VPRS 46 Outward Letter Books (Clerk of Works 1847 -1851, Colonial Architect 1851 - 1854, Colonial Engineer 1854 - 1855)

The first Clerk of Works, responsible for the construction, maintenance, rental and furnishing of public buildings was appointed in 1837. This office continued to be responsible for these functions until 1851 and separation from New South Wales, when the former Clerk of Works, Henry Ginn, became Colonial Architect. By 1854 there had been an amalgamation of the functions of the Colonial Architect and of the Colonial Engineer with the position of Colonial Architect no longer existing. The Chief Architect continued to report to the Colonial Engineer. The Colonial Engineer and the Central Road Board (VA 2803) continued as the major public works authorities until the appointment of the Commissioner of Public Works in 1855.This series consists of the outward correspondence of the Clerk of Works (1847-1851), Colonial Architect (1851-1854), and later the architects supervised by the Colonial Engineer (1854-1855) to do with the exercise of their functions with respect to public buildings. The series was created by the Clerk of Works at its commencement and continued after the office of Colonial Architect was abolished until the creation of the Commissioner of Public Works.VPRS 46/P1 was formerly registered as VPRS 71 Colonial Architects Letter Book whilst VPRS 46/P2 was formerly registered as VPRS 958 Colonial Engineers and Architects Letter Book. The records were reserialised in 2001 as part of the ARAD Project.

1837年，首位负责公共建筑建造、维护、租赁及陈设的工程监督官（Clerk of Works）正式任命。该职位持续履行上述职能至1851年（当地脱离新南威尔士州），彼时原工程监督官亨利·金恩（Henry Ginn）升任殖民地建筑师（Colonial Architect）。至1854年，殖民地建筑师与殖民地工程师（Colonial Engineer）的职能合并，殖民地建筑师一职遂告取消；总建筑师（Chief Architect）继续向殖民地工程师汇报工作。殖民地工程师与中央道路委员会（Central Road Board，VA 2803）作为主要公共工程主管部门的地位持续至1855年公共工程专员（Commissioner of Public Works）任命为止。本系列包含工程监督官（1847-1851年）、殖民地建筑师（1851-1854年）及后续由殖民地工程师监管的建筑师（1854-1855年）在履行公共建筑相关职能过程中产生的对外函件。本系列由工程监督官始创，在殖民地建筑师一职废除后仍持续编档，直至公共工程专员职位设立为止。VPRS 46/P1原登记为VPRS 71《殖民地建筑师函件簿》，而VPRS 46/P2原登记为VPRS 958《殖民地工程师与建筑师函件簿》。这些档案于2001年作为ARAD项目的一部分重新编目。