-Mr. E. J. Jennings (Superintendent) and Writers.

Order of St. Michael and St. George:-SIR CHARLES COx, K. C.M.G. (Chancellor)."

W. H. Eggett.

THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

The Crown Agents for the Colonies act as commercial and financial agents in this country for such of the Colonial Governments as do not possess Agents-General here. They are appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, who exercises a general supervision and control over their compliance with the directions of the Colonial Governments.

Down to 1833 each Colony appointed its own agent in London, but in that year all the agencies were consolidated into one office, with the exception of six agents, who continued for a time to represent some of the West Indian Governments. The Colonies which have received responsible Government have all, with the exception of Newfoundland, which still occasionally employs the Crown Agents, established agencies of their own, the addresses of which will be found on the next page.

OFFICES:-Downing Street, S. W., and 1, Tokenhouse Buildings, E.C.

Accountant, J. W. Leonard.

Registrar, J. Chadwick.

for the
Colonies.

W. H. Preece, C.E., for Telegraph Works.
Consulting Naval Architect, Sir Edward Reed, K.C.B.

Inspecting Engineers.

Engineering Clerk and Head of Contract Branch, Henry Wakefield, C.E.
T. R. Marsh, M.A.

Assistant ditto, W. H. Lancaster.
Clerks, N. Hardingham, Louis Adams, Thos. Dunn,
W. H. Weir, S. Stephens, J. Fry, R. Sanderson,
E. G. Anderson, M. Kirby, G. Hodgson, E. G.
Antrobus, J. Chadwick, jun., H. E. E. Walton,
H. Martin, H. D. Dale, C. Oxley, C. F. R. H.
Urquhart, A. R. Reade, W. E. James, and J. G.
Leslie.

Lady Clerks:

Principal, Miss J. Woodd.
Clerks, Miss M. E. Boddy.

Miss K. Perrin.

H. G. J. Cather.

B. Browne.

99 E. Richardson.

A. Stephens.

City Office, 1, Tokenhouse Buildings, E.C.

Clerks, J. H. Thomson, G. Sandham.

Office Keeper, W. Deakin.

Housekeeper, Mrs. Deakin.

W. H. Stanger, C.E.

W. P. Marshall, C.E.. Locomotive Engines and Rail-
way Carriages.

W. H. Greener, C.E., Telegraph Materials.
Engravers of Revenue and Postage Stamp Dies,
Messrs. De La Rue and Co.

Inspectors.

W. H. Stanger, C.E., General Stores.
B. Bartlett, Revenue and Postage Stamps.
G. R. J. Nicholas, Assistant.

Jas. Squire, Clothing and Dry Goods.

J. Purcell, Leather Goods.

A. Ponsonby, C. J. Seddon, and G. Steinson, Coal
Shipments.

Bankers, Bank of England, London and West-
minster Bank, and Standard Bank of South
Africa.

Office Messengers, E. Hawkins, C. Newman, and Brokers, Messrs. Mullens, Marshall, & Co., and W. H. Keen.

Messrs. J. & A. Scrimgeour.

Bill Broker, J. Westwood Thompson.
Solicitors, Messrs. Sutton & Ommanney.
Shipping Agents, Messrs. J. & A. B. Freeland.
Birmingham Agents. Messrs. V. & R. Blakemore.
Surgeons Superintendent of Coolie Emigrant Vessels,
J. Ireland, W. Holman, Pringle Hughes, G.
Stuart, Inman Welsh, E. A. Hardwicke, F. C.
Shaw, H. Cecil, R. Fonceca, C. H. Gibson, J.
Hasard, A. Harrison, J. Perkins, J. Booth-
Clarkson, W. H. Tindal King, T. C. Evans, W.
K. Miley.

The following are the Colonies (arranged alphabetically) for which the Crown Agents transact financial, commercial, and railway business in this Country:~

This Office was established in October, 1886, under the supervision of the Colonial Office, for the purpose of supplying intending emigrants with useful and trustworthy information respecting emigration to the British Colonies. It is under the direction of a Voluntary Committee of Management, of which the President is the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The publications which are issued are as follows:

1. Circulars, revised quarterly, relating to Canada, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Cape Colony, and Natal.

These circulars can be obtained free on application, written or personal, and give information as to rates of passage, demand for labour, conditions of hiring, &c., in the above ten colonies.

2. A general Poster, condensing the circulars, and also revised each quarter. This is exhibited in every Post Office in the United Kingdom.

3. A handbook, with map, price one penny, for each of the above colonies; revised annually. These books give fuller information as to the ten colonies, and are sold in combined form for one shilling and sixpence.

4. A handbook, price one penny, revised annually, giving information as to professional employment in the ten Colonies.

5. A handbook, price threepence, revised annually, giving information as to emigration statistics, emigration societies, &c.

In addition to the above, information is given as far as possible as to other British Colonies and foreign fields of emigration to any inquirer by letter or in person.

Öf British Colonies, Queensland at the present time gives most assistance to emigrants, mainly farm labourers and domestic servants. Western Australia, the Cape, and Natal, also give assistance to a limited extent.

a £1,800 from Imperial funds, and £1,200 from Colonial funds. b £1,000 from Imperial funds, and £1.000 from Colonial funes: £20 allowance from Board of Trade. c From Imperial funds. * And entertainment allowance, £200.