New Hebrides British Service land claim records
Scope and Contents
I. Registers of Land Claims and of Indentures, Titles, Bills of Sale, etc. 1902–1953. II. Land Claims Applications for publication. 1913–1914. III. Copies of Land Claim Documents registered in Western Pacific High Commission Registers A, B, and C. 1912. IV. Card indexes to Land Claims, Caveats, etc. c. 1927–1940. V. Miscellaneous Deeds, Titles, etc. VI. Copies of sketch maps supporting Land Claims registered in Western Pacific High Commission Registers A and B. 1912. VII. Maps and plans relating mainly to Land subdivisions and surveys.
Dates
- 1902 - 1965
Creator
- Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Administrative History
The New Hebrides British Service was established under the Anglo-French New Hebrides Convention of 1906 which provided for joint rule of the New Hebrides by France and Great Britain. It formed part of the Western Pacific High Commission with a Resident Commissioner in Port Vila reporting to the High Commissioner, until the Commission ceased in 1978. The New Hebrides was renamed Vanuatu at independence in 1980.
Extent
2.65 metres (1 v + 14 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Location
In off-site storage. Expect delay of 12-24 hours from time of order.
Source
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
- Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of New Hebrides British Service land claim records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Western Pacific Archives
- Date
- 1970s
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- March 2025: Collection title and notes updated
Repository Details
Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland New Zealand