Government

Treasury

Introduction

The Falkland Islands Currency Note Order, 1899 came into operation 16 October 1899 – “Whereas by an Order in Council, bearing date the 7^th day of March in the present year, Her Most Excellent Majesty was pleased to make provision for the issue of Government Paper Currency within the Colony of the Falkland Islands.” The notes could be issued under the following denominations: 5s, 10s, £1, £5 and any multiple of £5. In the first seven years notes were issued as follows:

YEAR	£5 NOTES	£1 NOTES	5 SHILLING NOTES	TOTAL VALUE ISSUED
1899	100	500		£1,000
1900	100	500		£1,000
1901	200	1,000	2,000	£2,500
1902	100			£500
1903		400		£400
1904	100	500		£1,000
1905		200	400	£300
Totals	600	3,100	2,400	£6,700
Withdrawn	2	240	1,800	£700
In Circulation	598	2,860	600	£6,000

[FI Gazette 1899, Colonial Annual Report 1905]

Suggested one pound note 1898 compressed

Suggested one pound note 1898 [F28]

GOV-TCU-03. Falkland Islands Currency Note Issue Book. 1899 to 1914. Part 1.pdf 24.99 MB

GOV-TCU-03. Falkland Islands Currency Note Issue Book. 1899 to 1914. Part 2.pdf21.91 MB

GOV-TCU-04. Falkland Islands Commissioners of Currency Note Issue Book £1. 1915 to 1917.pdf17.96 MB

GOV-TCU-05. Falkland Islands Commissioners of Currency Note Issue Book £1. 1917 to 1920.pdf 18.46 MB

GOV-TCU-6-1. Falklands. Register of 1 Notes Nos. C.00001 to C.12000. 1921-10-17 to 1926-06-29.pdf20.41 MB

GOV-TCU-6-2. Falklands. Register of 1 Notes Nos. C.12001 to C.24000. 1927-12-23 to 1934-08-22.pdf17.02 MB

GOV-TCU-6-3. Falklands. Register of 1 Notes. Nos C.24001 to C.34000. Notes isued 1934-08-22 to 1939-02-20.pdf17.39 MB

GOV-TCU-6-4. Falklands. Register of 1 Notes. Nos C.34001 to C.44000. Notes issued 1939-12-28 to 1942-07-23.pdf19.31 MB

GOV-TCU-7-1. Falklands. Register of 1 Notes. Nos C.54001 to C.64000. Notes issued 1942-07-23.pdf19.27 MB

GOV-TCU-7-2. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.64001 to C.74000. Notes issued 1942-11-11.pdf16.44 MB

GOV-TCU-7-3. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.74001 to C.84000. Notes issued 1943-04-07 to 1947-10-28.pdf18.28 MB

GOV-TCU-7-4. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.84001 to C.94000. Notes issued 1948-02-26 to 1949-05-21.pdf22.10 MB

GOV-TCU-8-1. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.94001 to D.4000. Notes issued 1949-05-21 to 1951-10-03.pdf16.88 MB

GOV-TCU-8-2. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.4001 to D.14000. Notes issued 1951-12-24 to 1953-02-12.pdf15.12 MB

GOV-TCU-8-3. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.14001 to D.24000. Notes issued 1953-05-28 to 1954-09-28.pdf15.71 MB

GOV-TCU-8-4. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.24001 to D.34000. Notes issued 1954-09-28 to 1954-12-22.pdf14.72 MB

GOV-TCU-9-1. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.34001 to D.44000. Notes issued 1954-12-22 to 1955-10-21.pdf14.91 MB

GOV-TCU-9-2. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.44001 to D.54000. Notes issued 1955-10-31 to 1956-12-21.pdf14.63 MB

GOV-TCU-9-3. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.54001 to D.64000. Notes issued 1956-12-21.pdf12.30 MB

GOV-TCU-9-4. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.64001 to D.74000. Notes issued 1960-11-30 to 1962-11-11.pdf11.25 MB

GOV-TCU-10-1. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.74001 to D.84000. Notes issued 1962-11-11 to 1962-11-27.pdf10.18 MB

GOV-TCU-10-2. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.84001 to D.94000. Notes issued 1963-08-29 to 1964-11-05.pdf10.16 MB

GOV-TCU-10-3. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos D.94001 to D.100000 and E.00001 to E.04000. Notes issued 1964-11-05 to 1966-08-19.pdf10.95 MB

GOV-TCU-10-4. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos E.04001 to E.14000. Notes issued 1966-09-02 to 1967-01-26.pdf13.63 MB

