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- 1763-1951 (Creation)
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40 files and 28 volumes
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GB 0813 POST 44 Series 1763-1951 Series 40 files and 28 volumes
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This series relates to the establishment and operation of colonial post offices in British North America [Canada], Australia and New Zealand. The records include instructions from the Postmaster General via the Secretary (POST 44/1-12), returns to surveys relating to the volume of mail processed and the costs of running the offices, details of the staff employed at these offices and their duties (POST 44/24-33).
The material is arranged in chronological order within series.
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See also; POST 9/19-22, Disbursements and Receipts Home and Colonial, POST 9/44-58, Debt ledgers, including colonies and POST 9/164, Alterations to salaries, Home and Colonial.
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Compiled in compliance with General Internation Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G) second edition 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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This series relates to the establishment and operation of colonial post offices in British North America [Canada], Australia and New Zealand. The records include instructions from the Postmaster General via the Secretary (POST 44/1-12), returns to surveys relating to the volume of mail processed and the costs of running the offices, details of the staff employed at these offices and their duties (POST 44/24-33).
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The material is arranged in chronological order within series.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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See also; POST 9/19-22, Disbursements and Receipts Home and Colonial, POST 9/44-58, Debt ledgers, including colonies and POST 9/164, Alterations to salaries, Home and Colonial.
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Compiled in compliance with General Internation Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G) second edition 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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- English