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EAP005/1/13
- Record Id:
- 036-000007495
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000007404
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000015.0x0000c3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP005/1/13
- Title:
- Lands Court and Lands Commission Minute Books
- Scope & Content:
- 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 during this period. The second minute book, written in Tuvalu, contains further details of each case. It also contains information regarding adoption cases. The original records cover the dates 1948-1957. They are written in Tuvalu and English.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Tuvalu National Archives Preservation Pilot Project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000007404
036-000007495 - Is part of:
- EAP005/1 : Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony Collection
EAP005/1/13 : Lands Court and Lands Commission Minute Books - Contains:
- EAP005/1/13/1 : Lands Commission Minute Book
EAP005/1/13/2 : Land Court Minute Book (and Adoptions)
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- 032-000007404[0013]/036-000007495
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP005/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 2 files comprising 135 Tiff images. Also in pdf format.
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP005-1-13
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Tuvalu - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1948
- End Date:
- 1957
- Date Range:
- 1948-1957
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access for research purposes only. Not to be reproduced without written permission from the Tuvalu National Library and Archives.
- Former External References:
- Tuvalu National Archives Reference: TUV4(1)VI
- Arrangement:
- There is an index at the back of the first minute book, arranged alphabetically by name of plaintiff.
- Administrative Context:
- After the Second World War the Lands Commission was headed by B.C. Cartland in the Gilberts and A.G. Lake in the Ellice Islands.
- Information About Originals:
- Originals held by the Tuvalu National Archives.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)