Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916 Letters 1916-1923 W. A. Tait

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Letter from W. A. Tait to Augustine Birrell, (1850–1933), the Chief Secretary for Ireland, seeking information on the powers of Ireland's local authorities regarding grants to universities and colleges of higher education. W. A. Tait was the son of the Scottish physicist, Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901).

 National Archives of Ireland NAI: 'Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers; CSORP/1916/7310/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/2390 English W. A. Tait 1916-04-13 72a George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Augustine Birrell Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 72A George Street, Edinburgh. 13th April 1916 Sir Higher Education Will you very kindly refer me to any Blue Book or other authoritative source of information which details the powers which Local Authorities in Ireland have to make grants to Universities and Colleges etc in aid of higher education and which also records the extent to which these powers have been exercised in recent years. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant W A Tait The Chief Secretary for Ireland, Dublin Castle. Rep. Do the Colleges or the National University publish annual reports? I.J.T. 15/4/16 Mr Taylor The Calendars appear to be the only annual publication Augustine Birrell Letter from Brother Vincent O'Kelly to the Chief Secretary, 3 April 1916Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916Letter from Thomas Gerrard to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from James P. Farrell et al. to Augustine Birrell, 7 April 1916A letter from Francis E. Meehan to Augustine Birrell, 3 April 1916Letter from James Patrick Farrell to Augustine Birrell, 27 March 1916Letter from Edmund Loftus Wickham to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Margaret May Loughren to Augustine Birrell, 26 March 1916Letter from Hugh O'Brien Moran to Augustine Birrell, 4 May 1916Letter from Lord Hugh Gough to Augustine Birrell, 28 April 1916Letter from Joseph Dowdall to Augustine Birrell, 18 April 1916Letter from William Field to Augustine Birrell, 14 April 1916Letter from J. G. Swift MacNeill to Augustine Birrell, 17 April 1916Letter from William Johnson to the chief secretary, 14 April 1916Letter from Miss Helen Augusta Crofton to Augustine Birrell, 3 May 1916Letter from A. J. Loughborough Ball to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Mr MJ Murphy to Mr Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, 10 November 1916Letter from James Neazor to Augustine Birrell, 6 January 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Scott Alexander to Augustine Birrell, 3 March 1916Letter from John Clear to Augustine Birrell, 23 February 1916Letter from Thomas O'Donnell to Augustine Birrell, 9 April 1916Letter from P. Burrowes Shiel to Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 27 March 1916.Letter from William Field to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Alfred Bryne to Augustine Birrell, 30 March 1916Letter from Edward W. Mooney to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from Augustine Birrell to Edward W. Mooney, 5 April 1916Letter from Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde to Augustine Birrell, 7 April 1916Letter from William Howell Davies to Augustine Birrell, 10 April 1916Letter from Jonathan Pim to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Sir Bertram Windle to Augustine Birrell, 30 March 1916.Letter from Cecil Harmsworth to Augustine Birrell, 31 March 1916Letter from Jeannie Horner to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from William Seddall to Augustine Birrell, 14 April 1916Letter from Thomas Francis Smyth to Augustine Birrell, 27 March 1916Letter from A. Ross to Augustine Birrell, 30 April 1916Letter from Richard Creighton to Augustine Birrell, 25 April 1916Letter from Joseph Michael Stanley, 29 March 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916Letter from A. Stanford to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Edmund Blayney Clarke to Augustine Birrell, 29 May 1916Letter from Edmund Blayney Clarke to Augustine Birrell, 23 May 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Henry T. Gallagher to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 29 March 1916 W. A. Tait Letter from W. A. Tait to the Under-Secretary, 21 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916 Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Alfred Byrne, 1 April 1916Letter from Michael B. Dooley to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 21 April 1916Letter from Gosford to the Under-Secretary, 10 April 1916Letter from Hubert Davis to the Secretary, Dublin Castle, 16 April 1916Letter from P. A. Murphy to Sir Matthew Nathan, 5 February 1916Letter from Thomas Parr to the Under-Secretary, 22 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Connell to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 22 April 1916Letter from Edward W. Mooney to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Under-Secretary, 21 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916 72a George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Letter from W. A. Tait to the Under-Secretary, 21 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916