NRS-973 | Copies of letters sent to Chief Commissioner and other Commissioners of Crown Land for the Gold Districts

Most of these copies of letters sent during the period 1851-52 [4/3732] are directed to the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Gold Districts and are concerned with his instructions for organising the affairs of the Gold Fields. The few letters directed to Assistant Commissioners in this period are concerned with their initial appointments. There are, however, a few copies of letters sent to Edward Hargraves in connection with his work as "Commissioner of Crown Lands prospecting for Gold" and also to the Revd W.B. Clarke concerning his Geological Exploration of the Northern Districts of the colony. After December 1852 the office of Chief Commissioner was discontinued (Letter No.324, 31 December 1852) and all communications previously directed by the gold commissioners to this officer were to be sent direct to the Colonial Secretary. Thus, for the period 1853-56 (4/3733) most of the letters are to the Commissioners for the Western and Southern Gold Districts and their Assistant Commissioners and are concerned with the general organisation of the Gold Fields. (4/3732-33; microfilm copy SR Reel 2861). 2 vols.Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.