NRS-15796 | Inwards and outwards letter books [Hill End Borough Council]

Full description

This series contains copies of the letters of the sent by the Council to individuals, organisations and government departments. Subjects covered by the letters include; collection of rates, appointment of Council staff, reporting of yearly accounts to treasurer, collection and payments of accounts, property valuations, correspondence with other councils regarding council boundaries, funding and maintenance of council property such as libraries, schools, hospitals. This volume also contains originals of letters received by the Council. Subjects covered by these letters are petitions, notification re funding, and history of water supply in the area.

The Outwards letters were recorded in Press Copy Books, and arranged roughly in chronological order from the front of the volume. The first volume of letter books has two sections. The latter half of the volume contains letters sent from 1886 to 1902. The first half of the volume contains letters from 1874 to 1907. The earlier letters in the volume have been removed at some point.

This volume also contains inwards letters inserted some time in January 1963, into the front and back of the volume. The Inwards letters appear to originally have been maintained separately from the Outwards letters.

Custody History
This series was in the custody of Mitchell library from 1965 until December 2001 when it was transferred to State Records NSW under section 29 of the State Records Act, 1998.