NRS-1002 | Copies of letters to the Surveyors of Roads and Bridges

Lieutenant E.C. Wilford was appointed Surveyor of Roads and Bridges from 1 April 1827 and Assistant Surveyors were also appointed on that and subsequent dates. Before April the Inspector of Roads and Bridges superintended the road parties (see NRS 995). By a despatch dated 26 May 1829 the Secretary of State directed that the Department of Roads and Bridges be discontinued as a distinct department and that it be considered as a branch of the Surveyor General's Department. The change was made at the end of 1829. During 1830 letters relating to roads and bridges appear in NRS 1001. In a letter to the Surveyor General dated 4 December 1830 the Colonial Secretary directed that even though the Roads Department was part of the Surveyor General's Department "this branch of the service will ... be carried on as a distinct department ... Assistant Surveyor Nicholson will transmit the usual reports direct to the Colonial Secretary with whom he will communicate whenever he may require instructions". During December 1830 letters addressed to Nicholson as head of the Roads Department will be found in the same book as the previous letters to the Surveyor General (NRS 1001). In January 1831 a new book was opened for correspondence with the Roads Department. In a letter to the Surveyor General from the Colonial Secretary dated 19 March 1832 the Road Branch was placed under the inspection of the Surveyor General. Letters relating to roads will be found in NRS 1001 from this date.(4/3934-35; microfilm copy SR Reel 3002). 2 vols. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

1827年4月1日，E.C.威尔福德中尉被任命为道路与桥梁测量员，同期及后续亦有助理测量员获任。在此之前，道路与桥梁督察负责监管道路施工队伍（详见NRS 995）。1829年5月26日的一份急件中，英国国务大臣指示将道路与桥梁署撤销独立建制，将其划归测量总监（Surveyor General）署下设分支部门。此次机构调整于1829年末完成。1830年间，与道路及桥梁相关的函件均见于NRS 1001档案。1830年12月4日，殖民大臣致函测量总监，指示尽管道路署已隶属于测量总监署，但“该业务分支仍将……作为独立部门开展运作……助理测量员尼科尔森将直接向殖民大臣提交常规报告，如需获取指令亦可直接与其沟通”。1830年12月期间，致时任道路署负责人尼科尔森的函件，与此前致测量总监的函件同收录于NRS 1001档案册中。1831年1月，档案部门新设专册用于收纳与道路署相关的往来函件。1832年3月19日，殖民大臣在致测量总监的函件中指示，将道路分支划归测量总监督察管辖。自此之后，与道路相关的函件均收录于NRS 1001档案中。(档案档号：4/3934-35；缩微胶片副本：SR胶片卷3002)，本档案共计2卷。注：本描述基于2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）编撰。