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Series No. 1223
Series Title  CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Start Date  1 Jan 1844
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Series Description  Despatches and circulars marked 'confidential' received by the Governor from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Like the Governor's confidential despatches to the Secretary of State they deal mainly with such matters as defence (fortifications at Fremantle and King George's Sound, plans to combat a possible Fenian uprising in 1880 and 1881, suggested defence measure against attack on Australian ports by Russia in 1884 etc), suggested changes in the form of local government, differences of opinion between senior public servants or between the Governor and high officials in the Colony, aboriginal affairs etc. They deal with issues which at the time were more secret or controversial than the more routine matters. They are arranged chronologically. From 1896 there is usually a schedule of confidential despatches received for each year. In the file for 1891 there is a schedule of confidential despatches received between 1891 - 1905. From 1901 the series includes confidential despatches from the Governor General.
Original Format  Files
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Arrangement  Chronological
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Current agency responsible 
617 GOVERNOR'S ESTABLISHMENT 30 Dec 1828 ~   Detail
 
Preceding Series 
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Succeeding Series 
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Related Series 
1174 GOVERNOR'S CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE -  Detail
1174 GOVERNOR'S CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE 1 Jan 1869 ~ 31 Dec 1899   Detail
1176 REGISTER - CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE -  Detail
1176 REGISTER - CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE 1 Jan 1877 ~ 31 Dec 1880   Detail
1178 COLONIAL OFFICE DESPATCHES -  Detail
1182 DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR -  Detail
1182 DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR 1 Jan 1824 ~   Detail
1227 CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCHES TO AND FROM GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND GOVERNORS -  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 1 Jan 1844 ~   Detail
 
Record Items in this series 
250 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1844 ~ 31 Dec 1869   Detail
251 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1870 ~ 30 Apr 1871   Detail
252 Confidential Despatches 1 May 1871 ~ 30 Nov 1871   Detail
253 Confidential Despatches 1 Apr 1872 ~ 31 Oct 1874   Detail
254 Confidential Despatches 1 Nov 1874 ~ 31 Mar 1876   Detail
255 Confidential Despatches 1 May 1876 ~ 31 Dec 1876   Detail
256 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1877 ~ 30 Jun 1878   Detail
257 Confidential Despatches 1 Aug 1878 ~ 31 Dec 1879   Detail
258 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1880 ~ 31 Aug 1880   Detail
259 Confidential Despatches 1 Sep 1880 ~ 31 Oct 1881   Detail
260 Confidential Despatches 1 Nov 1881 ~ 31 Dec 1882   Detail
261 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1883 ~ 31 Jul 1884   Detail
262 Confidential Despatches 1 Aug 1884 ~ 31 Dec 1885   Detail
263 Confidential Despatches 1 Feb 1886 ~ 31 Dec 1886   Detail
264 Confidential Despatches 1 Jan 1887 ~ 30 Apr 1887   Detail
 

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