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Order-in-Council ending transportation to New South Wales, 22 May 1840

Document signed in London in May 1840 formalising the British government's decision to end convict transportation to the colonies.

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22 May 1840
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Order-in-Council ending transportation to New South Wales, 22 May 1840

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Full text of the Order-in-council that ended transportation of convicts to New South Wales, signed on 22 May 1840, in London.