Original disbound (early Queen Victoria era) Acts of Parliament of Great Britain relating to early colonial Australia (lot of 15x) published London, 1838-1844, dealing with the governance, finances and customs, and sale of waste lands belonging to the Crown of the British settlements in Western Australia, Van Diemen’s Land, New South Wales, South Australia, and Norfolk Island.

This lot of 1838-1844 original Acts of Parliament comprise the following:

1.    CAP. XLVI. An Act to continue under the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and from thence to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of His late Majesty King George the fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland. [27th July 1838.] Pages 405-406.

2.    CAP. L. An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and from thence to the End of the then Session of Parliament, an Act of the Ninth Year of His Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. [27th July 1838.] Pages 429-430.

3.    CAP. LXX. An Act to amend an Act of the Ninth Year of King George the Fourth, to provide for the Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof, and for other Purposes relating thereto; and to continue the same until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty, and thenceforward to the End of the next Session of Parliament. [24th August 1839.] Pages 713-714.

4.    CAP. XLIV. An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and from thence until the End of the next ensuing Session of Parliament, certain Acts for providing for the Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof. [21st June 1841.] Pages 421-422.

5.    CAP. XLIII. An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland. [21st June 1841.] Pages 417-418.

6.    CAP. XIII. An Act to authorize the Advance of a Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund on account of the Colony of South Australia. [10th May 1841.] Pages 185-186.

7.    CAP. III. An Act to confirm an Act of the Legislature of Van Diemen’s Land for authorizing the Levy of certain Duties of Customs and on Spirits. [ 15th March 1842.] Pages 9-10.

8.    CAP. XXXVI. An Act for regulating the Sale of Waste Land belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies. [22d June 1842.] Pages 509-516.

9.    CAP. LXI. An Act to provide for the better Government of South Australia. [30th July 1842.] Page 745-750.

10.           CAP. LXXVI. An Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. [30th July 1842.] Pages 833-850.

11.           CAP. LXXXVIII. An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland. [5th August 1842.] Pages 997-998.

12.           CAP. XXXV. An Act to amend so much of an Act of the last Session, for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, as relates to Norfolk Island. [28th July 1843.] Pages 369-370.

13.            CAP. LXXII. An Act to clear up Doubts as to the Regulation and Audit of the Accounts of the Customs in New South Wales. [6th August 1844.] Pages 569-570.

14.            CAP. LXXII. An Act to explain and amend the Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. [6th August 1844.] Pages 577-580.

15.            CAP. LVII. An Act to continue until the Thirty-first Day of December One thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act of the Tenth Year of Kong George the Fourth, for providing for the Government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia on the Western Coast of New Holland. [29th July 1844.] Pages 473-474.

“The number shown after each Act’s title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year/s of the reign of the monarch during which the relevant parliamentary session was held – for example, the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".”

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