Papers relating to the establishment of a Lands Court on Funafuti Island and some summonses. The original records cover the dates 1932-1958. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1932-1958
Extent:
4 files comprising 58 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
This series contains two Minute Books, roughly covering the same period of time. The first, written in English, records the statements of witnesses given at Lands Court proceedings in Funafuti. It appears to have been written by A G Lake, who was Lands Commissioner for the Ellice Islands District...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1948-1957
Extent:
2 files comprising 135 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
Records of Lands of Individual Land Owners of Funafuti
Scope & Content:
Record of land owned by different individuals on Funafuti, including gardens. Also includes transcripts and some genealogical information. The original records cover the dates c 1935. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
c 1935
Extent:
55 files comprising 667 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
Unnumbered Land Correspondence and Lands Court Minute Books
Scope & Content:
Most of the records in this series relate to the official running of the Nanumea Lands Court. Some genealogical material is included. The original records cover the dates 1936-1967. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1936-1967
Extent:
9 files comprising 718 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
Island Council and Native Court Minutes and Registers
Scope & Content:
Records relating to the hearing of cases before the Nanumea Native Court and the Nanumea Lands Court. Not all of this series (TUV4(3)II) has been copied. The original records cover the dates 1909-1949. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1909-1949
Extent:
3 files comprising 642 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
Also contains schedule of wills and complaints files with Native Court and Lands Court. The original file covers the dates 1947-1968. It is written in Tuvalu and English.