The Colonies: General set comprises the papers which cannot be assigned to any specific colony, either because of subject matter or because of relationship to an overall corpus of material. The set includes a number of Select Committee Reports on general colonial policy. By far the greater portion of the set - 34 volumes out of 37 - comprises the colonial annual reports which were submitted to the House of Commons yearly from 1846 onwards. The list below provides a representative index to the topics covered in each report. Population - marriages, births and deaths - immigration. Legislation - political affairs. Finance - revenue and expenditure - public debt - taxes - customs and excise - banking. Land and property. Agriculture - industries and manufactures - employment. Transport and communications - public works. Education - poor law - health. Crime - police and prisons. Military and naval affairs.
Set Price £5,345 / $8,810 (if volumes are bought individually) Discounted Price for Complete Subject Set of 37 Volumes £4,800 / $7,925
