| Reference number | NLB/23/2/433 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/23/2 p399-400 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter sent from unknown correspondent, to The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Colonial Office, Downing Street |
| Date | 24 February 1904 |
| Description | Encloses minutes of the last Council meeting, regarding Professor [William Abbott] Herdman's report on the Ceylon Pearl Fishery [no enclosure]. Presses upon the desirability of urging the Ceylon Government to provide the means of completing the report. Asks that:
1. The Ceylon Government pay the promised £300 for the first two parts of the report.
2. The Ceylon Government provide about £500 towards publishing the last two parts of the work. President and Council will refund the proceeds of the sale of the four parts of the report. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Physical description | Typescript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6570 | Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924) | 1858 - 1924 |