Letter - Grant of the Style "Right Honourable" to the Mayor of Hobart [1934-02-26]
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Title
Letter - Grant of the Style "Right Honourable" to the Mayor of Hobart [1934-02-26]
Subject
Styles
Civic Officials
Dominions
Description
Letter from R. L. Bicknell to Sir Gerald Wollaston regarding King George V's grant of the style "Right Honourable" to the Mayor of Hobart.
Creator
R. L. Bicknell (Principal at the Home Office)
Source
College of Arms I80/148
Date
1934-02-26
Contributor
Mark Scott
Coverage
Hobart
Letter Item Type Metadata
Transcript
Home Office, Whitehall.
26, February 1934.
107,876/39.Sir,
With reference to the last paragraph of the semi-official communication to you of the 19th February, 1932, regarding the use of the style "Right Honourable" by the Lord Mayors of certain cities, I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that the title of Lord Mayor and the style "Right Honourable" have been conferred by His Majesty upon the Mayor of Hobart in the State of Tasmania.
I am, Sir
Your obedient Servant
R. L. Bicknell.
Sir Gerald W. Wollaston, M. V.O., Garter King of Arms,College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street. E.C.4.
Signatures
R. L. Bicknell (Principal at the Home Office)
Recipient(s)
Sir Gerald Wollaston (Garter Principal King of Arms)
Ornamentation
This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original.
Special Features
Since Hobart is an Australian city, King George V presumably acted on the advice of the Secretary of State for the Dominions, but the Home Office formally notified Garter of his decision.
Citation
R. L. Bicknell (Principal at the Home Office), “Letter - Grant of the Style "Right Honourable" to the Mayor of Hobart [1934-02-26],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/451.