NRS-4513 | Despatches and enclosures from the Secretary of State relating to North Australia

Despatches from Secretary of State for the Colonies, William Gladstone, to Governor Fitzroy relating to the establishment of a new colony on what is now the Queensland coast. No.1 Setting out the objects and area of the colony, the types of settlers required, and instructions as to the administration and law (7 May 1846) No.2 Allocation of crown land (8 May 1846) No.3 Granting of land to public officers (14 May 1846) No.4 Appointing Mr Billyard Chairman of Quarter Sessions (14 May 1846) No.5 Enclosing copy of Treasury Minute dated 12 May 1846 - Instruction re establishment and duties of Commissariat Department (28 May 1846) (4/1619). 1 box. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.