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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Emigration. General Miscellaneous, 1843 and 1844. Commissioners, Public Offices and A to Z |
| Date | 16 Jan 1843 - 21 Dec 1844 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
| Reference | CO 384/76 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence |
| Description | Correspondence and reports regarding emigration to Australia, Canada and the Brazils. Covers topics such as land grants, emigration agents, methods of emigration and returns detailing ship names, passengers and ports. |
| 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) | China; India; Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia; Canada; West Indies |
| Places | Van Diemen's Land, New South Wales, Australia; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada; West Indies; China; India |
| Ports | Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia; Southampton, England |
| Nationality | Chinese; Indian; English; Scottish; Irish |
| People | Stephen, Sir James; Elliot, Sir Thomas Frederick; Earl of Derby (Smith-Stanley, Sir Edward) |
| Keywords | land, government, finance, agent, Army, Passengers' Act, ports, education, agent, trade, natives |
| Additional Information | This volume includes searchable printed documents. |
| Language | English |
| Printed Documents in this Volume |
Return to an Address of the Honourable The House of Commons General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners United Service Royal Emigration Company National Emigrant Benevolent Association |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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