Account Book, Immigration
Production date
1883
1884
1885
Object detail
Brief Description
(a) Account book. The pages of the account book are labelled: Particulars of bills or Promissory Notes received during the Month; and: Cash received in respect of Bills or Promissory Notes during the Month. The cover indicates that records commenced in the year 1878. Glued inside the cover page is a statement of total account dated 4 November 1885 to 9 February 1887. Dates are non-consecutive and start on November 1 1876, finishing in December 1888. There is also a page in the front of the book with crossed out entries during 1872 and 1873. The particulars page includes spaces for: Rotation number; Date; Drawer/Name of Immigrant; Acceptor or Ship; Due date; Amount. The cash received page includes spaces for: date; number of bill; name of payee; amount. At the bottom of each page is a balance carried forward.
(b) Statement of Promissory Notes and Bills in hands of Immigration Officer Napier. Each page includes two columns of: the number (non-consecutive); and the amount. There is a final column for notes. The Document is undated, but notes on the reverse of three of the pages have dates. These notes are: 1. List of Bills and Notes Remaining on 16 July 1883. This list includes two columns of: date; number of bill; first and surnames of immigrant; ship; and amount. 2. Bills Forwarded to Treasury 23 May 1884. This list includes two columns of: number of bill; surname; amount; and ship. 3. Obsolete Bills forwarded to Treasury 4 November 1885. It includes one column of: Bill number; first initial and surname; amount and ship. It also includes a column titled Bills retained, which includes: Bill number; first initial and surname; amount and ship.
(c) Schedule of Immigrants Bills and Promissory Notes, Napier, November 1882. Includes: bill number; date; drawer; amount due; name of vessel; and remarks.
Ships referenced in these documents include: Mataura, Waitara, Fernglen, Inverness, Gutenburg, Thames Peace, Hudson, Inverness, Helen Denny, Friedeburg, Countess of Kintore, Fritz Reuter, Avalanche, Clarence, Carvoale, Bebington, Hovding, Winchester, Halcione, Schiehallion, Jesse Readman (Redman), Salisbury, Invererne, Queen of the North, Edward P Bouverie, Douglas, Glenlora, Wild Duck, Chili, Ballarat, England, and Celeono [Celaeno].
(b) Statement of Promissory Notes and Bills in hands of Immigration Officer Napier. Each page includes two columns of: the number (non-consecutive); and the amount. There is a final column for notes. The Document is undated, but notes on the reverse of three of the pages have dates. These notes are: 1. List of Bills and Notes Remaining on 16 July 1883. This list includes two columns of: date; number of bill; first and surnames of immigrant; ship; and amount. 2. Bills Forwarded to Treasury 23 May 1884. This list includes two columns of: number of bill; surname; amount; and ship. 3. Obsolete Bills forwarded to Treasury 4 November 1885. It includes one column of: Bill number; first initial and surname; amount and ship. It also includes a column titled Bills retained, which includes: Bill number; first initial and surname; amount and ship.
(c) Schedule of Immigrants Bills and Promissory Notes, Napier, November 1882. Includes: bill number; date; drawer; amount due; name of vessel; and remarks.
Ships referenced in these documents include: Mataura, Waitara, Fernglen, Inverness, Gutenburg, Thames Peace, Hudson, Inverness, Helen Denny, Friedeburg, Countess of Kintore, Fritz Reuter, Avalanche, Clarence, Carvoale, Bebington, Hovding, Winchester, Halcione, Schiehallion, Jesse Readman (Redman), Salisbury, Invererne, Queen of the North, Edward P Bouverie, Douglas, Glenlora, Wild Duck, Chili, Ballarat, England, and Celeono [Celaeno].
Production date
1883
1884
1885
1884
1885
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Production period
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Media/Materials description
Paper with black ink handwriting. Ties are made from either cloth or metal. Cloth covered card cover with leather spine and corners.
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Subject date
1883
1884
1885
1884
1885
Other number(s)
65464
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