NRS-8163 | Index to letters received [Labour Settlement Branch, Department of Lands]

This volume indexes letters received on the subject of labour settlements in New South Wales. The Labour Settlements Act of 1893, 56 Vic. no.34, provided for vacant Crown Lands being made available, by notice in the Gazette, for the purpose of labour settlements, and for the management of such settlements by boards of control. The alphabetical index is divided by name of person concerned and then by place of settlement. All letters have been given a registered number according to the date when they were received. The subject of the letters mainly relates to disenrolment of particular persons, reports on the value of improvement to stock and working plants, resignations and appointments. (3/6544). 1 vol. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.