| Description | /1 Letter from Sir John Forrest [Premier, Western Australia] relating to Aborigine Protection Bill, 1897; /2-6 Correspondence with Sir John Forrest relating to Admiralty's survey of the Western Australian coast, with correspondence from W. Graham Greene [Admiralty], Nov 1897-Feb 1898; /7-12 Correspondence with Sir John Forrest relating to Forrest's participation in the Federal Convention, and tariff reform, with correspondence from Sir Thomas Sutherland, and Colonial Office memorandum, 1898; /13-16 Correspondence with George V. Fiddes [sec., the High Commissioner of South Africa] relating to the preservation of cipher telegrams in telegram book, with deciphers of telegraphic communications between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor of Cape Town, 1899; /17-23 Correspondence with Sir John Forrest relating to route of Western Australian mail steamers, with correspondence between Sir Edward Horne Wittenoom [Agent General for Western Australia 1898-1901] and Gerard Craig-Sellar [Colonial Office], 1899; /24-25 Letter from Sir Almeric Fitzroy [clerk, Privy Council] relating to establishment of Birmingham University, Jan 1900; /26-31 Correspondence with Sir John Forrest relating to labour discontent in the Goldfields, and Western Australia's terms for entry into the Commonwealth, 1900; /32-35 Correspondence with Sir John Forrest relating to election results, with printed copy of Forrest's 'Financial Statement' presented to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1900; /36-37 Letter from Sir John Forrest relating to naval agreement, 1900 |