Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
CONVICT FINANCE BOARD
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1132
Description area
Dates of existence
1851-05-05 - 1872-04-02
History
The Convict Finance Board was formed to prevent "an improvident expenditure in the Convict Department of Western Australia", following instructions received from the Secretary of State in 1851 (Minutes, Cons. 1156/FB1). The Board consisted of three members - the Colonial Secretary, the Comptroller General and the Acting Commissariat General. One of their first motions was to approve the appointment of a paid secretary to take control of the books and keep the accounts. The Board considered applications for the expenditure of funds, payment to be made from the Convict Establishment account.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Despatch No. 4 from the Secretary of State, Earl Grey, 12 January, 1851
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related function
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S2758 - CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED (CONVICT FINANCE BOARD)
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1851-05-05 - 1872-04-02
Related unit of description
Series S5076 - CONVICT FINANCE BOARD MINUTES (FB SERIES)
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
Related unit of description
Series S5087 - COST ESTIMATES FOR SERVICES
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Sources
Archivist's notes
AN Cross Reference = 358, 375