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1 PACIFIC MANUSCRIPTS BUREAU Room 4201, Coombs Building Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia Telephone: (612) Fax: (612) Web site: REEL LIST. PMB 1283 GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY, Ellice Islands District (Tuvalu), Island Council, Courts and Lands Commission Records: Nanumaga, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Vaitupu Islands, ; Western Pacific Archives 4(2), 4(4)- 4(8). Reels (Available for reference. Not to be reproduced without written permission of the Tuvalu National Library and Archives.) Reel Nos. List No. Series No. 4(1)I- XI Item or File No. Description Funafuti Island Council and land records: See PMB Reel 1 4(2) District, Nanumanga Island Council. 4(2) Nanumanga Island Council, Archives Item List, 4(2). 4(2)I Nanumanga Island Council, Register of inward and outward correspondence, ff & loose papers. 4(2)II F.1 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Tulafano mo Pangota (Laws and Prisoners). 4(2)II F.No.1 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Prisons (File also contains correspondence re Island Regulations.) 4(2)II F.2 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Mea o te Fonoa te Malo mo Pangota (Matters in connection with Court and Prisoners). 4(2)II F.2 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Tino o te Malo te Fenua (Island Government Personnel), ff & loose papers. 4(2)II F.3 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Ngaluenga Faka-te-Malo mo te Fakai o te Malo (Miscellaneous works & government station). 4(2)II F.4 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Te Lafoga Popo (Land Tax Copra). 4(2)II F.4(b) Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Tupe a te Fenua (Island Funds). Reel 2 4(2)II F.5 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Tupe a te Malo mo Tupe o Fakailonga (Government Monies and Stamps). 4(2)II F.5(b) Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Tupe o te Kolone (Colony Funds). Not microfilmed. 4(2)II F.6. Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file. Vol.III Mea a te Malo te Fenua (Native Government Stores & Equipment, etc.). Also contains correspondence Date

2 re Island Regulations. Not microfilmed. 4(2)II F.7 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file Manafa mo tu mo te masani (customs a te Fenua). Land Tenure and Island Customs. ff.1-62, and loose papers. Reel 3 4(2)II F.8 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file Mea Valevale. (Nisi Mea.) (Miscellaneous.) 4(2)II F.11 Nanumanga Island Council, Correspondence file Mea Valevale. (Nisi Mea.) (Miscellaneous.) Not microfilmed. 4(2)III /1a Nanumanga Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (2)III /1b Nanumanga Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (2)III /2 Nanumanga Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (2)III /3 Nanumanga Court Sentences Register (2)IV Nanumanga Island Council. Lands Court Minute Book. 4(2)IV Item 1 Nanumaga Tusi Minuti o Manafa I. (Lands Court Minute Book.) Reel 4 4(2)V Item 1 Lands Commission Minutes, Nanumanga, pp Aug-14 Sep (2)VI Nanumanga Island Council Minutes (2)VII Nanumanga Island Council Landlist and Registers (2)VII Item 1 Land Tax Register (Book 1), ff (2)VII Item 2 Land Tax Register (Book.2), pp Reel 5 4(2)VII Item 3 Fakasolonga o Manafa Nanumanga. (Land List n.d.4) Nanumanga.) pp (2)VIII Item 1 Nanumanga Island Council Cash Book. (Central Government Funds.) Not microfilmed. Item 2 Nanumanga Island Council Cash Book. (Central Government Funds.) Not microfilmed. Item 3 Nanumanga Island Council Cash Book. (Central Government Funds.) Not microfilmed. 4(2)IX Item 1 Nanumanga Register of Births. (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on 4 Nov see WPA file 212, for microfilm copy see Western Pacific Archives CN2.) Not microfilmed at PMB Item 2 Nanumanga Register of Deaths. (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on 4 Nov see WPA file 212, for microfilm copy see Western Pacific Archives CN1.) Not microfilmed at PMB Item 3 Nanumanga Register of Marriages. (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on 4 Nov see WPA file 212, for microfilm copy see Western Pacific Archives CN3.) Not microfilmed at PMB (3)I- VII Nanumea Island Council and land records: See PMB