GOV-TCU-11-1. Falklands. Register of 10 shilling Notes. Nos C.00001 to C.06000. Notes issued 1921-11-04 to 1929-03-23.pdf8.88 MB

GOV-TCU-11-2. Falklands. Register of 10 shilling Notes. Nos C.06001 to C.09000. Notes issued 1931-05-19 to 1933-06-23.pdf6.90 MB

GOV-TCU-11-3. Falklands. Register of 10 shilling Notes. Nos C.09001 to C.14000. Notes issued 1933-10-06 to 1939-02-20.pdf10.71 MB

GOV-TCU-11-4. Falklands. Register of 10 shilling Notes. Nos C.14001 to C.19000. Notes issued 1939-12-28 to 1942-07-23.pdf9.12 MB

GOV-TCU-11-5. Falklands. Register of 10 shilling Notes. Nos C.19001 to C.29000. Notes issued 1943-01-28 to 1948-11-22.pdf17.07 MB

GOV-TCU-12-1. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.29001 to C.39000. Notes issued 1951-02-09 to 1953-02-09.pdf17.45 MB

GOV-TCU-12-2. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.39001 to C.49000. Notes issued 1955-02-09 to 1960-03-19.pdf16.00 MB

GOV-TCU-12-3. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.49001 to C.59000. Notes issued 1960-02-19 to 1965-02-26.pdf11.44 MB

GOV-TCU-12-4. Falklands. Currency Note Register. Nos C.59001 to C.69000. Notes issued 1958-01-28 to 1966-07-28.pdf11.48 MB

GOV-TCU-12-5. 10 Shilling Notes. Register of Currency Note Issue. Nos C.69001 to C.85800. Notes issued 1963-04-27 to 1967-02-01.pdf6.42 MB

GOV-TCU-13. Falkland Islands Commissioners of Currency Note Issue Book £5. 1915 to 1919.pdf3.92 MB

GOV-TCU-14-1. Falklands. Register of 5 Notes. Nos C.00001 to C.02000. Notes issued 1921-10-17 to 1933-10-06.pdf5.81 MB

GOV-TCU-14-2. Falklands. Register of 5 Notes. Nos C.02001 to C.04000. Notes issued 1934-03-21 to 1942-04-23.pdf5.60 MB

GOV-TCU-14-3. Falklands. Register of 5 Notes. Nos C.04001 to C.14000. Notes issued 1953-05-28 to 1961-02-33.pdf15.10 MB

GOV-TCU-14-4. 5 Notes. Register of Currency Note Issue. Nos C.12401 to C.22400. Notes issued 1961-02-13 to 1964-11-05.pdf9.22 MB

GOV-TCU-14-5. 5 Notes. Register of Currency Note Issue. Nos C.22401 to C.42400. Notes issued 1964-12-23 to 1967-02-27.pdf9.08 MB

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

Copyright guide

Copies of government records may be used freely for private research and educational purposes. If material is to be used for commercial publication, exhibition or broadcast the written permission of the Jane Cameron National Archives must first be obtained. Whenever material from the Jane Cameron National Archives is reproduced in any form or in any medium, the user must acknowledge the Jane Cameron National Archives as the source and give all document references. For non-government records it is your responsibility as the user to ensure that copyright is not infringed and any infringement that does occur is your responsibility.

1877 to 1899 (H34 to H50)

Introduction

Inward Despatch and Letter Books

From the 1830's until around the time of the First World War, Government records were kept in large copybooks. Any loose materials, such as incoming letters and despatches were bound up into volumes. A number of these volumes were destroyed or badly damaged by fire and/or water in the Town Hall fire of 1944 and the Secretariat fire of 1959. Those identified as too fragile and at risk of further damage were closed to researchers in 2010. Closed Volumes in this series are H34, H38, H46 and H47.

It should be noted that the letters in these volumes are scanned in the order they have been bound, are not necessarily in date order and a number of the books are incomplete. To reduce handling and unnecessary stress on the volumes blank pages have not been scanned and not all pages are legible either due to fading, damage or due to the way that they have been bound.

