Catalogue description Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books

This series comprises copies of out-letters from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to Western Australia, addressed to the Governor, government departments and individuals. At the back of each volume is a precis of each letter, giving recipient, date of letter, subject matter and page number. After 1873 the practice of maintaining a separate series of out-letters was discontinued.

For copies of out-letters after 1873 see CO 18

See also CO 353

Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.