3 Reel 5, cont. District, Niutao Island Council. 4(4)I Item 1 Niutao Island Council, Inward Correspondence Register. 4(4)II F.1 Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Tulafono mo Pangota. (Regulations and Prisoners.) ff (4)II F.2 Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Tino ote Malo o te Fenua. (Island Government Officials.) ff (gaps), and loose papers. 4(4)II F.3 Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Ngaluenga Faka-te-Malo mo te Fakai o te Fenua. (Miscellaneous works, etc., and Island Government station.). ff (4)II F.6 Vol.3-5 4(4)II F.8. Vol.1-5 Unnumber -ed file Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Mea a te Malo o te Fenua. (Island Government Stores, Equipment, etc.). Not Microfilmed. Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Mea Valevale (Visi Mea). (Miscellaneous.) Not Microfilmed. Niutao Island Council, Correspondence file. Tusi Mai te Komesina Mo Nisi Tino. (Correspondence from the Commissioner and others.) ff (4)III Item 1 Niutao Register of Births. (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on 4 Nov see WPA File 212. For microfilm copy see WPA CN2). Not microfilmed at PMB 4(4)III Item 2 Niutao Register of Deaths. (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on 4 Nov see WPA File 212. For microfilm copy see WPA CN1). Not microfilmed at PMB 4(4)III Item 3 Niutao Register of Divorces. (Original returned to Island Office, 9 Oct see WPA File 212. For microfilm copy see WPA CN5). Not microfilmed at PMB 4(4)III Item 4 Niutao Register of Marriages. (Original returned to Island Office, 9 Oct see WPA File 212. For microfilm copy see WPA CN5). Not microfilmed at PMB (4)IV Item 1 Niutao Station Diary Item 2 Niutao Station Diary (4)V Item 1 Niutao Island Council Minute Book Item 2 Niutao Island Council Minute Book Reel 6 Item 3 Niutao Island Council Minute Book (4)VI Item 1 Niutao Island Council, Tusi o le Fa'amasinoga. Government Sentences Register. Not microfilmed. Missing 1 Oct (4)VI Item 2 Niutao Island Council, Tusi o le Fa'amasinoga. Government Sentences Register. Not microfilmed. Missing 1 Oct (4)VI Item 3 Tusi Fono. (Criminal Abstract Book.)

4 4(4)VI Item 4 Niutao Island Council, Property Book No Government Sentence Register. 4(4)VI Item 5 Niutao Island Council, Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. 4(4)VI Item 6 Niutao Island Council, Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. 4(4)VI Item 7 Niutao Island Council, Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. Reel 7 4(4)VI Item 8 Niutao Island Council, Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. 4(4)VI Item 9 Niutao Island Council, Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. 4(4)VII Item 1 Niutao Lands Court. Tusi Minute o Te Fono Manafa, Book 1. (Lands Court Minute Book.) pp (4)VII Item 2 Niutao Lands Court. Tusi Minute o Te Fono Manafa, Book 2. (Lands Court Minute Book.) pp (4)VII Item 3 Niutao Lands Court. Tusi Minute o Te Fono Manafa, Book 3. (Lands Court Minute Book.) pp To p.98, continued on Reel 8. Reel 8 4(4)VII Item 3 Continued from Reel 7. pp (4)VII Item 4 Niutao Lands Court. Tusi Minute o Te Fono Manafa, Book 4. (Lands Court Minute Book.) pp (4)VIII Item 1 Niutao Lands Commission Minutes, Vol.1, pp Indexed (at back). 12 Nov-19 Dec (4)VIII Item 2 Niutao Lands Commission Minutes, Vol.2, pp Indexed (at back). 19 Dec Feb (4)VIII Item 3 Niutao Lands Commission Minutes, Vol.3, pp Indexed (at front). 3 Feb-16 Mar (4)VIII Item 4 Niutao Lands Commission Minutes, Vol.4, pp Mar-28 Jul (4)IX Item 1 Niutao Lands Commission, Register of Land Owners. Missing 1 Oct Not microfilmed. c c (4)IX Item 2 Niutao Lands Commission, Lands Commission 1935 Record 'A'. Lists of Land Owners & Lands. Missing 1 Oct Not microfilmed. 4(4)IX Item 3 Niutao Lands Commission Record 'A'. Lists of Land 1935 Owners & Lands. Missing 1 Oct Not microfilmed. 4(4)IX Item 4 Niutao Lands Commission, Register of Undisputed 1950 Claims. Form 'A'. Claim Nos To Claim No.185, continued on Reel 9. Reel 9 4(4)IX Item 4 Continued from Reel 8. Claim Nos (4)IX Item 5 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission, c Records of Lands and Gardens Owned and Alienated, Nos Reel 10 4(4)IX Item 6 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission, c Records of Lands and Gardens Owned and Alienated, Nos (4)IX Item 7 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission, Records of Lands and Gardens Owned and c

