Major-General Frederick Holt Robe CB (1801 – 4 April 1871) was the fourth Governor of South Australia, from 25 October 1845 to 2 August 1848.

[citation needed] Robe was appointed as Governor of South Australia, being sworn in on 25 October 1845.

[1] He was not popular as the governor, as he attempted to carry out his understanding of the British government's requirement to charge royalties on the mineral wealth of the province.

There was also trouble over the question of State aid to religion, which Robe favoured, but which was strongly opposed.

The act was established "To facilitate the admission of the unsworn testimony of Aboriginal inhabitants of South Australia and parts adjacent".