Correspondence, 10 May 1840-29 June 1842
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The selectively filmed material includes letters from R. Bourke, Caleb Powell, and Woronzow Greig, mainly on politics and organisation of emigration. (items 720-879)
Items of interest pertaining to Australia:
728. Lord John Russell to O'Brien, 10 May 1840: requests motion be deferred until papers of Colonial Land Board are published.
731. G. Hyde to S. Walcott, 16 May 1840: restrictions on emigration from Scotland to Australia; South Australian Company should have agent in Glasgow.
734. S. Walcott to G. Hyde, 20 May 1840: funds not available for free emigration to Australia.
736. A. Nixon (Dublin) to O'Brien, 4 June 1840: assistance for poor Irish labourers to emigrate to Australia.
737. G. Hyde to O'Brien, 9 June 1840: sends correspondence with Land and Emigration Board; need for free passages for labourers.
742. E.G. Wakefield to O'Brien, 6 July 1840: thanks for speech on emigration; New Zealand Committee.
746. J. Spæight to O'Brien, 10 July 1840: emigrant ships.
748. G. Hyde to O'Brien, 15 July 1840: emigration to Australia; need for Government agents to inspect emigrant ships.
749. A.H. Simpson to O'Brien, 17 July 1840: deputation from labourers of Paisley seeking assistance to emigrate to New Zealand.
750.J. Pym to O'Brien, 18 July 1840: thanks for speech; Government's limited ideas on emigration.
754. R. Torrens to O'Brien, 9 Sept. 1840: appointment of surgeon on emigrant ships sailing to South Australia.
757. J. O'Sullivan (Goulburn) to O'Brien, 28 Oct. 184: resolutions of NSW Legislative Council on emigration; shortage of labour; value of Irish migrants; wages; superiority of NSW to South Australia.
764. V.D. Pinnock (Sydney) to O'Brien, 8 Jan. 1841: thanks for speech on emigration; shortage of labour; division into separate colonies.
768. R. Ryan (Limerick) to O'Brien, 8 Feb. 1841: wish of labourers to emigrate to NSW.
800. J. Hutt (Perth) to O'Brien, 12 Aug. 1841: thanks for speech on emigration; thin-skinned colonists and their attitude to British authorities; progress of Western Australia.
821. J. Crawford (Liverpool) to O'Brien, 22 Feb. 1842: suggests inquiry into activities of Land and Emigration Board.
837. J. Crawford (Paisley() to O'Brien, 5 March 1842: petitions and meetings on emigration.
868. T.F. Elliot to O'Brien, 29 June 1842: no prospect of early resumption of emigration to NSW.
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