VPRS 992 Accounts Paid Ledgers

The Public Works Department (VA 669) had wide-ranging responsibilities for all public works and buildings, including construction, maintenance and fitting out of these buildings. Other major responsibilities included roads and bridges, ports and harbours, local government and water supply.This series consists of the ledgers recording the payment of accounts for expenditure committed to by a contract or an authority. Details given include references to the authorisation or contract, the name of the claimant and details of the claim and the amounts involved and when the claim was forwarded to the Treasury. This series gives a detailed accounting of the public monies allocated for the administration of the Department and the execution of works in the Annual Financial Statement by Treasury.

公共工程部（VA 669）负责所有公共工程与楼宇的全范畴管理工作，涵盖相关楼宇的建造、维护与内部装修。其核心职责还包括道路桥梁、港口码头、地方政务及供水保障相关事务。本档案系列由各类台账构成，用于记录由合同或授权方确认的支出款项的账户支付情况。台账所载信息包括授权文件或合同编号、索赔方名称、索赔详情、涉及金额，以及索赔函提交至财政部的时间。本档案系列详细记载了财政部在年度财务报表中，为该部门行政运转及工程实施所拨付的公共资金明细。