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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Emigration. Australia, 1841. Volume 1. January to April. Commissioners Elliot, Torrens and Villiers |
| Date | 5 Jan-14 May 1841 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | CO 384/63 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence |
| Description | Emigration correspondence regarding New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand. Topics covered include the bounty system, distribution of land, emigrant ships, appointing surveyors, land regulations, the New Zealand Land Company and Swedish emigrants. |
| 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; New Zealand |
| Places | New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Australia; New Zealand; Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Ships | Royal Saxon; Prince Rupert |
| People | Earl Russell (Russell, Lord John); Vernon- Smith, Lord Robert; Stephen, Sir James; Walcott, Stephen; Villiers, Sir Edward; Elliot, Sir Thomas Frederick |
| Keywords | emigration, finance, land, crown lands, settlement, military, ships, agent, emigration society, New Zealand Company, bounty system |
| Additional Information | This volume includes searchable printed documents. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Emigration. Australia, 1841. Volume 2. Commissioners Elliot, Torrens and Villiers Emigration. Australia, 1841. Volume 3. September to December. Commissioners Elliot, Villiers and [Torrens] Emigration. Australia, 1841. Volume 4. Miscellaneous, Public Offices and A to Z |
| Printed Documents in this Volume |
Appropriation of Crown Revenues Bounty on Emigrants – Introduced by Purchases of Land in Western Australia Notice for the Information of Parties desirous of Purchasing Land in New South Wales, Western Australia, or New Zealand Correspondence Relative to Emigration to the Brazils |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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