NRS-968 | Copies of letters to the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners

Copies of letters to the Commissioners who have been appointed in 1840 for the "management of the sales of land in the British Colonies, and for promoting a well regulated emigration to them". A board of commissioners of emigration had been set up in 1831 charged particularly with arranging the emigration of "unprotected Females". This work was subsequently done by committees and in April 1837 T.F. Elliot who had been secretary to the commissioners, was appointed agent general for emigration and made responsible for the general superintendence and control of emigration from Great Britain. In January 1840, Lord John Russell appointed the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners replacing both the Agent General and South Australian colonization commissioners. It was charged with collecting and disseminating accurate information on the colonies, with the sale in Great Britain of colonial waste lands and with the application of the proceeds of these sales to the expenses of emigration.(4/3713-14; microfilm copy SR Reel 2860). 2 vols. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.