Colonial Secretary Guide - Flipbook - Page 344
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Copies of letters to Magistrates beyond the settled districts, 1 January 1847 - 3 July 1855
4 vols (part)
Copies of letters to Benches of Magistrates and Justices of the Peace and from 1848 to the
Commandant of the Native Police.
The letters in the series are concerned with such matters as Aboriginal aggressions and
protection; appointment of clerks, constables and other officials; the court house, lock-up and
other buildings; and licensing.
The letters to the Commandant of the Native Police deal with supplies of arms, rations etc., to
them and various incidents with the Aborigines.
Letters before and after these dates are in series 57.
59.
Indexes:
In front of volumes
Location:
4/3860-62, 4/3858 part; microfilm copy AO Reels 2817-2819
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 358
Copies of letters to the Mounted Police, 21 February 1846 - 26 December 1850
1 vol
Copies of letters to Commandants of the Mounted Police in the various districts. The letters are
concerned with appointments to the force, rations and arms supplied, trouble with Aborigines,
escort of prisoners, robberies and bushrangers, and barracks and quarters.
From 1827 to 1846 see series 57. Series 50 and 53 also include letters to the Commandants of the
Mounted Police.
The Mounted Police Force was discontinued from 31 December 1850, the Legislative Council
having refused to vote any amount for their support.
60.
Indexes:
In front of volume
Location:
4/3863; microfilm copy AO Reel 2819
Copies of letters to Port Macquarie, 28 June 1822 - 12 June 1834
3 vols
*CSP (1822-25)
Copies of letters to the Commandant, other officers and prisoners at the settlement. In each
volume is a list of convicts sent to Port Macquarie, the first two arranged chronologically and the
last alphabetically. There is an index to the first two lists. The lists show for each convict his
name, original conviction, calling, vessel transported by, number, whom he replaced or was
replaced by, colonial conviction, date of transportation to Port Macquarie and date returned.
Port Macquarie was settled in 1821 as a place of secondary punishment, but settlement expanded
so rapidly that within a few years it became useless for this purpose. This was the main reason
for the establishment of Moreton Bay as an alternative. A searching inquiry into the state of the
settlement was held in 1828 and in July 1830 the commandant was instructed in detail on the
procedure for removing the convicts to Norfolk Island. The area was thrown open to private
settlement by a proclamation of 30 July 1830 but the command was not transferred to a civil
officer until two years later when a magistrate, Benjamin Sullivan, was appointed to take control
of the area. By that time the only remaining government establishments were those for convicts
awaiting reassignment and for a few female convicts and cripples or invalids, and some
government farms and buildings including the watchhouse and lock-up.
Indexes:
In front of volumes - except 4/3864
Index to the Papers of the New South Wales Colonial Secretary, 1788-1825
Location:
4/3864-66; microfilm copy 1822-25 AO Reel 6019, 1822-34 AO Reels 824-825
Shelf List:
See Appendix p. 358
