MONTSERRAT.
We are indebted to Mr. E. H. Merivale Drury, Private Secretary to the Governor, for the programme which will be followed by His Excellency during his visit to Montserrat. Sir Alfred will be accompanied by Lady Moloney and during their visit they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knox at "El Salvador" estate....
The Mirror (Trinidad & Tobago), Friday, 23 Aug 1901, p. 10
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THE PRIVATE SECRETARY.—Mr. E. H. Merivale Drury will accompany His Excellency Sir Alfred Moloney to England. Mr. Drury Wake will be private secretary to Sir Courtenay Knollys when acting as Governor. Mr. Wake is expected to arrive in the colony in about 5 weeks' time.
The Mirror (Trinidad & Tobago), 15 Mar 1902, p. 9
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MR. E. H. MERIVALE DRURY.—It was an open secret that Mr. E. H. Merivale Drury terminated his engagement as private secretary to Sir Alfred Maloney on his departure on leave. Mr. Drury has since been appointed to a post in the Colonial Secretary's office in St. Helena.
The Mirror (Trinidad & Tobago), Thursday, 9 Oct 1902, p. 21
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St. Helena Official.
Late Colonel Drury's Son.
In the "St. Helena Guardian," a newspaper published at St. Helena, the Island of Napoleon's captivity, there appears the following official notification : —
" His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Edward Herbert Merivale Drury. Esq.. J.P.. barrister-at-law. to be a stipendiary magistrate in this colony. The appointment to date from the 7th instant.
" By command, E. H. Merivale Drury, for Colonial Secretary.
The Castle, St. Helena, 8th November, 1904."
The Mr. Drury referred to in this notification is eldest son of the late Colonel E. R. Drury and a nephew of Mr. A. V. Drury, late clerk of the Queensland Executive Council.
The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld), Wednesday, 22 Feb 1905, p. 7
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On 28 Sep 1921 Edward Herbert Merivale Drury, Esquire, M.B.E., was appointed to act as Resident Magistrate for the Northern District of the Bechuana-land Protectorate.* 2
* The Bechuanaland Protectorate, established in March 1885, later became the Republic of Botswana.
On 3 Dec 1923 Edward Herbert Merivale Drury, Esquire, M.B.E., was appointed to act as Resident Magistrate, with jurisdiction in the Ngwato District [in Botswana]. 3
On 17 Mar 1924 Edward Herbert Merivale Drury, Esquire, M.B.E., was appointed to act as Resident Magistrate, with jurisdiction in the Tuli Block District [Botswana]. 4
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DRURY.—On August 3rd, 1946, at Shabani, Southern Rhodesia, E. H. Merivale Drury, M.B.E., eldest son of the late Colonel Edward R. Drury, C.M.G., and Mrs. Drury, Brisbane. 5
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