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New Hebrides. British Service. Office of the Resident Commissioner

 Organization

administrative history

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

NHBS 1/I Vol. 1: General correspondence files.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 1/I Vol 1
Scope and Contents

Collection comprises files of correspondence, or minute papers (MP) which include letters received, replies, related papers and publications along with comments, annotations, and instructions by administrators.

Dates: 1880 - 1925; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1914

NHBS 1/I Vol. 2 : General correspondence files.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 1/I Vol 2
Scope and Contents

Collection comprises files of correspondence, or minute papers (MP) which include letters received, replies, related papers and publications along with comments, annotations, and instructions by administrators.

Dates: 1915 - 1929

NHBS 2: Records of the Resident Commissioner, Port Vila.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 2
Scope and Contents

Collection contains copies of despatches received by the British Resident Commissioner, New Hebrides, outward letters and prints of correspondence regarding the New Hebrides.

Dates: 1902 - 1939

NHBS 5: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 5
Scope and Contents I. Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths. 1903–1949. II. Passport records. 1916–1918. III. Passenger lists, air and sea. 1951–1961. IV. Registers of Prosecutions, etc. 1927–1956. V. Records relating to Joint Regulations and Joint Court Rules and Decisions. 1906–1956. VI. Miscellaneous reports relating to New Hebrides administration etc. 1955–1973. VII. District Reports 1953–1971. VIII. Royal and Official Visits. 1959–1971. IX. Records relating to shipping including Log Books, and...
Dates: 1903 - 1973

NHBS 10: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-NHBS 10
Scope and Contents

1. Office of the Resident Commissioner: Confidential personal files, alphabetical prefix series. 2. Confidential personal files, single number series. 1961–1971. 3. Western Pacific High Commission: Confidential personal files of officers serving in the New Hebrides. 1953–1972.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1972; 1936 - 1972

NHBS 17: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 17
Scope and Contents I. Miscellaneous unregistered correspondence. 1909 – 1972. II. Papers relating to the John Frum cult. 1941 – 1964. III. Miscellaneous classified and demi-official correspondence. 1940 – 1958. IV. Records of discussions concerning Protocol Amendment, etc. 1954. V. Schedules of correspondence and telegrams sent and received. 1912 – 1924. VI. Records relating to World War II. 1943 – 1947. VII. Agreements for the supply of electricity etc. 1939 – 1960. VIII. Authenticated copies of Queen's...
Dates: 1903 - 1974

NHBS 19: Records.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2003/1-NHBS 19
Scope and Contents

I. Lists, indexes, and registers of correspondence. 1943–1954. II. Secret and confidential correspondence files, MP series. 1907–1942 (1926–1941). III. Secret and confidential correspondence files. 1943–1953. (1936–1958). IV. Secret and confidential files, unnumbered. 1938–1964.

Dates: 1907 - 1964

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Law -- Vanuatu 1