British New Guinea Administration
Administration of British New Guinea · Government of British New Guinea
18 March 1902 – 1 September 1906
Renamed Administration of the Territory of Papua in 1906.
Colonial administration of British New Guinea, headed by a Lieutenant-Governor and later an Administrator in Port Moresby, during the interim period in which the British colony was under the authority of the Commonwealth before its formal transfer as the Territory of Papua.
Names over time
- British New Guinea Administration1902–1906
- Administration of the Territory of Papua1906–1942
How it came into existence
British New Guinea, a British protectorate from 1884 and a colony from 1888, was placed under the authority of the Commonwealth by Letters Patent dated 18 March 1902. Its existing colonial administration continued, responsible to the Commonwealth through the Department of External Affairs, while the Commonwealth prepared legislation to accept the territory formally.
How it ended
Became the Administration of the Territory of Papua on 1 September 1906, when the Papua Act 1905 came into force and the Commonwealth formally accepted the territory.
- Government of British New Guinea (Papua)
Main functions
- General administration of British New Guinea
- Native affairs and patrolling
- Land, labour and plantation regulation
- Customs and revenue collection
- Law and order
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of External Affairs.
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