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Description: Letters mainly sent and received by the Australian Secretary of State, many of which refer to European applications to emigrate to the Australian colonies. Returns of land sales, deeds to allotments and purchase of crown lands are regularly discussed, as are enquiries into free and assisted passage. Other letters refer specifically to legislation passed to regulate and restrict immigration of Chinese labourers into Australia, particularly in New South Wales. Applications are also made by families of convicts already transported to Australia and there are several letters transmitting data on the population, employment, religious beliefs and other statistics from the Australian colonies.
Description: Letters mainly sent and received by the Australian Secretary of State, many of which refer to government emigration schemes to encourage European applications for emigration to the Australian colonies. Common subject matters range from immigration returns and schedules of emigrant ships to applications made by convicts for family members to be given free or assisted passage. Many letters refer to female emigration, applications made by unmarried women wishing to emigrate to Australia, and refer to fees earnt by emigrant selectors raising female servants for emigration. The Mexican government's scheme to encourage immigration into their country is also referred to, along with the state of British emigrants in Brazil.
Description: Letters mainly sent and received by the Australian Secretary of State, many of which refer to European applications to emigrate to the Australian colonies. There are many letters referring to particular ships, detailing their journey, the duration of the voyage and general conditions on board. Enquiries into free and assisted passage for labourers, teachers and family members of convicts transported to the Australian colonies feature frequently. Infringements of the Passengers' Act are also noted, as are returns of crown lands and deeds of land grants. References to the population of the gold field settlements of Australia are also made in several letters, with the wages earnt by emigrant workers listed, along with remarks upon samples sent to be exhibited at the Paris Exhibition.
Description: Letters concerning the administration of migration to Australia, with a particular focus on people leaving the highlands and islands of Scotland.
Description: Entry book of correspondence on Australian emigration. Letters discuss free passages, the emigration of schoolmasters, sale of crown lands, treatment of emigrants onboard ship, the emigration of families of convicts, Irish emigration, emigration of married women, emigration of women of 'bad character', the settlement of Canterbury, immigration returns and related matters. Also includes a letter regarding exploration expeditions.
Description: Letters referring to raising a loan for the purpose of promoting emigration to New South Wales and Victoria, and applications of assistance by the Family Colonisation Loan Society. Many letters comment upon the emigration of convicts, their wives and families and enclose lists of individuals. The emigration of Irish orphans, children and families also feature heavily here. Applications for free passage to be issued to labourers, teachers and farmers also feature, along with letters referring to the diversion of American emigrants to Australia. Land sales, deeds and orders are also documented in various letters and enclosures.