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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Emigration. Australia, 1840. Volume 1. January to April. Commissioners Elliot, Torrens and Villiers |
| Date | 2 Jan-29 Apr 1840 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | CO 384/58 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence |
| Description | Correspondence regarding land sales and returns in Australia, payment recommendations, the abandoned passengers of the "Juliana", funds available for emigration, the settlement of Port Essington and military settlers. |
| Series Description | This series contains correspondence relating to British settlement in North America and Australasia, and to Indian indentured labour in the West Indies. Until 1857 it consists of domestic letters alone. The series then ceases and is not resumed until 1872. |
| Biographical Note / History | A Colonial Land and Emigration Commission was created in 1840 to undertake the duties of two earlier and overlapping authorities under the supervision of the secretary of state: the Colonisation Commissioners for South Australia and the Agent General for Emigration. In 1855 it became the Emigration Commission. The commission's powers were gradually given up to the larger colonies as they obtained self-government, and after 1873 it was responsible only for controlling the importation of Indian labour into sugar-producing colonies. It was abolished in 1878 and an Emigration Department was then set up in the Colonial Office. This department was merged with the General Department in 1894, and abolished altogether in 1896. |
| Theme(s) | Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | New South Wales, Port Essington, Port Phillip, Van Diemen's Land, Australia |
| Ships | Juliana; Asia |
| People | Earl Russell (Russell, Lord John); Vernon- Smith, Lord Robert; Stephen, Sir James |
| Keywords | settlement, land, finance, military, employment, ships, passengers, exploitation |
| Additional Information | This volume includes searchable printed documents. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Emigration. Australia, 1840. Volume 2. May to December. Commissioners Elliot, Torrens and Villiers Emigration. Australia, 1840. Volume 3. Miscellaneous. Public Offices and A to Z |
| Printed Documents in this Volume |
Correspondence Respecting Emigration: New South Wales Bounty on Emigrants – Introduced by Purchases of Land in Western Australia |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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