VPRS 989 General Correspondence Files

This series consists of correspondence files of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey (VA 538). They appear to be files which have become separated from other series of correspondence files.Matters dealt with include queries regarding the availability of land for sale or for the extension of leased areas, the boundaries of proclaimed townships and inquiries from other Government departments regarding the use and availabilty of Crown land. Most of the records relate to lands in a limited number of Land Districts.Correspondence was given a cover sheet at the time of registration upon which was placed a summary of the subject of the piece of correspondence, the registration number, the date of receipt and the number of any previous piece of correspondence on the same subject. These cover sheets were also used for annotations by officers dealing with the matter and might include the draft of or the substance of any reply or reference onwards.The file number on the cover sheet was used to record the number of any previous piece of correspondence relating to this subject. All pieces of top-numbered correspondence received on the subject were collated together to form a file. Correspondence on the same subject was placed together for final filing with the number of the last piece of correspondence being the number under which the sequence was filed.Correspondence in the P1 consignment was previously registered as Units 1 and 2 and part of Unit 3 of VPRS 1004 Chief Clerk's Correspondence Files.

本系列为皇家土地与测量部（VA 538）的往来文件集。这些文件似乎是从其他往来文件系列中分离出来的。所处理的事项包括：待售土地或租赁区域扩展的可用性查询、已公告城镇的边界问题，以及其他政府部门关于皇家土地使用与可用性的咨询。大多数记录涉及有限数量土地分区内的土地。

往来文件在注册时会附有封面页，其上标注有文件主题摘要、注册号、接收日期，以及同一主题下先前任何往来文件的编号。这些封面页亦供处理相关事宜的官员进行批注，内容可能包括回复草稿或后续参考的核心信息。封面页上的文件编号用于记录同一主题下先前任何往来文件的编号。同一主题下收到的所有顶级编号往来文件会被整理合并为一个文件；同一主题的往来文件将集中进行最终归档，且以最后一份往来文件的编号作为该序列的归档编号。

P1批次的往来文件此前被注册为VPRS 1004首席文书往来文件的单元1、单元2及单元3的一部分。