Royal Commission on the Edie Creek (New Guinea) Leases
Royal Commission on the Edie Creek (New Guinea) leases · Edie Creek Royal Commission
2 March 1927 – 30 August 1927
A one-man commission that inquired into the granting by the Administrator of New Guinea of four dredging and sluicing leases on the Edie Creek goldfield, and into the administration of the field.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 2 March 1927 by the Bruce government, after miners protested that the leases granted in July 1926 had locked up rich alluvial ground in the hands of four individuals. The commissioner was P. B. MacGregor, a Brisbane barrister. He was to report on the applications for and grant of the leases, whether the grant was a reasonable exercise of the Administrator's powers under the Mining Ordinance, and whether reasonable provision had been made for administering the field, including medical services.
Changes during its life
- 5 October 1927Report laid before Parliament.
How it ended
His report, dated 30 August 1927, ended the commission; it was laid before Parliament on 5 October 1927.
Main functions
- Grant of dredging and sluicing leases on Edie Creek
- Exercise of the Administrator's powers under the Mining Ordinance
- Administration and medical services on the Edie Creek goldfield
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Home and Territories.
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