NRS-14497 | Action books

Proceedings by action were instituted with an entry by the Proctor (ie. Attorney) of the Court in the Action book which was kept in the office of the Registrar of the Vice Admiralty Court. Each entry normally gives: date of entry (ie. date proceedings instituted), names of plaintiff and defendant, nature of the action, amount of claim and probable costs, and name of the Proctor for the plaintiff. Particulars of actions instituted (ie. Forms of Action) were standardized; the Appendix to the Rules and Regulations of 1832 lists fourteen Forms of Action - for example, Form of Action to precede a Warrant for the Arrest of a Ship and Freight in a Cause of Subtraction of Wages; Form of Action to precede Warrant of Arrest against a Ship in a Cause of Pilotage; Form of Action to precede Warrant for the Arrest of a Ship to obtain Bail, for her safe return to the Port to which she belongs; and, Form of Action to precede Warrant for the Arrest of Ship and Goods found Derelict. 1841-73, 1881-83 (4/6674, 7/3866 part). 2 vols (part). Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.