NB: Work on scanning these volumes is ongoing

H34 - 1877-1878 - part 1.pdf22.71 MB

H34 - 1877-1878 - part 2.pdf21.72 MB

H34 - 1877-1878 - part 3.pdf21.53 MB

H34 - 1877-1878 - part 4.pdf14.16 MB

H38 - 1881-1885 - part 1.pdf20.47 MB

H38 - 1881-1885 - part 2.pdf21.35 MB

H38 - 1881-1885 - part 3.pdf19.35 MB

H38 - 1881-1885 - part 4.pdf19.97 MB

H38 - 1881-1885 - part 5.pdf7.88 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 1.pdf21.06 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 2.pdf24.22 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 3.pdf22.78 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 4.pdf21.35 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 5.pdf22.8 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 6.pdf22.65 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 7.pdf21.48 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 8.pdf23.95 MB

H46 - 1891 - part 9.pdf26.65 MB

H47 - 1892-1893 - part 1.pdf19.35 MB

H47 - 1892-1893 - part 2.pdf19.85 MB

H47 - 1892-1893 - part 3.pdf23.16 MB

H47 - 1892-1893 - part 4.pdf20.72 MB

H47 - 1892-1893 - part 5.pdf20.16 MB

H47 - 1898 - part 6.pdf13.39 MB

H47 - 1899 - part 7.pdf24.41 MB

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

Copyright guide

Executive Council Minutes

Introduction

The Letters Patent dated 23 June 1843:

“And whereas it is expedient that an Executive Council should be appointed to advise and assist the Governor of Our said Settlements in the Falkland Islands and in their Dependencies, for the time being, in the Administration of the Government thereof, We do therefore, by these Our Letters-Patent, authorise the Governor of our said Settlements, for the time being, to summon as an Executive Council such persons as may, from time to time, be named or designated by Us in any Instructions under Our Signet and Sign-Manual to him in that behalf”

In a letter to Lord Stanley dated 21 July 1845 Governor Moody wrote “I have the honor to inform your Lordship that in obedience to Her Majesty’s Instructions I formed the Executive Council for this Colony on the 2nd April 1845.” [H1]

Minutes of these meetings were recorded in a series of manuscript books. The first volume of Executive Council minutes is missing as it was lost in the wreck of the Levenside in Port William. The Levenside was a British barque that had been collecting guano from New Island. She was returning to Stanley to land Governor Rennie, who had taken the opportunity to visit West Falkland. He had taken official papers with him hoping to do some office work whilst on the voyage. On the night of the 26th of January 1852 the Levenside struck on the Billy Rock and foundered in Port William. Everyone on board was saved but the ship was a total loss, as was the Executive Council Minute Book.

The Archives holds a full set of copies of the Executive Council Minutes of Meetings from 1852 to 1976 in nine manuscript books; series P. The later manuscript books are not yet open to researchers.

The Details of Subjects Covered lists was originally a database started as a research aid for Archives staff and therefore some information may be in addition to that in the manuscript book.

1850 to 1872 - P1 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf(314.79 KB)

1872 to 1889 - P2 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf(445.39 KB)

1889 to 1904 - P3 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf(551.55 KB)

1904 to 1908 - P4 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf(284.36 KB)

1909 to 1912 - P5 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf(286.38 KB)

1913 to 1921 - P6 - Details of Subjects Covered.pdf (368.55 KB)

1922 to 1934 - P7 - Details of subjects covered.pdf(585.67 KB)

1850 to 1851 Minutes - P1.pdf(21.11 MB)

1852 Jan to Mar Minutes - P1.pdf(19.28 MB)

1852 Mar Minutes - P1.pdf(23.12 MB)

1852 Mar [2] Minutes - P1.pdf(15.6 MB)

1852 Apr Minutes - P1.pdf(13.62 MB)

1852 Apr to Sep Minutes - P1.pdf(16.57 MB)

1853 Minutes - P1.pdf(14.99 MB)

1854 to 1857 Minutes - P1.pdf(13.32 MB)

1860 Minutes - P1.pdf(17.44 MB)

1861 to 1862 Minutes - P1.pdf(17.33 MB)

1863 Minutes - P1.pdf(7.62 MB)

1864 Minutes - P1.pdf(16.68 MB)

1865 to 1866 Minutes - P1.pdf(7.76 MB)

1867 to 1868 Minutes - P1.pdf(18.07 MB)

1869 to 1870 Minutes - P1.pdf(20.82 MB)

1871 to 1872 Mar Minutes - P1.pdf(21.34 MB)

1872 Apr to Dec Minutes - P2.pdf(9.02 MB)

1873 Minutes - P2.pdf(12.82 MB)

1874 to 1877 Minutes - P2.pdf(18.95 MB)

1879 to 1880 Minutes - P2.pdf(20.88 MB)

1881 Minutes - P2.pdf(12.81 MB)

1882 Minutes - P2.pdf(18.44 MB)

1883 to 1884 Minutes - P2.pdf(16.57 MB)

