NRS-4519 | Despatches to Secretary of State relative to North Australia

Copies of letters from Governor Fitzroy to William Gladstone (1846) and Earl Grey (1847-48). The despatches are concerned with such matters as acknowledging the receipt of instructions and letters from England; the appointment of officials for the new colony; arrangements for an examination of the coast; proposed Legislative Council for the colony; result of Captain Perry's and Lieutenant Colonel Barney's expeditions; arrangements to abandon the settlement; compensation to officials to cover financial losses and disappointment, and explaining why it had been thought that Port Curtis possessed an adequate water supply and the reasons for establishing the colony there. The volume is not indexed but a brief description of the subject precedes each letter. (4/1643). 1 vol. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

本数据集为菲茨罗伊总督致威廉·格莱斯顿（1846年）与格雷伯爵（1847-1848年）的书信副本。该批急件涵盖多项事务：确认收到来自英国的指令与信函、为新殖民地委任官员、筹划海岸勘测工作、关于设立殖民地立法议会的提案、佩里上尉与巴尼中校探险行动的成果、撤销定居点的相关安排、向官员发放补偿金以弥补其经济损失与心理落差，同时阐释了当时认定柯蒂斯港具备充足供水条件的依据，以及在此建立殖民地的缘由。本卷未编制索引，但每封书信前均附有简短的主题说明。（档案编号：4/1643），共计1卷。备注：本描述摘录自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）。