| Description | Correspondence with Sir Joseph West Ridgeway [Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon]
Including /3 Letter from Sir Joseph West Ridgeway relating to enthusiastic nature of jubilee celebrations in the colony, with Colonial Office memorandum, Jul 1897; /4-5 Letter from Sir Joseph West Ridgeway relating to nominations of C. P. Layard for post of Attorney General [Ceylon] and W. Taylor for post of Auditor General, with part of letter from Sir Frank Swettenham [Resident-General, Federated Malay States, 1896-1901; Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Straits Settlements, 1901-1904] in support of Layard's nomination, Colonial Office memorandum, and wrapper, Jul 1897; /7-9 Correspondence and copy correspondence relating to Ridgeway's attitude towards railway extension projects [concerns that racial tensions will be exacerbated with renewed railway development], Mar-Apr 1898; /18-20 Correspondence and copy correspondence relating to Ridgeway's proposal that on departure from the colony he should serve as Special Commissioner to South Africa [after cessation of conflict], with reprint from 'The Times' providing details of Ridgeway's professional credentials, Oct 1899 |