Blue Book, Colony of Victoria, 1858 – Chinese Protectors
| Roles: | 1857 | 1858 Chinese Protectors | 1859 |
| Explanations: |
| Columns: | R [Role]; D is whether the role is Resident [R] or Visiting [V]. |
| PM (Police Magistrate), GC (Gold Commissioner 1851-1855), GW (Gold Warden 1855-1929), CCL (Commissioner of Crown Lands), and CP (Chinese Protector) show the Golden Colony roles that each person held at the same time. | |
| Roles: | = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament; |
| = British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime; | |
| = Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage. | |
| Abbreviations: | BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner; |
| GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate; | |
| FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined. | |
| Appointments: | = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent; |
| = Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role). | |
| British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission. | |
| Assignments: | The location or district the person was assigned to. A number in the OP column (Other Places) means that they also sat at that many other locations of Courts of Petty Sessions. The number of other locations changed from time to time as courts were created, abolished, or reassigned. |
| Sources (S, S1, S2): | = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived; |
| = Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal; | |
| = Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet. | |
| Other Symbols: | = External link. |
| Dates: | Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed. |
| "Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments. | |
| Unconfirmed: | All text in magenta is unconfirmed. |
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Chinese Protectors (Protectors of the Chinese)
References
Sources
| Registrar-General's Office, Victoria; Statistics of the Colony of Victoria for the Year 1858; Parliament of Victoria, Melbourne, 1859 (VPARL 1859-1860, No 9) [BB1858]. | |
| Various issues of the Victoria Government Gazette, 1858. |
Updates
| 2024-10-13 | Page formatting revised. |
| 2022-03-30 | Page and content created. |