5 Alienated, Vol.II. Nos (4)IX Item 8 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission, c Records of Lands and Gardens Owned and Alienated, Vol.II. Nos Reel 11 4(4)IX Item 9 Niutao Lands Commission. Register of Land 1948 Owners. 4(4)IX Item 10 Niutao Lands Commission. Register of Land Claims Disputed and Undisputed. Form 'B'. Claim Nos (4)IX Item 11 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission Fakasolonga o Manafa i Niutao. Lands List Nuitao. 4(4)X Item 1 Niutao Island Council and Lands Commission Wills. 4(4)XI Item 1 Niutao Fono Manafa. (Land Court.) Cash Book, ff (4)XI Item 2 Tusi Tupe o Ngaluenga. Faka-te-Fenua i Niutao (Niutao Island Council Cash Book.) 4(4)XI Item 3 Tusi Tupe i te Fenua ko Nuitao. (Niutao Island Council Cash Book.) 4(4)XI Item 4 Niutao Island Council Cash Book District, Nui Island Council. Item Lists. 4(4) & 4(5) Reel 12 4(5)I Item 1 Nui Island Council. Inwards register of letters and wireless messages. 4(5)I Item 2 Nui Island Council. Outward register of letters and wireless messages. 4(5)II Item 1 Annual Report & Returns for Nui Island. 1957, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, (5)III Item 1 Nui Island Council Minute Book (5)IV Item 1 Nui Island Council. Government Record Book or Sentences Register. 4(5)IV Item 2 Register of Members of Nui Island Council (5)IV Item 3 Nui Island Census Register (5)IV Item 4 Nui Island Gaol Medical Visitors' Book (5)V Item 1 Registers of Births. (Original set to Registrar General Tarawa on 4 Nov See WPA file 212. For microfilmed copy see CN2.) Not microfilmed at PMB 4(5)V Item 2 Register of Deaths. (Original set to Registrar General Tarawa on 4 Nov See WPA file 212. For microfilmed copy see CN1.) Not microfilmed at PMB 4(5)V Item 3 Register of Marriage Notices. Not microfilmed (5)VI Nui Island Council and Native Court Cash Books 4(5)VI Item 1 Nui Island Council cash book. Not microfilmed (5)VI Item 2 Nui Land Court Cash Book (5)VII Item 1 Notes on land matters, Nui Island, in Tuvaluan c language. 4(5)VII Item 2 Fakasolonga o Manafa i Nui (Land List), c c

6 Original returned to Island Office. For copy see WPA microfilm CN8-28 frames. Not microfilmed at PMB 4(5)VII Item 3 Fakasolonga o Manafa i Nui. Land List - Nui, pp.1- c (5)VIII Lands Commission and Land Court, Nui, Minutes (5)VIII Item 1 Lands Commission Minutes, Nui, Book No.1, 18 May-9 Jun 1948, pp Indexed at back. May-Jun (5)VIII Item 2 Lands Commission Minutes, Nui, Book No.2, 9 Jun-Jul 1948 Jun-10 Jul pp Indexed at back. 4(5)VIII Item 3 Nui Lands Court Minute Book. Indexed at front (5)VIII Item 4 Nui Lands Court Minute Book, No.1, pp Indexed at front. 4(5) IX Nui Island Council. Various Lands Commission and Island Council Registers. 4(5) IX Item 1 Lands Commission, Nui, Form "A", Nui ( Settlement). Claim Nos Reel 13 4(5) IX Item 2 Lands Commission, Nui, Form "B", Nui ( Settlement) (5) IX Item 3 Nui Island Council Copra Tax Register (5) IX Item 4 Land Tax (Copra) Register, Nui, ff (5) IX Item 5 Land Tax (Copra) Register, ff Not 1961 microfilmed. 4(5) IX Item 6 Land Tax (Copra) Register, ff Not microfilmed. 4(5) IX Item 7 Land Tax (Copra) Register, ff Not microfilmed Lands Commission Ellice Islands. Nukufetau. 4(6)I Items 1-67 Records of Lands of Individual Landowners, Nos Record Nos Continued on Reel 14. Reel 14 4(6)I Items Records of Lands of Individual Landowners, Nos Record Nos Continued from Reel 13. 4(6)I Item 98 Lands List Nukulefau, pp.1-74, & index (7)I- VIII 4(7)I District, Nukulaelae Island Council. Nukulaelae Island Council, Records Control List, 4(7)I-VIII. Nukulaelae Island Council, Correspondence Registers (7)I Item 1 Register of Inwards Correspondence (7)I Item 2 Register of Inwards Correspondence (7)II Nukulaelae Island Council, Correspondence Files 4(7)II Item Lands Settlement, General, ff /9 4(7)II Item F.8. Vol.1. Mea Valevale (Visi Mea) (Miscellaneaous), ff (7)II Item F.8 Vol.2 Mea Valevale (Visi Mea)

