Letter from Arthur John Eagleston to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 7 January 1916

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Letter from Arthur John Eagleston to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 7 January 1916

1 HOME OFFICE, WHITEHALL 7th January, 1916. Sir, I am directed by the Secretary of State to forward
herewith, for the information of His Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant, a copy of a letter which has been addressed to
Professor B.J. Collingwood on the subject of the transfer
to Ireland of his licence and certificates to perform
experiments on living animals. I am,
Sir,
Your obedient servant, A.J. Eagleston
The Under Secretary, Dublin Castle 2 7th January 1916 Sir, In reply to your letter of the 30th ultimo, I am
directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that
your licence granted by him under the Act 39 & 40 Vic.
cap.77 is not available for experiments in Ireland, and
that you should apply to the Irish Government for the grant
of the necessary certificates if you desire to perform
experiments there under the licence granted by the Chief
Secretary for Ireland. Your present licence is accordingly revoked and
certificates A1 and E1 disallowed as from the 31st ultimo.
This will obviate the necessity of your name appearing in
the Annual Return for 1916, and will save you the inconvenience
of being called upon to furnish any further Return
of experiments. I am to request that your licence may be returned to
this office in order that it may be cancelled. I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant, Professor B.J. Collingwood, M.D., Adelaide House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.

A letter from Arthur John Eagleston (1870-1944) on behalf of Sir Edward Troup, the under-secretary of state for the Home Office, to Sir Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873-1939). The letter encloses a copy of a letter sent from the Home Office to Professor B.J. Collingwood regarding an application he had made to be allowed to transfer a license giving him permission to conduct experiments on living animals in Ireland. The enclosed letter informs Collingwood that his license cannot be transferred and that he should procure fresh certificates from the Irish Government and return his old licenses to be cancelled.Arthur John Eagleston was a civil servant who served as assistant secretary of the British Home Office from 1913-1932. Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939) in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest, under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until 1918.

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