New Hebrides British Service land claim records

Collection

Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-NHBS 13

Staff Only

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.

Conditions Governing Use

Much of the Western Pacific Archives (WPA) is subject to UK Crown copyright legislation. With attribution you are free to transcribe, translate, index and quote from published or unpublished Crown copyright material from the WPA as extensively as you wish. You may also reproduce copies of Crown copyright material for purposes of private study, non-commercial research or education. Please contact Special Collections regarding other uses including publication.

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

Additional Description

Location

In off-site storage. Expect delay of 12-24 hours from time of order.

Custodial History

These records were once part of the holdings of the Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific in Suva, Fiji, which became the Western Pacific Archives (WPA) in 1970. The WPA closed in 1978 and remaining archival collections were transferred to United Kingdom where they were stored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, at Hanslope Park near Milton Keynes, until 2002.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the University of Auckland by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2002.

Related Materials

MSS & Archives 2003/1 WPHC 18: Western Pacific High Commission land records.

Language of description

In most cases the file titles listed here have been transcribed directly from the original file covers and may include dated language and terminology. Please feel free to contact us if you encounter concerning or inaccurate descriptions: specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz.