Agency Details Agency Number: TA863 Title: LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S OFFICE Start Date: 16 Feb 1804 End Date: 03 Dec 1825 Description: Administer the island of Van Diemen's Land under the direction of the Governor of New South Wales (of which Van Diemens Land formed a part). (For details of the Office and the officers who held it, see the Guide to the Public Records of Tas Sect 5) Information Sources: Legislation Administered: Legislation Creating: Royal Commission to each Lieutenant-Governor under Royal Sign Manual and Signet. Legislation Abolishing Agency: Functions Performed: • 10 GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE [1] Controlled Agencies: • TA768 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 12 Sep 1803 06 Jan 1904 • TA932 NAVAL DEPARTMENT 01 Jan 1807 31 Dec 1827 • TA60 CONVICT DEPARTMENT 01 Jan 1818 31 Dec 1877 Subsequent Agencies: • TA315 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE 01 Jan 1825 Series Created By Agency: • GO59 COPIES OF OFFICIAL NOTICES IN THE HOBART TOWN GAZETTE. 06 Jul 1816 10 Aug 1826 • AE675 SUMMARY OF GOVERNMENT NOTICES AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION 13 May 1817 24 Dec 1839 • GO26 LETTERBOOKS OF DESPATCHES SENT TO THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE. 18 Dec 1818 23 Dec 1836 • GO29 LETTERBOOK OF DESPATCHES SENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE NAVY. 08 Jan 1819 20 Nov 1821 • GO25 LETTERBOOKS OF DESPATCHES SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 16 Jan 1821 21 Jan 1911 • GO39 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED PRINCIPALLY TO THE GOVERNOR. 23 Nov 1821 13 Oct 1926 • GO17 DESPATCHES FROM THE TREASURY TO THE OFFICER- IN-COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES IN THE COLONY. 30 Nov 1821 21 Dec 1833 • GO2 DESPATCHES RECEIVED FROM THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. 28 Aug 1823 31 Oct 1835 • GO1 DESPATCHES RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 29 Aug 1823 28 Dec 1932 • GO60 GOVERNOR'S COMMISSIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 01 Jan 1825 31 Dec 1869
