03779ntc a22002177i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000072000722450176001442640014003203000029003343360021003633370023003843380032004075000019004395060157004585202372006155330077029875400208030648560289032724325140313k19101972xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aGilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, Ellice Islands District (Tuvalu)10aIsland council, courts and lands commission records: Nanumaga, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae and Vaitupu Islands; Western Pacific Archives Tuv4(2), Tuv 4(4)-Tuv 4(8).  c1910-1972  a25 reels; 35mm microfilm  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1283  aAvailable for reference. Access for research purposes only. Not to be reproduced without written permission of the Tuvalu National Library and Archives.2 aFormerly known as the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu became a British protectorate in 1892, and in 1916 the islands became part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. Tuvalu was administrered as a single administrative unit from the district headquarters in Funafuti. American military bases were set up at Funafuti, Nanumea and Nukufetau in 1942. Funafuti became the administrative centre of the colony for the period of the Japanese occupation of Nauru and the Gilbert Islands. The colonial headquarters shifted to Tarawa after the War. Tuvalu was granted self-government on 1 October 1975.Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu became a British protectorate in 1892, and in 1916 the islands became part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. Tuvalu was administrered as a single administrative unit from the district headquarters in Funafuti. American military bases were set up at Funafuti, Nanumea and Nukufetau in 1942. Funafuti became the administrative centre of the colony for the period of the Japanese occupation of Nauru and the Gilbert Islands. The colonial headquarters shifted to Tarawa after the War. Tuvalu was granted self-government on 1 October 1975. CONTENTS: Selected Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, Ellice Islands District, archives, as arranged by the Western Pacific Archives, documenting Island Councils, Island Courts, and Lands Commission proceedings, as follows: • Reel 1-5, TUV4(2)I-VII, Nanumanga Island Council and Island Courts, 1939-1968. • Reel 5-11, TUV4(4)I-II, IV-XI, Niutao Island Council, Island Courts & Lands Commission, 1929-68. • Reel 12-13, TUV4(5)I-IV, VI-IX, Nui Island Council, Island Courts & Lands Commission, 1948-68. • Reel 13-14, TUV4(6)I, Nukufetau Lands Commission, n.d. • Reel 14-19, TUV4(7)I-IV, VI-VIII, Nukulaelae Island Council, Island Courts & Lands Commission, 1910-1972. • Reel 20-25, TUV4(8)I-IX, Vaitupu Island Council, Island Courts and Lands Commission, 1880-1965. For TUV4(1)I-XI, Funafuti Island Council, Island Courts and Lands Commission see PMB 1257. For TUV4(3)I-VII, Nanumea Island Council, Island Courts and Lands Commission see PMB 1257. See also PMB 1257 for further general Ellice Islands Lands Commission records at TUV7/III & IV, and PMB 1306 and PMB 1307 for additional GEIC Ellice Islands District Office correspondence. See Finding aids for details.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for reference. Access for research purposes only. Not to be reproduced without written permission of the Tuvalu National Library and Archives.uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/island-council-courts-and-lands-commission-records-nanumaga-niutao-nui-nukufetau-nukulaelae-and-vaitupu-islands-western-pacific-archives-tuv4-2-tuv-4-4-tuv-4-8zView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.