Function and purpose

On 1 January, 1965, Form P1 - Passenger List Outwards - was replaced by the 'Manifest' Commonwealth of Australia, Migration Act, form M.310.  The information contained on this form is as follows: 

M.310 Outwards Passenger Manifest - The form is in 2 foolscap sized parts: Part I shows name of ship, port at which passengers embarked, date of departure, signature of Master; Part 2 shows port of embarkation, date, serial number, passenger's surname and initials, Port of intended disembarkation.

With this new system the detailed information relating to embarking Passengers, previously contained on Form P1, was then recorded on a Passenger card completed by, or in respect of each such Passenger. The outgoing passenger cards are held in Canberra as series A1198.

Three copies of outwards passenger manifests were presented at each Australian port on the outward voyage.

Series converted from

MP905/1 (part)

MP990/3 (part)

MP1027/4 (part)

MP1095/1 (part)

MP1313/1 (part)