NRS-4532 | Letterbook of despatches to the Governors or Lieutenant Governors of the other Australian Colonies and New Zealand, the Governor of India, and various officials and private individuals

The despatches are concerned with such matters as postal arrangements; navigational suggestions arising out of Capt. Denham's exploration of Torres Strait; disturbances on the Victorian goldfields; sending of troops to India; defence precautions following fears of Russian attack; occupation of New Caledonia by French; appointments; slave trade in the Pacific islands; sending of troops to assist in the Maori War; and the withdrawal of the Southern Whale Fishery Company from Auckland Island. (4/1653; microfilm copy SR Reel 2156). 1 vol. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.