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Series number: 12196 
Title: Butts of tickets of exemption from government labour 
Start date: 21 Jun 1827 
End date: 24 Sep 1832 
Contents start date: 21 Jun 1827 
Contents end date: 24 Sep 1832 

Descriptive note: Each butt gives the following information: number, date, prisoner's number, name, ship, its master, year of arrival, religion, native place, trade or calling, offence, place of trial, date of trial, sentence, year of birth, height, complexion, colour of hair, colour of eyes, any remarks, with whom prisoner is to reside, and where. Notes of alterations or cancellations of tickets are on all the butts giving the dates thereof.
In the first volume the butts have been filled in and exemption granted but no ticket torn out for issue. Much of the volume is completely unused. The second and third volumes have been used completely (with all tickets torn out). The fourth volume has not been used completely. The last volume is completely unused.
Also in the first volume, inside the front cover, there is a note referring to those granted exemptions prior to the commencement of the volume.
An index has been prepared by State Records and is available at COD515. An index to 4/4283-85 and the Registers of exemption from government labour (4/4061-62) is also available on SR Fiche 1001.
(4/4282-86; microfilm copy SR Reel 589, microfiche copy SR Fiche 1002-1005). 5 vols.
Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.
 

Home location: This series is held at Western Sydney Records Centre. 
Format: Volumes 

Images:
None

Arrangement:  
Bridging aids: An index is available on State Records web site Index to tickets of exemption from government labour. 
Copies: Microfilm copy SR Reel 589, microfiche copy SR Fiche 1002-1005 - available in reading rooms. 
Item control status: Item lists are not available electronically 

Creating agency:
1650 Superintendent of Convicts, later Principal Superintendent of Convicts  21 Jun 1827 ~ 24 Sep 1832 

Current agency responsible:
12 New South Wales Police Service (1990-2002) / New South Wales Police (2002-2007) / New South Wales Police Force (2007- )  

Preceding series:
None

Succeeding series:
None

Related series:
None

Controlling series:
None

Controlled series:
12197 Registers of exemption from government labour Jan 1828 ~ 24 Sep 1832 

Activities documented by this series:
85 Convict Administration  21 Jun 1827 ~ 24 Sep 1832 

Persons creating this series:
None

Record items in this series:
None

 
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