7 4(7)III Nukulaelae Island Council and Native Court Minutes and Registers. 4(7)III Item 1 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (7)III Item 2 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. Continued on Reel 15. Reel 15 4(7)III Item 2 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. Continued from Reel 14. 4(7)III Item 3 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (7)III Item 4 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book, ff (7)III Item 5 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (7)III Item 6 Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book (7)III Item 7 Fono Ote Malo. Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. Criminal cases, ; Civil cases, Continued on Reel 16. Reel 16 4(7)III Item 7 Fono Ote Malo. Civil and Criminal Court Minute Book. Criminal cases, ; Civil cases, Continued from Reel 15. 4(7)III Item 8 Fono Ote Malo. Civil Court Cases Minute Book (7)III Item 9 Magistrate s Scrap Note Book (7)III Item 10 Will of Turia dated 5 January (The will was 5 Jan 1950 found in Civil and Criminal cause book ) 4(7)III Item 11 Nukulaelae Court Sentences Register (7)III Item 12 Nukulaelae Court Sentences Register (7)III Item 13 Nukulaelae Court Sentences Register (7)III Item 14 Nukulaelae Court Sentences Register. Missing (7)IV Nukulaelae Island Council Minutes and Service Records. 4(7)IV Item 1 Tusi e Fakamau Ei Tino ote Fono Pule. Island Council Members Service Record Book. 4(7)IV Item 2 Tusi e Fakamau Ei Tino ote Malo ote Fenua. Island Council Members Service Record Book. 4(7)IV Item 3 Fono Pule. Island Council Minute Book Reel 17 4(7)IV Item 4 Fono Pule. Island Council Minute Book (7)IV Item 5 Fono Pule. Island Council Minute Book (7)V Nukulaelae Island Council, Registers of Births, Deaths, Marriages & Divorces Originals sent to Register General, Tarawa, 5 Nov See WPA file 212. For microfilm copies see CN1, CN2, CN3 and CN4. Not microfilmed at PMB 4(7)VI Nukulaelae Lands Court Minute Books (7)VI Item 1 Tusi Minute ote Fono Manafa i Nukulaelae, ff (7)VI Item 2 Tusi Minute ote Fono Manafa i Nukulaelae, Book 2, pp (7)VI Item 3 Tusi Minute ote Fono Manafa i Nukulaelae, Book 3, pp (7)VII Nukulaelae Island Council, Land Registers and Land Commission Minutes. 4(7)VII Item 1 Fakasolonga o Manafa 1. Land List Nukulaelae, pp (7)VII Item 2 Land List Nukulaelae (Record A), pp (7)VII Item 3 List undisputed claims (Form A). Claim Nos:

8 4(7)VII Item 4 List of disputed claims (Form B). Claim Nos (7)VII Item 5 Lands Commission Minutes, Nukulaelae, 7-25 Jan Jan , pp (Index of litigants at p.106.) Reel 18 4(7)VII Item 6 Register of Land Owners, Nukulaelae, c (7)VII Item 7 Register of Land Owners, Nukulaelae, with 1957 transcript., Ts. 4(7)VII Item 8 Land Tax (Copra) Register, Nukulaelae, ff (7)VII Item Register of Lands and Gardens, Nukulaelae, Form (1) A, by landowner, Nos Original & Transcript, Ts. Reel 19 4(7)VIII Nukulaelae Island Council and Land Court, Cash Books. 4(7)VIII Item 1 Nukulaelae Island Council Cash Book (7)VIII Item 2 Nukulaelae Island Council Cash Book (7)VIII Item 3 Tusi Tupe. Land Court Cash Book Second round of microfilming, October Reel 20 4 (8)/I Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, Eliice Islands. Correspondence files (8)/I F.II Letters and Telegrams to and from Assistant Resident Commissioner. 4 (8)/I F.III Letters & Telegrams to and from District Commissioner. 4 (8)/I F.I Tulafono mo Malo o Fenua (Laws & Regulations Vol.II for Island Governments), ff.3, etal. 4 (8)/I F.2. Tino o to Malo o to Fenua (Island Government Vol. II Personnel), ff et al. 4 (8)/I F.7 Manafa mo Tu mo Masani a te Fenua (Land Tenure 4 (8)/I Vol. III F.8. Vol. VIII 4 (8)/I F.8. Vol.X Reel 21 4 (8)/I F.8. Vol. XI 4 (8)/I F. 8. Vol. XII & Island customs), ff.1-143, et al. Mea Valevale (Nisi Mea) (Miscellaneous), ff (gaps) Mea Valevale (Nisi Mea) (Miscellaneous), ff.1-67 et al. Mea Valevale (Nisi Mea) (Miscellaneous), ff Includes list of Kioa landowners, 14 Jan 1946 (near f.185) Mea Valevale (Nisi Mea) (Miscellaneous), ff.1-73 rt al (8)/II, Island Council and Native Court Minutes and Registers (8)/II 1 Faifainga ote Ngaluenga a Leoleo. Handbook for c Policemen. 4(8)/II 2 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book. etc., (8)/II 3 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book. etc., (8)/II 4 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book. (Also

