NRS-947 | Copies of letters sent to Boards, and Circulars [Colonial Secretary]

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Copies or summaries of circulars sent to officials containing instructions, requests for returns, reminders etc. or forwarding copies of acts, orders and other papers.

Copies of letters to Boards including Boards of Survey, the members of boards (appointments etc.), and to other public officers forwarding reports or requests of boards. There are also a few letters to officials and individuals instructing them to appear before boards.

Some circulars will be found in the volume for the departments to which they were addressed.

There are separate books for the Denominational School Board NRS 964 Copies of letters to the Denominational School Board , 4 Jan 1848-29 Dec 1866 and the National School Board NRS 965 Copies of letters to the National School Board , 4 Jan 1848-27 Dec 1866. Letters addressed to the Board appointed to investigate claims for bounties to immigrants are in NRS 967 Copies of letters sent re Immigration , 10 Feb 1836-31 Dec 1879; and the Board for the management of the Government Printing Office in series NRS 974 Copies of letters sent to the Government Printer, 1 Jul 1841-11 Feb 1856 .

From 1852 some of the letters to boards will be found in NRS 970 Copies of letters sent to Establishments , 1826-56 .

(4/3604-09; microfilm copy SR Reel 2978-2979). 6 vols.

Note:
This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.