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Account Books

Public Record Office Victoria
Department of Infrastructure (Owned by) Public Works Department (previously the Department of the Commissioner of Public Works) (Has creator)
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The Public Works Department (VA 669) had wide-ranging responsibilities for all public works and buildings, including construction, maintenance and fitting out of these buildings. Other major responsibilities included roads and bridges, ports and harbours, local government and water supply.

This series contains letter-press copies of accounts written to authorise payments to contractors for the supply of goods and for construction and maintenance services. Particulars are given of the goods or services, the amount and the payee. Before payment could be made these had to be signed by the Department Supervising Officer and counter-signed as accurate by the payee. Reference numbers on these accounts are to contract numbers and to correspondence numbers.

Details of the contracts involved are held in VPRS 1109 Summary Contract Books, VPRS 979 Contract Books and VPRS 981 Contracts Accepted and Gazetted.

Created: 1871 to 1884

Data time period: 1871 to 1884

Data time period: Series date range : BY 1871 - ?
Series in custody date range : 1871 - 1884
Contents in custody date range : 1871 - 1884

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