9 contains list of lands and gardens given to illegitimate children by fathers). 4(8)/II 5 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book (8)/II 6 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book. Also contains - 1. Original Agreements of land for village site, 1910 & Census Report, Will of Vaeanoa, 1944). 4(8)/II 7 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book Not 4(8)/II 8 Civil and Criminal Court Minutes Book Not Reel 22 4(8)/II 9 Vaitupu Court Sentences Register. (Large volume) (8)/II 10 Angasala Criminal Cases. Tusi Fono. Vaitupu Court Sentences Register (8)/III Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony, Ellice Islands Unnumbered Land Correspondence file and Land Court Minutes Book (8)/III 1 Fakatonunga ki Fono manafa (Instructions for Land c Courts) 4(8)/III 2 Fono Manafa Tusi I. Land Court Minutes Book pp (8)/III 3 Fono Manafa. Vaitupu Is. Tusi II. Land Court Minutes Book 2. pp.1-174, , (sic). 4(8)/III 4 Fono Manafa Vaitupu Tusi III. Land Court Minutes Book 3. pp (8)/III 5 Land Court Minutes Book 4, pp (8)/IV Land Commission Registers (8)/IV 1 Land List, Vaitupu. (typewritten, loose leaf), pp (8)/IV 2 Register of claims dismissed. Form C. Entry Nos.1-6 only. 4 (8)/IV 3 Register of claims. Claim Nos.1-207, 1935; and register of claims for adjudication by the Final Court, Nos.1-592, Reel 23 4 (8)/IV 3 Register of claims, continued, Register of claims for adjudication by the Final Court, Nos.1-592, 1937 c (8)/V Land Resisters (8)/V 1 Register of Land Transfers. c (8)/V 2 Pepa Tagi Lau Fenua. c Register of complaints for hearing by Lands court. 4(8)/V 3 Register of complaints for hearing by Lands Court. Complaint Nos

10 4(8)/V 4 Register of Landowners' & Taxes. c (8)/V 5 List of Landowners and Lands (Record A) Volume I. Nos.1-129, lands and gardens, A-M, indexed 4(8)/V 6 List of Landowners and Lands (Record A) Volume II. Nos.1-145, N-V, indexed. To No.62, continued on Reel 24. Reel 24 4(8)/V 6 As above, Nos (8)/V 7 Land Tax (Copra) Register. Not microfilmed Film-feed failure. 4(8)/V 8 Land Tax (Copra) Register. Not microfilmed Film-feed failure. 4(8)/V 9 Land Tax (Copra) Register. Not microfilmed Film-feed failure. 4(8)/V 10 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book I. Not (8)/V 11 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book II Not 4(8)/V 12 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book I Not 4(8)/V 13 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book II Not 4(8)/V 14 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book I Not 4(8)/V 15 Land Tax (Copra) Register Book II Not 4(8)/VI Station Diaries (8)/VI 1 Station Diary (Also contains Wills, ). 4(8)/VI 2 Station Diary (8)/VI 3 Station Diary (Also contains - 1. Wills, Land Tax (Copra), 1938). Not Reel 25 4(8)/VI Transcript of Wills (Originals held in 4(8)/VI, Items 1-3) (8)/VII 4(8)/VII 4(8)/VII Miscellaneous Items Touring Record Book Scout Programme Book

11 4(8)/VIII 4(8)/VIII 4(8)/VIII 4(8)/VIII Island Council Cash Books Island Council Cash Book. (Large volume) 2 Island Council Cash Book. Not microfilmed. 3 Island Council Cash Book. Not microfilmed (8)/IX Registers (except where otherwise specified). 4(8)/IX 1 Register of Deaths.. Not microfilmed at PMB (Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, on See WPA File 212. For microfilm copy, see CN 1). 4(8)/IX 2 Register of Marriages. Not microfilmed at PMB Original sent to Registrar-General, Tarawa, see WPA File, 212. For microfilm copy, see CN 3). 4(8)/IX 3 Register of Divorces. Not microfilmed at PMB Also contains rough Land Tax. (Copra) Register. c. 1959) * * * 11