1885 to 1886 Minutes - P2.pdf(16.91 MB)

1887 Minutes - P2.pdf(16.85 MB)

1888 Minutes - P2.pdf(23.05 MB)

1889 to 1904 Index - P3.pdf(24.66 MB)

1889 to 1890 Minutes - P3.pdf(35.46 MB)

1891 Minutes - P3.pdf(24.87 MB)

1892 Jan to Aug Minutes - P3.pdf(17.54 MB)

1892 Aug to Dec Minutes - P3.pdf(18.21 MB)

1893 Jan to May Minutes - P3.pdf(21.26 MB)

1893 Jun to Dec Minutes - P3.pdf(22.41 MB)

1894 Jan to Sep Minutes - P3.pdf(19.48 MB)

1894 Sep to Dec Minutes - P3.pdf(11.5 MB)

1895 Minutes - P3.pdf(17.61 MB)

1896 Minutes - P3.pdf(15.3 MB)

1897 Minutes - P3.pdf(15.88 MB)

1898 to 1900 Minutes - P3.pdf(18.54 MB)

1901 to 1902 Minutes - P3.pdf(19.86 MB)

1903 to 1904 Minutes - P3.pdf(15.47 MB)

1904 to 1908 Index - P4.pdf(7.86 MB)

1904 Minutes - P4.pdf(9.72 MB)

1905 Minutes - P4.pdf(18.04 MB)

1906 Minutes - P4.pdf(12.33 MB)

1907 Minutes - P4.pdf(11.21 MB)

1908 Minutes - P4.pdf(10.1 MB)

1909 to 1912 Index - P5.pdf(8.25 MB)

1909 Minutes - P5.pdf(14.94 MB)

1910 Minutes - P5.pdf(5.88 MB)

1911 Minutes - P5.pdf(29.64 MB)

1912 Minutes - P5.pdf(21.72 MB)

1913 to 1921 Index - P6.pdf(7.46 MB)

1913 Minutes - P6.pdf(27.69 MB)

1914 Minutes - P6.pdf(17.97 MB)

1915 Minutes - P6.pdf(20.61 MB)

1916 Minutes - P6.pdf(24.84 MB)

1917 Minutes - P6.pdf(13.7 MB)

1918 Minutes - P6.pdf(12.72 MB)

1919 Minutes - P6.pdf(8.71 MB)

1920 Minutes - P6.pdf(27.9 MB)

1921 Minutes - P6.pdf(15.98 MB)

1922 to 1934 - P7.pdf20.53 MB

1935 to 1958 - P8.pdf18 MB

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

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Legislative Council

Introduction

These records are to do with the consitution of the Falkland Islands and with the elected Legislative Council, and latterly Legislative Assembly, from 1949.

The Beginning of the Legislative Assembly.pdf238.22 KB

Development of the FI Constitution by Jane Cameron.pdf 5.22 MB

Legislative Council election results 1949-2025.pdf285.10 KB

Members of Legislative Council 1949-2025.pdf183.47 KB

Falkland Islands Legislative Council. Report of The Select Committee on the Constitution - 1974.pdf 424.56 KB

Falkland Islands. Report to a Select Committee of the Legislative Council on a Review of the Constitution. Mr Walter Wallace - 1995.pdf 852.94 KB

The Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Review of the Constitution - 10 Nov 1995.pdf 283.4 KB

Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution October 2005.pdf 980.91 KB

Second Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution August 2006.pdf 1.39 MB

Legislative Council Minutes

By a gazette notice published in Stanley 30 December 1845 Governor Moody announced the formation of a Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands and their Dependencies consisting of himself Richard Clement Moody, the Stipendiary Magistrate William Henry Moore and the Colonial Chaplain Reverend James Leith Moody.

Minutes of these meetings were recorded in a series of manuscript books. From Thursday 1^st January 1891 the minutes of Legislative Council meetings were also published in the Falkland Islands Gazette commencing with the minutes of the meeting held 29 December 1890 and finishing with the minutes of the meeting held 10 December 1985.

The Archives holds a full set of copies of the Legislative Council Minutes of Meetings from 1845 to 1972 in manuscript books; series Q.

The Legislative Assembly minutes from 2008 onwards are available on the Falkland Islands Government Assembly website under Public Papers - Assembly Transcripts.

