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Copies of letters to the Collector of Internal Revenue, the Land Board, and the Commissioners
for Apportioning the Territory, 4 January 1830 - 30 December 1836 4 vols
Mainly copies of letters addressed to the Collector of Internal Revenue relating to land. Earlier
letters of this type will be found in series 19 together with letters to the Collector in relation to his
other functions. For letters subsequent to 1836 see series 73.
There are also copies of letters to the Land Board for the years 1830-31 except those letters relating
to the assignment of convict servants which will be found in series 30. The Land Board was
discontinued with the abolition of free grants. Also in the first volume are copies of a number of
letters addressed to the Commissioners for Apportioning the Territory. This Commission was
abolished at the end of 1830 and the duties transferred to the Surveyor General. Earlier letters to
the Board and the Commissioners will be found in series 69.
21.
Indexes
In front of volumes
Location:
4/3634-37; microfilm copy AO Reels 2988-2989
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 354
Copies of letters to the Colonial Agent General, 19 May 1849 - 9 July 1861
1 vol
Copies or summaries of letters addressed to Edward Barnard who was Agent General for a
number of Crown Colonies. Earlier letters appear in series 7.
22.
Indexes:
In front of volume
Location:
4/3638; microfilm copy AO Reel 2989
Copies of letters to the Colonial Storekeeper, 26 December 1836 - 5 November 1856
6 vols
Copies of letters to this official who was responsible for the provision for official use of
"stationery, printed forms, clothing and stores" which were paid for from Colonial funds.
The office of Colonial Storekeeper was created as a result of various administrative
rearrangements made by Governor Bourke. Bourke wanted the Ordnance Storekeeper who had
taken over the Commissariat stores to be responsible for receiving stores from contractors and
delivering them to the various government offices. However, the ordnance regulations would
not allow this so a system was tried for a year by which departments were supplied direct by
contractors and found transport for their stores as best they could. As this proved inefficient and
generally unsatisfactory, a store was set up at the dockyard under the charge of a storekeeper.
This series begins with a letter dated 25 December 1836 notifying W. W. Barrow of Windsor of the
Governor's intention to appoint him to the new office. He was placed under the direct control of
the Colonial Secretary. Bourke still felt that this kind of service could be handled most effectively
by the one authority and finally organized the transfer of custody of colonial stores to Richard
Rogers, the Ordnance Storekeeper on 1 January 1839. The Colonial Store department was,
however, not abolished by this arrangement and the letters to it continue until 1856 mostly as
instructions for the issue and supply of the stores and printed forms.
Indexes:
In front of volumes, except 4/3640 which has a separate index 4/3644
Location:
4/3639-44; microfilm copy AO Reels 2989-2991
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 354
