| Title |
Miscellaneous |
| Reference |
RCMS 315/6 |
| Covering Dates |
1970–1978 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 boxes; Mixed |
|
| Content and context |
The papers can be broadly divided into documents that were presumably prepared for the case (1-11), arguments and judgements (12-16), material dating from after the case (17-19) and miscellaneous papers (20). As most of the papers are undated photocopies, many of the given dates are only approximations. |
| RCS/RCMS 315/6 contains: |
|
1
|
Ocean Island documents. Photocopies of a wide range of documents comprised principally of articles. There is an index at the beginning.
1 envelope (216 pages); Photocopy. |
circa 1976 |
|
2
|
Attorney-General's list of documents. A list of documents of the Attorney-General relating to Ocean Island Nos 1 and 2.
2 envelopes; Photocopy. |
circa 1975 |
|
3
|
British Phosphate Commission reports and accounts.
4 envelopes; Photocopy. |
circa 1975 |
|
4
|
Financial documents. Extracts from financial documents produced on behalf of the Crown.
1 folder; Photocopy. |
circa 1976 |
|
5
|
Report on the Ocean Island pinnacles. A undated typescript of the report by Albert Ellis, 17 November 1909, on the proposal to level the pinnacles at Ocean Island in order to facilitate the growing of food trees.
1 folder (6 pages); Typewritten. |
|
|
6
|
Committee on rehabilitation of mined phosphate lands. An undated photocopy of the report of the committee appointed in 1966 to investigate the rehabilitation of the lands.
1 folder (68 pages); Photocopy. |
|
|
7
|
Lecture by Professor Maude. A photocopy of the text of a 1968 lecture regarding the connection between the Banabans and Gilbertese.
1 folder (10 pages); Photocopy. |
circa 1975 |
|
8
|
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order.
1 folder (37 pages); Printed. |
1970 |
|
9
|
Judgement in Rabaua v Waddell. A photocopy of the judgement delivered by Master Chamberlain, 11 December 1973.
1 folder (3 pages); Photocopy. |
circa 1973 |
|
10
|
Ocean Island phosphates: index to plots.
16 pages; Photocopy. |
1975 |
|
11
|
Ocean Island plots. An undated table describing 17 plots and providing details of ownership and of the plaintiffs and defendants.
1 page; Manuscript. |
circa 1975 |
|
12
|
Outline heads of argument for the plaintiffs. An undated summary of the historical background to the case and the basis of the plaintiff's argument. The document is headed 'D.C. Unwin Esq'.
1 folder (16 pages); Photocopy. |
circa 1975 |
|
13
|
Buakonikai letter. A photocopy of the original 'Buakonikai' letter from Arthur Grimble, 5 August 1928, urging the Banabans to accept the terms offered by the Phosphate Commissioners, with an English translation.
6 pages; Photocopy. |
circa 1975 |
|
14
|
Report on Banabans judgement. An annotated, undated report on the judgement that the Crown was not a trustee for the Banabans.
3 pages; Mixed. |
circa 1976 |
|
15
|
Orders and declarations. An undated and untitled document, presumably summarising the judgement in the case.
4 pages; Photocopy. |
circa 1976 |
|
16
|
Measure of damages. A summary of the damages payable in the case.
2 pages; Photocopy. |
circa 1976 |
|
17
|
Instructions to Counsel on Tito v Waddell.
1 page; Printed. |
circa 1977 |
|
18
|
Report on the valuation of phosphate. A photocopy of a report by Philip Shrapnel & Co., 15 December 1977.
8 pages; Photocopy. |
circa 1977 |
|
19
|
Letters from Burchell & Rushton to Charles Purle. Correspondence concerned mainly with the offer made to the Banabans by the defendants in the case.
4 pages; Mixed. |
1978 |
|
20
|
General. Photocopies of four unidentified documents found loose in the collection.
1 folder; Mixed. |
circa 1975 |
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