GROUP
Series 3 - High Commissioner's papers
- Date
- 1908-1913
- Reference
- Series-0714
- Description
Papers relating to Hall-Jones' activities as High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, including his work on the Pacific Cable Board, the Imperial Copyright Convention and other bodies
Quantity: 23 folder(s).
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions -
- Part of
- Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
- Format
- 23 folder(s)
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Papers re Imperial wireless telegraphy and High Commissioners' salaries
Date: [ca 1906], 1910
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-34
Description: List of salaries for Australian, South African and Canadian High Commisioners; minutes of a meeting of the Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee for 15 Dec 1910 concerning specifications and tenders for the New Zealand installations Other - Part of PP16 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Pacific Cable Board - Reduction of rates
Date: 1909-1910
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-51
Description: Minutes, circulars and correspondence concerned with proposed reduction of rates for "deferred" telegraph messages Other - Part of PP22 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Pacific Cable Board papers
Date: 1909-1910
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-75
Description: Notes and letters relative to the finances and operations of the Board Other - Part of PP24 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence with Sir Joseph Ward
Date: 1907-1911
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-47
Description: Correspondence as High Commissioner with Ward re various matters; also some letters on New Zealand domestic political affairs Other - Part of PP21 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Copies of Hansard
Date: 4-5 Nov 1909, 10-12 Nov, 1909, 8-10 Dec 1909, 8-13 Jul 1910
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-92
Description: Copies of Hansard kept for speeches on various topics, including the shareholding of the New Zealand Times, financial statement and Defence Conference (Nov 1909), the Naval Defence Bill (Dec 1909) and the case of E A Smith (Jul 1910). Annotated on covers. Other - Part of PP25-30 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers re Coronation ceremonies and General Godley's visit
Date: 1910-1912
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-79
Description: Telegrams, letters and memoranda on the selection of General Godley, the New Zealand Contingent and Maori Troupe at the 1911 coronation celebrations, and on the Naval Review of 1912. Other - Part of PP25-30 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Pages from a letter book
Date: 1909
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-55
Description: Copies of letters, mainly concerned with invitations and introductions. Appear to be pages torn from a letter book. Other - Part of PP24 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
General correspondence
Date: 1911-1914
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-77
Description: Inward correspondence, mainly on minor political matters, invitations to official functions etc Other - Part of PP25-30 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Telegram re offer of Dreadnought
Date: 1909
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-19
Description: From New Zealand Government for Commissioner to transmit to British Government; concerns opposition of T E Taylor to the scheme Other - PP11 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
The All Red Route
Date: 1907
From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5755-53
Description: Printed proposal to establish a fast steamer and train service between London, Halifax, Vancouver, Sydney, and Auckland. Other - PP23 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).