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Series No. 1185
Series Title  DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, RELATING TO CONVICTS
Start Date  4 Jan 1855
End Date  -
Contents Start Date  -
Contents End Date  -
Series Description  Copies in duplicate of despatches relating to convicts received by the Governor from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The despatches deal with the finance and administration of the Convict Establishment, public works carried out with convict labour, also numbers of convicts available for transportation, warders' employment matters, dates names of convict ships, assents and refusals to granting of conditional pardons, free pardons etc. Some enclosures are included. From 1855 - 1865 despatches relating to convicts and to the administration of the Convict Department were separately numbered - Convicts No. 1, Convicts No. 2 etc. The numbering recommenced at 1 in January each year or when there was a new Governor or Secretary of State. The despatches are arranged chronologically.

Original Format  Other papers
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Arrangement  Chronological
Bridging Aids  -
Copies  -
Series Access Status  Open
 
Current agency responsible 
617 GOVERNOR'S ESTABLISHMENT 30 Dec 1828 ~   Detail
 
Preceding Series 
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Succeeding Series 
1224 DESPATCHES RELATING TO CONVICTS RECEIVED FROM THE HOME OFFICE 28 Aug 1869 ~   Detail
 
Related Series 
1169 GOVERNOR'S DESPATCHES RELATING TO CONVICTS -  Detail
1178 COLONIAL OFFICE DESPATCHES -  Detail
1182 DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR -  Detail
 
Controlling Series 
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Controlled Series 
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Activities documented by this series 
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Agencies creating this series 
617 GOVERNOR'S ESTABLISHMENT -  Detail
 
Record Items in this series 
01 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 4 Jan 1855 ~ 31 Mar 1855   Detail
02 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Apr 1855 ~ 31 Jul 1855   Detail
03 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Aug 1855 ~ 31 Dec 1855   Detail
04 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Jan 1856 ~ 30 Apr 1856   Detail
05 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 May 1856 ~ 31 Aug 1856   Detail
06 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Sep 1856 ~ 31 Dec 1856   Detail
07 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Jan 1857 ~ 31 Mar 1857   Detail
08 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Apr 1857 ~ 31 May 1857   Detail
09 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Jun 1857 ~ 30 Sep 1857   Detail
10 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Oct 1857 ~ 31 Dec 1857   Detail
11 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Jan 1858 ~ 28 Feb 1858   Detail
12 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Mar 1858 ~ 30 Apr 1858   Detail
13 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 May 1858 ~ 31 Jul 1858   Detail
14 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Aug 1858 ~ 30 Nov 1858   Detail
15 Despatches relating to convicts from the Secretary of State 1 Dec 1858 ~ 31 Mar 1859   Detail
 

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