High Commissioner's Court for the Western Pacific papers related to court proceedings
Scope and Contents
Collection contains records relating to the operation of the Western Pacific High Commissioner's Court. This includes papers relating to both civil, criminal and probate cases heard by the Court including minutes of proceedings, correspondence, warrants, notes on evidence and registers.
Dates
- 1875 - 1956
Creator
- Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Organization)
- Great Britain. High Commissioner's Court for the Western Pacific (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Condition Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Transferred to the University of Auckland by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2002.
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 With attribution you are free to transcribe, translate, index and quote from published or unpublished Crown copyright material from the WPA as extensively as you wish.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.
Extent
2.2 metres (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
WPHC 2/II is held by Archives New Zealand, Wellington, the remainder of the collection is off-site storage. Expect delay of 12-24 hours from time of order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the University of Auckland by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2002.
Separated Materials
The files relating to Samoa from WPHC2/II were transferred to Archives New Zealand in February 1978.
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.
Source
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the records of the High Commissioner's Court for the Western Pacific
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Western Pacific Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2024: Collection title and notes updated
Repository Details
Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository