Attorney-General's Department, 1901-1932

Containers:

Box 11 (MS 2001)

Component identifier:

Series 9

Content Summary:

This series contains correspondence and general papers relating to Sir Robert Garran's involvement with the Attorney-General's Department. The correspondence relates to such issues as land tax, the Victorian Committee of Council and item 174 of the Customs Tariff. Other papers relate to instructions for the Governor General, the governance of Norfolk Island, the enacting words in acts of Parliament and schemes for limiting the number of Members of Parliament. The series also features four volumes of observations, generally concerning the development of the Constitution.

Items 1-922

Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the Garran Papers were obtained shortly before and immediately after Sir Robert Garran's death in 1957, from Garran's son, John Garran. Further papers were located in 1968 in the possession of another son, Richard Garran.

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