1845 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.22 MB) 1846 Minutes - Q1.pdf(43.1 MB) 1847 Minutes - Q1.pdf(25.31 MB)

1848 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.42 MB) 1849 Minutes - Q1.pdf(22.36 MB) 1850 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.76 MB)

1851 Minutes - Q1.pdf(10.69 MB) 1852 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.75 MB) 1853 Minutes - Q1.pdf(37.58 MB)

1856 Minutes - Q1.pdf(847.88 KB) 1857 Minutes - Q1.pdf(12.23 MB) 1858 Minutes - Q1.pdf(6.13 MB)

1859 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.82 MB) 1862 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.92 MB) 1864 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.88 MB)

1865 Minutes - Q1.pdf(2.08 MB) 1866 Minutes - Q1.pdf(3.68 MB) 1867 Minutes - Q1.pdf(8.14 MB)

1871 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.88 MB) 1872 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.63 MB) 1873 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.51 MB)

1874 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.29 MB) 1875 Minutes - Q2.pdf(9.71 MB) 1876 Minutes - Q2.pdf(3.32 MB)

1878 Minutes - Q2.pdf(4.88 MB) 1879 Minutes - Q2.pdf(2.59 MB) 1880 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.29 MB)

1881 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.97MB) 1882 Minutes - Q2.pdf(11.54 MB) 1883 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.2 MB)

1884 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.62 MB) 1885 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.12 MB) 1886 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.15 MB)

1887 Minutes - Q2.pdf(13.01 MB) 1888 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.92 MB) 1889 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.24 MB)

1889 Minutes - Q3.pdf(9.75 MB) 1890 Minutes - Q3.pdf(9.08 MB)

1986.pdf(6.8 MB) 1987.pdf(7.16 MB) 1988.pdf(6.78 MB)

1989.pdf(6.72 MB) 1990.pdf(5.91 MB) 1991.pdf(9.84 MB)

1992.pdf(6.04 MB) 1993.pdf(6.61 MB) 1994.pdf(7.06 MB)

1995.pdf(7.5 MB) 1996.pdf(10.04 MB) 1997.pdf(6.46 MB)

1998.pdf(7.57 MB) 1999.pdf(7.38 MB) 2000.pdf(6.87 MB)

2001.pdf(7.6 MB) 2002.pdf(6.21 MB) 2003.pdf(5.39 MB)

2004.pdf(5.12 MB) 2005.pdf(5.71 MB) 2006.pdf(8.71 MB)

2007.pdf(5.62 MB)

Disclaimer:

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors in these records.

Copyright guide:

Legislative Council Minutes

Introduction

The Archives holds a full set of copies of the Legislative Council Minutes of Meetings from 1845 to 1972 in manuscript books; series Q.

The Legislative Assembly minutes from 2008 onwards are available on the Falkland Islands Government Assembly website under Public Papers - Assembly Transcripts.

1845 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.22 MB) 1846 Minutes - Q1.pdf(43.1 MB) 1847 Minutes - Q1.pdf(25.31 MB)

1848 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.42 MB) 1849 Minutes - Q1.pdf(22.36 MB) 1850 Minutes - Q1.pdf(14.76 MB)

1851 Minutes - Q1.pdf(10.69 MB) 1852 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.75 MB) 1853 Minutes - Q1.pdf(37.58 MB)

1856 Minutes - Q1.pdf(847.88 KB) 1857 Minutes - Q1.pdf(12.23 MB) 1858 Minutes - Q1.pdf(6.13 MB)

1859 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.82 MB) 1862 Minutes - Q1.pdf(5.92 MB) 1864 Minutes - Q1.pdf(15.88 MB)

1865 Minutes - Q1.pdf(2.08 MB) 1866 Minutes - Q1.pdf(3.68 MB) 1867 Minutes - Q1.pdf(8.14 MB)

1871 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.88 MB) 1872 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.63 MB) 1873 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.51 MB)

1874 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.29 MB) 1875 Minutes - Q2.pdf(9.71 MB) 1876 Minutes - Q2.pdf(3.32 MB)

1878 Minutes - Q2.pdf(4.88 MB) 1879 Minutes - Q2.pdf(2.59 MB) 1880 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.29 MB)

1881 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.97MB) 1882 Minutes - Q2.pdf(11.54 MB) 1883 Minutes - Q2.pdf(1.2 MB)

1884 Minutes - Q2.pdf(6.62 MB) 1885 Minutes - Q2.pdf(8.12 MB) 1886 Minutes - Q2.pdf(12.15 MB)

1887 Minutes - Q2.pdf(13.01 MB) 1888 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.92 MB) 1889 Minutes - Q2.pdf(7.24 MB)