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CSO/RP/1824/111

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting direction from the Lord Lieutenant on the issue of appropriate traveling and sustenance allowances for officers of the board; with draft response appended to base.

20 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/225

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from AH Hutchinson, Customs Board, London, tendering his resignation as a commissioner of the Irish Fishery Board. Cites pressure from personal circumstances as principle reason for resignation, making attendance at meetings ‘quite out of the question’.

16 Feb 1824-19 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/304

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reciting the findings of the inspector general in relation to the use of second hand barrels in the Irish fisheries in response to complaint from John Middleton of Galway, County Galway. Encloses memorial from Middleton, late master cooper of Sligo, County Sligo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking relief and inquiry into the practice of reusing caskets and barrels in the fishing trade, which he claims is permitted by local inspectors to the destruction of his profession.

17 Jan 1824-26 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/308

Letter from Thomas Lack, Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Great Georges Street, Dublin, to Sir Charles William Flint, resident secretary of Irish Office, London, acknowledging a communication concerning the imposition of duties on fish imported from Great Britain imposed by the Spanish and Portuguese authorities. He observes ‘Representations on this Subject have been addressed to the Governments of Spain and Portugal, but that owing probably, to the state of Public affairs in those countries, these Representations have not hitherto produced the desired effect’. Also letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing copy memorial from the fish curers and dealers of Kinsale in County Cork to the Commissioners of the Irish Fisheries, pleading for a reduction on duties on fish imports to the ports of Spain and Portugal; emphasises the ‘Importance of the Fisheries of Ireland as a source of National Wealth, as well as Employment to its superabundant population’; signed by George Dunn and 16 other persons. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

15 Jan 1824-23 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/336

Copy letter from William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, to Sir Charles William Flint, resident Under Secretary of the Irish Office, London, conveying view that extension work on Kilrush pier is ‘strongly urged’. Encloses letter from Major George Warburton, chief magistrate of police, Ennis, County Clare, noting a survey and report are produced by Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer, for the planned initiative, which is of the ‘utmost importance’ in offering employment to the needy poor of district. Also letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Gregory, seeking return of documentation created in connection with the harbour extension. Also letter from Townsend to Gregory enclosing various plans and specification [not present] connected with the proposal. Returns memorial from the landholders, merchants and traders of Kilrush, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking support for the extension of the revenue pier at Kilrush; alludes to ‘risk, Expense & delay to the Shipping’ due to the limitations of the existing harbour and complains of hindrance to commerce life of region, especially to ‘Agricultural Interests’ which are ‘much discouraged & injured’; also delineates benefits to revenue vessels stationed in the neighbourhood especially in discharging duties in ‘Scattery Roads, which is one of the most difficult & dangerous Revenue boarding Stations in Ireland’; signed by John Ormsby Vandeleur, magistrate, and 17 other persons. Also includes note making reference to the application by ‘Hopkins’ in 1814 for a pier at Kilrush to shelter revenue cruisers; indicates it was later constructed at a total cost of more than £1,000 and further extended with parapets in 1818. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

c26 [Sep] 1820-26 Apr 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/572

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on circumstances which have precipitated delay in the progress of construction work on the harbours of Oldcastle and Portachovilla on Clare Island in County Mayo; he quotes from correspondence with Sir Samuel O’Malley in connection with same. Returns letter from O’Malley, Hibernian Hotel, Dawson Street, Dublin, to Goulburn, complaining over the lack of progress by the Fishery Board on intended improvements to the harbours on the island and of not having received ‘proper’ plans and specification for the proposed work at Portachovilla.

21 Jul 1824-12 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/799

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial from the Commissioners of Fisheries [not present] for presentation before the Lord Lieutenant.

10 May 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/863

Letter from Sir Charles William Flint, resident Under Secretary of the Irish Office, London, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, conveying sanction from the Chief Secretary for payment of £5,000 by the Board of Customs to the Fishery Board. Returns letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Gregory, enclosing an account of funds vested in the Commissioners of Irish Fisheries for year ending 19 April 1824, and requesting advance of funds from customs department.

19 Apr 1824-8 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/890

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating the board cannot comply with request from the fishermen of Carrickfergus, County Antrim, for financial aid towards construction of a half tide quay due to the lack of an official plan, estimate or an undertaking on their part to assist with the cost. Returns memorial from the society of fishermen at Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking a grant of funds to aid erection of a pier; claims such a development would greatly facilitate their fishery trade which consists of 24 boats and would entice ‘other industrious individuals in the neighbourhood’ to join the fishing profession; signed by Emanuel Millikin and 20 others, and certified by Richard Dobbs, mayor, and Thomas Pottinger. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

5 Apr 1824-17 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/920

Letter from Henry Townsend, secretary, Irish Fishery Office, Dublin, to Henry R Paine, director general of Inland Navigation, Inland Navigation Office, 11 Merrion Street, Dublin, referring to the rejection of the herring cargo of the ship ‘Anne and Margaret’ and insisting ‘that the owners were responsible for the misconduct of the masters’; encloses extracts from proceedings on case concerning alleged fraud by the master and crew of the vessel in ‘producing some Barrels of herrings in an ungutted state with a view to obtaining bounty thereon’. Also letter from Townsend to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting in favour of Collins and representing the board’s conclusion ‘that he was not privy to the fraudulent attempt made by the Master of the Vessel’. Also letter from William Smyth, Fennor, County Meath, [postal address is Drogheda, County Louth], to Goulburn, observing that the owner of vessel, Charles Collins ‘was not by any means in fault’ in connection with the illicit practices at issue; also requests that the name of Benjamin Batt be added to the list for the post of chief constable of police. Encloses memorial from Collins, Drogheda, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking payment of bounty on grounds that he was unaware of ‘any irregularities done by the Master’ and has a family of 22 individuals to support. Also letter from Townsend to Goulburn considering the application of Collins for payment of bounty and noting the board’s refusal to advance same is based solely on the ‘improper Conduct’ of the master.

17 Jun 1824-24 Sep 1824

1824