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.
These registers record information on the growing of coconut trees and other plants, land ownership, and taxation. Also includes some genealogical material. The original records cover the dates 1949-1967. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1949-1967
Extent:
8 files comprising 499 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.
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.
Original and typescript copies of the findings of the final court recorded on From F, giving the claim number, names of the parties involved, name of the land involved and the decision of the Final Court. The original records cover the dates 1935-1936. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1935-1936
Extent:
2 files comprising 62 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
This series includes files on land disputes and taxation as well as D G Kennedy's rough notes and his tour diary for 1936. The original records cover the dates 1933-1948. They are written in Tuvalu and English. TUV7/1 Item Nos. 4 and 5 have not been copied.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tuvalu
Date Range:
1933-1948
Extent:
5 files comprising 207 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
Includes a copy of the Lands Code of the Ellice Islands and the Laws of the Ellice Islands. The original records cover the dates 1941-1952. They are written in Tuvalu.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tuvalu
Date Range:
1941-1952
Extent:
3 files comprising 67 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.