VPRS 8749 Insolvency Register, Geelong and Country Areas

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In accordance with the provisions of section 21 of the Insolvency Act 1871 and the subsequent insolvency acts, the Chief Clerks of the Insolvency District Courts in which the proceedings were prosecuted were required to send a copy of every order of sequestration or adjudication of sequestration to the Registrar General. The order was registered in Insolvency Register maintained by the Registrar General.

This series was created by the Office of the Registrar-General and the Office of Titles (VA 862). The Office of the Registrar-General was responsible for the registration of persons declared insolvent by the Courts of Insolvency. Returns under the insolvency acts were forwarded to the Registrar General for notation in the Insolvency Register (refer to section 21 of Insolvency Statute 1871). Cases of insolvencies were adjudicated locally. However, notices of all insolvencies in Victoria were sent to the Chief Clerk, Melbourne and the Office of the Registrar General and were also published in the Government Gazette.

The information recorded across the page in the register includes:
- number of the schedule/file registration number
- name of the insolvent
- residence
- occupation
- date of order
- date discharge certificate granted
- official assignee
- remarks.

It appears that the register was compiled around 1873 and continued to be used until 1883. The contents date range however, extends back to 1855.

The series ended in 1883 when it was replaced by VPRS 8750 Self-Indexed Insolvency Registers for the whole of Victoria.