NRS-17971 | Sanitary Cash Book [Municipality of Hillgrove]

Full description

These accounting records were initially created under s.38 of the An Act for establishing Municipalities Institutions 1858 (22, Victoria Act No. 13), and subsequent legislation. This section specified that the council keep books of accounts, which were to be made available to auditors. The Council was also to prepare a detailed account of expenditure and revenue to be published in June and December. Municipal Accounting regulations also governed the format and type of records to be maintained.

This Cash Book forms part of a standard public sector accounting system. The purpose of this Cash Book was to show details of the sanitary accounts maintained by Council, including Sanitary Fees and Health Inspector and Contractor salaries.

Custody History
These records were originally transferred together with records of the Dumaresq Shire Council. The two Councils were amalgamated in 1923 and as a consequence of the amalgamation, the records of Hillgrove Municipality came into the possession of the Clerk of the Dumaresq Shire Council. The Council continued to maintain the records until 13 January 1961 when they were transferred to the University Archives together with Council records.